Re: [QUAD-L] It's me Greg
Greg: I’m so happy to see a message from you and to hear that you’re doing well. I was worried about you. We were all worried about you! Keep getting stronger and get in touch with me once you feel up to getting together. It has been too long since we hung out. Be well! Don. > >> On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 11:56 AM Greg wrote: >> Update on my health journey: >> It all started with an antibiotic. The dose kept being too high and they >> kept lowering it, but it continued to be high and after about a week I ended >> up being very loopy in the head, so they took me to the hospital and by the >> time I got to the front door I don't remember anything for about a month. >> I ended up being in complete kidney failure which snowballed into >> respiratory failure. I was on daily dialysis and a ventilator. Thank >> goodness I don't number the 1st month, but the 2nd month when they were >> trying to wean me off the ventilator was very hard. I still have a lot of >> fluid on my right lung so I have to drain it about every 3 days and that's >> pretty gross and uncomfortable. >> This last Monday I had to go back in for an Ablation in my heart. They had >> to stick a catheter up a vein in my groin that allowed them to burn the >> extra cells that kept my heart in constant Aflutter for the past two months >> and wouldn’t stop. I'm still having trouble sitting all the way up. I'm very >> tired, out of breath, very weak and I not able to type very long, so I >> haven't been writing. I'm am speaking into a phone right now as I can't type >> all this. >> The doctors had told me I’d be on dialysis and a ventilator the rest of my >> life at one point and was on the verge of death multiple times during the >> first weeks. My kidneys started showing a glimmer of function after a few >> weeks, but they still didn’t think they would ever be back to normal. I am >> relieved to report that I am free of both the dialysis and the tracheotomy. >> I just went to the kidney doctor this week and he told me my kidneys are >> back to normal, so that's good. >> Thanks for all your kind words and prayers and I hope I can be back to >> posting soon. -Greg > > > -- > “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and > heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean > Koontz
Re: [QUAD-L] It's me Greg
Nice to see you back Greg! Keep up the good work and the GREAT ATTITUDE!I Good luck, keep it up and best wishes. Randy On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 3:41 PM Eric Olson wrote: > Truthfully, I didn't think you were coming back. Glad I was wrong I have > lots of questions, but will let you rest > > On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 1:55 PM Greg wrote: > >> Update on my health journey: >> >> It all started with an antibiotic. The dose kept being too high and they >> kept lowering it, but it continued to be high and after about a week I >> ended up being very loopy in the head, so they took me to the hospital and >> by the time I got to the front door I don't remember anything for about a >> month. >> >> I ended up being in complete kidney failure which snowballed into >> respiratory failure. I was on daily dialysis and a ventilator. Thank >> goodness I don't number the 1st month, but the 2nd month when they were >> trying to wean me off the ventilator was very hard. I still have a lot of >> fluid on my right lung so I have to drain it about every 3 days and that's >> pretty gross and uncomfortable. >> >> This last Monday I had to go back in for an Ablation in my heart. They >> had to stick a catheter up a vein in my groin that allowed them to burn the >> extra cells that kept my heart in constant Aflutter for the past two months >> and wouldn’t stop. I'm still having trouble sitting all the way up. I'm >> very tired, out of breath, very weak and I not able to type very long, so I >> haven't been writing. I'm am speaking into a phone right now as I can't >> type all this. >> >> The doctors had told me I’d be on dialysis and a ventilator the rest of >> my life at one point and was on the verge of death multiple times during >> the first weeks. My kidneys started showing a glimmer of function after a >> few weeks, but they still didn’t think they would ever be back to normal. I >> am relieved to report that I am free of both the dialysis and the >> tracheotomy. I just went to the kidney doctor this week and he told me my >> kidneys are back to normal, so that's good. >> >> Thanks for all your kind words and prayers and I hope I can be back to >> posting soon. -Greg >> >
Re: [QUAD-L] It's me Greg
