I'm really sorry you're going through such an ordeal, Pete. I hope it helps in your recovery to know that many people are pulling for you.
Don Carrick 919-217-6948 Text and mobile calls On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 10:52 AM Pete Soper via TriEmbed < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Scott. Released from hospital Wednesday. Leg strength up so I can > stand up myself most of the time. Prognosis for use of right hand dismal. > They cannot operate until IV antibiotics done on 20th, but by virtue of the > long delay surgery may not help, so what I'll be left with when thumb stops > being ultra tender is unknown. Spooky. Right foot works well enough for the > walking I'm doing. > My wife and daughter deserve halos and Nick Edgington the Eagle scout > merit badge. Thanks to all for your support! I will make the next meeting. > Pete > > Sep 29, 2025 10:14:03 AM Scott Hall <[email protected]>: > > Pete, continued prayers for you in your recovery. Have you been able to > get back home yet? Let us in the club know if there is anything we can > help you with. > > On Sun, Sep 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Left Duke hosp Thursday. In a rehab hosp now in Apex. Regaining >> flexibility and strength. Can't quite stand up by myself yet, but expect >> that after another day of PT. IV antibiotics are going in daily for six >> weeks to finish stamping out the infection. Meanwhile my left hand >> dexterity is improving and I see an orthopedist this week about getting the >> right hand fixed. It isn't fractured but there seems to be damage to >> ligaments and/or tendons. Finally, the severe chills that have been the >> most extreme problem (now that BP is under control) may be gone soon. >> >> This new place (Peak Rehab hospital on Zeno Rd, Apex) has been excellent >> ('cept for a laughably incompetent cafeteria). It appears I'll have >> free time each afternoon. >> >> Pete >> >> Sep 7, 2025 2:37:35 PM Pete Soper <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi Gals and Guys. >> >> Just a note to explain my situation. On 8/30 I was at Duke ER, moved to >> the medical ICU, then to "the floor" while being treated for a strep >> infection in my blood causing septic shock and extremely low BP. Turns out >> the infection has grown little tutus on the wires of my pacemaker, and >> antibiotics cannot reach the nooks and crannies. The pacemaker has to come >> out: a nontrivial operation. Target is. Wednesday. Then some time later >> I'll move to a rehab hospital near home. A hand and foot injury from a fall >> is the last thing on the list. I'm hoping to be home within a couple weeks. >> Thanks for the notes and calls. >> Pete >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list >> >> To post message: [email protected] >> List info: >> http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org >> TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org >> To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: >> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe >> Searchable email archive available at >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> > > -- > Scott G. Hall > Raleigh, NC, USA > [email protected] > *Although kindness is rarely a job, no matter what you do it's always an > option.* > > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: [email protected] > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >
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