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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThank all of you for your well wishes.
Mr. Dixie spent most of Dec. in & out of hospital for a recurring problem. His 3rd trip in was Christmas Day. He is still in hospital. That stay included double pneumonia on top of a collapsed lung.
Then I got pneumonia. So for 3 days we were one room apart in the same ICU.
ON day 4 he was transferred to a larger hospital in Pensacola, had a Cat Scan where a tumor was identified.
Unnamed tumor was "too close to his heart"
to open chest to fix lung. So they used a laperscope ( I don't know correct name for it)..tube and cameras...to fix the " holes" in his lung. Had no idea there were holes, plural.
I came home 2 days ago.
He is still in hospital, very weak and tired, but breathing is easier he said.
He also said "they" had managed to break "some ribs".
We are a 2 hour drive from Pensacola. Communicating via his smart phone and my tablete mail.
I blame it all on Trump.
SheltieLover
(78,200 posts)CentralMass
(16,903 posts)Solly Mack
(96,640 posts)malaise
(294,130 posts)DarthDem
(5,448 posts)Jarqui
(10,857 posts)Thanks for the updates
All the best!
Diamond_Dog
(40,076 posts)Hoping youre both better very soon.
Walleye
(44,039 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(178,698 posts)CountAllVotes
(22,133 posts)Dear dixiegrrrrl:
I'm shocked and saddened to read about your husband.
Here is wishing, hoping and praying that he heals quickly and fully!
Take care of yourself so you can take care of him!
All the best to you and the Mister!
sheshe2
(96,594 posts)cornball 24
(1,574 posts)Stuart G
(38,726 posts)brer cat
(27,437 posts)for you and Mr. Dixie.
Cha
(317,692 posts)you and your husband, dixiegrrrl.. Continued Healing Vibes.
70sEraVet
(5,347 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Glad you're home, though I've been there and know how quickly debilitating what you've been through can be. Mr. Dixie spending a few more days in hospital while you gather your strength sounds like it has its plus side, but looking forward to hearing when he gets to be home with you again too.
mountain grammy
(28,804 posts)hoping your husband gets well and home soon.
I too blame everything on trump.
BigmanPigman
(54,783 posts)I never hear a hospital referred to as "hospital" instead of "the hospital" in the US. Just curious.
I am very glad you got over pneumonia and are "home".
vanlassie
(6,231 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,148 posts)I know I have been living below the Mason-Dixon line when auto correct objects to my southern spelling of words.
redstatebluegirl
(12,783 posts)Be kind to yourself, the stress must be awful.
Deuxcents
(25,989 posts)hlthe2b
(113,192 posts)husband in their thoughts, wishes, and prayers the past weeks and are just hoping for a return to health for you both.
Joinfortmill
(20,499 posts)onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)So glad youre home. Heres to hoping your husband will be home soon too. 🤗
MLAA
(19,676 posts)and fixing a bleeding ulcer. He was 85 at the time and nearly lost him. Now he has fully recovered. I became his drill Sargent staying on top of his diet, his meds, checking blood pressure. He had lost so much weight he looked like a ghost and had little to no appetitive. I counted his calories, added a liquid high calorie additive to his foods etc etc. After about 3 months he was back to his usual weight and moving around well. Didnt mean to go on so long, I meant to say how wonderful your hubby is recovering well now and send you a huge hug because I can understand how you feel, though I wasnt in the hospital trying to recover from pneumonia myself.
💗💗💗💗💗
a kennedy
(35,553 posts)Sending the most good vibes the universe can send you and your husbands way. ♥️
barbtries
(31,215 posts)I hope you are both back together and well very soon.
crickets
(26,168 posts)I'm so sorry, dixiegrrrrl, but it is wonderful to hear things are improving. All the best for a complete recovery for both of you very soon!
Hekate
(100,133 posts)blm
(114,456 posts)calimary
(89,289 posts)May recovery go smooth n easy!
halobeam
(5,091 posts)and looks like the mister will kick its ass as well!
Best wishes... I'll be thinking of you both.
Get well xo
niyad
(130,440 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(176,683 posts)JohnnyRingo
(20,630 posts)I can relate and am glad to hear you're both making headway. It's a slow process (mine included induced comas) but hang in there. It feels pretty dismal right now, but the ICU staff are always a devoted bunch from my experience. My cancer tumor clogged my lung and collapsed it as well. It was a tough one, and I feel for you.
The recovery may take a while before you can walk far, but try to schedule rehab. It moves things along more quickly.
malaise
(294,130 posts)This is a very helpful post.
JohnnyRingo
(20,630 posts)...while I was busy dying of pneumonia and end stage kidney failure the lung cancer bailed ship and has been gone since. I guess it figured there wasn't much left to do anymore. hahaha
Get better, but never stop working to recovery. It's been almost 3 years and I'm still gaining strength and stamina. Last year I couldn't walk to the mailbox and back, even with oxygen (I have COPD). Now I can do even more. My muscles still get sore, but not nearly as bad.
I hope you two have insurance that covers therapy because I credit six months of that to my healing. You can go together if you wait until he's on his feet. Good Luck!
malaise
(294,130 posts)Think the last part of this was for dixiegrrrrl and Mr.Dixie.
Still I love both your attitude and fighting spirit.
Fight on!
JohnnyRingo
(20,630 posts)I have a feeling they'll be alright. During these times things look pretty bleak, but the human spirit is harder to extinguish than the mere bits and pieces. as long as they resign themselves to baby steps, they'll be fine.
malaise
(294,130 posts)Permanut
(8,130 posts)We need you here.
electric_blue68
(26,386 posts)ratchiweenie
(8,180 posts)My husband had a quadruple bypass and open heart sugery last spring and I was a total wreck for weeks so I can't imagine what it must be like not being able to be together. Hope you get better soon. You are going to need your strength. Take very, very good care of yourself.
murielm99
(32,817 posts)and wishes for a speedy recovery.
OldBaldy1701E
(10,629 posts)FakeNoose
(40,705 posts)Some day you'll look back on this Christmas and laugh.
Well ... maybe not. But at least you'll look back from a healthier future, and that's the main thing.