Truthfully, I didn't think you were coming back. Glad I was wrong I have lots of questions, but will let you rest On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 1:55 PM Greg wrote: > Update on my health journey: > > It all started with an antibiotic. The dose kept being too high and they > kept lowering it, but it continued to be high and after about a week I > ended up being very loopy in the head, so they took me to the hospital and > by the time I got to the front door I don't remember anything for about a > month. > > I ended up being in complete kidney failure which snowballed into > respiratory failure. I was on daily dialysis and a ventilator. Thank > goodness I don't number the 1st month, but the 2nd month when they were > trying to wean me off the ventilator was very hard. I still have a lot of > fluid on my right lung so I have to drain it about every 3 days and that's > pretty gross and uncomfortable. > > This last Monday I had to go back in for an Ablation in my heart. They had > to stick a catheter up a vein in my groin that allowed them to burn the > extra cells that kept my heart in constant Aflutter for the past two months > and wouldn’t stop. I'm still having trouble sitting all the way up. I'm > very tired, out of breath, very weak and I not able to type very long, so I > haven't been writing. I'm am speaking into a phone right now as I can't > type all this. > > The doctors had told me I’d be on dialysis and a ventilator the rest of my > life at one point and was on the verge of death multiple times during the > first weeks. My kidneys started showing a glimmer of function after a few > weeks, but they still didn’t think they would ever be back to normal. I am > relieved to report that I am free of both the dialysis and the tracheotomy. > I just went to the kidney doctor this week and he told me my kidneys are > back to normal, so that's good. > > Thanks for all your kind words and prayers and I hope I can be back to > posting soon. -Greg >
Re: [QUAD-L] It's me Greg
Great news that you were close to death's door but now on a very good road to recovery!!! We all have been wondering about you as well as Steve Oldaker. Take your time because I very much understand the feeling of being very tired, out of breath and weak even now since I am trying to handle so much. Ever since shortly before I went into the hospital for 3 weeks last year (with 2 of the first couple weeks in ICU) as I was not able to eat for several days because I was having such bladder pain. So my electrolytes and sodium levels dropped to the point where I didn't know what was going on and had to be rushed to the hospital one morning. I'm still battling with having low-sodium which makes me feel so weak and tired despite all the sodium they put into food these days or even if it isn't what anyone is eating (because I love butter and that has quite a bit of sodium in it although butter is/can be very good for you ... it is mornings for me when I feel the way you describe because I never eat anything after dinner time around 5 PM every day and then don't eat again until around 9 AM. Therefore, I put Gatorade mixed in with my water that I drink all day. My point is that you also may have low-sodium levels and that is why you are feeling the way you do even though all you went through making you feel that way as well. However, for a quad to go through all of that (especially kidney failure) and coming back is not easy to do so THIS IS FABULOUS NEWS that you are back home and doing all you can and letting us know! ~Lori On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 11:56 AM Greg wrote: > Update on my health journey: > > It all started with an antibiotic. The dose kept being too high and they > kept lowering it, but it continued to be high and after about a week I > ended up being very loopy in the head, so they took me to the hospital and > by the time I got to the front door I don't remember anything for about a > month. > > I ended up being in complete kidney failure which snowballed into > respiratory failure. I was on daily dialysis and a ventilator. Thank > goodness I don't number the 1st month, but the 2nd month when they were > trying to wean me off the ventilator was very hard. I still have a lot of > fluid on my right lung so I have to drain it about every 3 days and that's > pretty gross and uncomfortable. > > This last Monday I had to go back in for an Ablation in my heart. They had > to stick a catheter up a vein in my groin that allowed them to burn the > extra cells that kept my heart in constant Aflutter for the past two months > and wouldn’t stop. I'm still having trouble sitting all the way up. I'm > very tired, out of breath, very weak and I not able to type very long, so I > haven't been writing. I'm am speaking into a phone right now as I can't > type all this. > > The doctors had told me I’d be on dialysis and a ventilator the rest of my > life at one point and was on the verge of death multiple times during the > first weeks. My kidneys started showing a glimmer of function after a few > weeks, but they still didn’t think they would ever be back to normal. I am > relieved to report that I am free of both the dialysis and the tracheotomy. > I just went to the kidney doctor this week and he told me my kidneys are > back to normal, so that's good. > > Thanks for all your kind words and prayers and I hope I can be back to > posting soon. -Greg > -- “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz
