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Thanks so much everyone for your support.  last night when I posted about my horrible headache I failed to tell you everything.  I am not one to really bare my soul (so to speak), but I really have had a horrible week.  It started a week ago when my husband called me to come get him at work.  That NEVER happens.  Before we could even get back home he requested I pull over on the Highway and call 911.  so yeah..he was a sick man.  They "thought and treated him" for a heart attack and into the back of the ambulance he went and speeding to an ER.  seeing my husband in the back of an ambulance was something I will never forget.   He has been out of work all week, still very sick, been to a doctor every other day since Monday, and even this morning.  on our way home we stopped to get lunch....  he had another "attack" in the restaurant and we left before either of us had eaten more than 3 bites.  Thank GOD the nearest ER was maybe 10 mins away!!  I just got home from being there in ER since 11:50am and my husband was admitted.  They are stumped.  I am freaked.  There is nothing showing up in bloodwork, xrays, ct scans, etc.  They had planned to do a stress test this week, but his blood pressure has been too high.  Tomorrow they plan to do a stress test and a full blood panel again.  He has high BP, extremely high Cholesterol, GERD, smokes!!!!!!!!!!, and obese.  and he is only 38!!!  The ER is very close to our house and he talked me into coming home.  We have 3 fur babies (Bea's word that I now have adopted) that I had to feed, take outside, and deal with.  Oh... and did I mention that I am just over 2 months post-op and have had no water or food today???  OMGosh...I am so stressed out !!  I just literally enhaled some soup.  I think I will be paying for that in a few minutes.  I'm already hurting.   so... my headache???  yep...still there.  I think it is tension?!  LOL  what do ya'll think?!!  I just don't have the time to deal with ME right now because of my husband.  This is so not good.  Very scary and just a tad bit too much.   Thanks always for letting me vent here.  I'm just a rambling mess right now and honestly have been all week.  My husband is a walking time bomb and I really hope this put some fear in him.  Please say prayers for me... us....him.  You all are wonderful.  Thanks for always lending me your shoulders.  I am wiped out...and think I am gonna go cuddle with my animals. . Connie

Oh you poor dear, what a week.  I'll definately keep your husband and you in my prayers.  You must take care of yourself or you won't be able to take care of him!  It's easy to forget to eat/drink after this surgery so don't be too hard on yourself.  Drinking is more important than eating, you don't need to get dehydrated or you'll be up in that hospital with him!   Prayers!!!!  Alice

Prayers winging their way to y'all. Remember to take care of yourself as well.

Connie you poor thing, I really do hope everything works out for you sweetie and hope your husband is doing better PLEASE at least get some water down!!!!

Darcie

Oh my dear Connie!  You poor thing!  Bless your heart!  No WONDER you have a headache!  Please know that you and your hubby will be in my prayers and PLEASE take care of yourself!  So hard to do, I know, but remember you won't be of any use to him if you aren't well yourself.  Hugs going out to you, girl!

Jimmeny Christmas Connie!   I'm so, so sorry about all that with your hubby!  They can be the most wonderful thing in our lives and the biggest pain in our butts!  I too hope that this "puts some sense into him" and shows him he needs to take care of himself.  You continue on and TRY to get some rest!  He will need you!! (men really are just "grown" babies)  Sorry to sound like I'm making light of all this, I'm not meaning to!!  I joke when I'm worried! PLEASE take care of yourself, your hubby and give Sir Wally an extra pat on the head tonight!  They will all feel your stress too! Prayers and lots of love, Connie

Connie I recommend to go cuddles with the fur kids thats is one of the best things you could do. Connie is right the animals will feel your stress. Not eatting could also be a sign your blood sugar is low. Maybe you could get some cheese and cracker snack packs to bring with you. Stress can really do a job on us. I hope your hubby will make a strong recovery and make some health changes. My DH smokes too like a frieght train and had a stint put in 3 months after our wedding. DH is stubborn as they come.Of course I love him but I am hoping he will learn from what I am doing to help myself will help him help himself.                                         Annie

Chica, You call me if you need me I mean it. What a horrible amount of stress for you. (((( HUGGSSSS)))) Sending Angels and prayers for you and your hubby........... I am so worried about you.........

Oh Connie, My heart goes out to you.  I'll pray that the doctors can find and treat whatever is going wrong with your hubby.  You have 2 jobs to really focus on right now.  Take care of yourself and be there for him.  You can do both at the same time.  Just get a little tote bag and stop at the grocery store.  Fill up your bag with bottles of water, yogurt, protein bars, cheese sticks, maybe those cheese and cracker packs...whatever is easy to grab and eat that your pouch tolerates well.  Oh, and some magazines.  Then you can just take that to the hospital with you and you can take care of yourself while being with hubby. Hang in there, we're all praying for you and your DH.

Connie, My prayers are with you and your hubby... and I also pray for his doctors and medical team that they find the problem so it can be successfully treated.   As for YOU... you know you have to take care of yourself!  You are already experiencing the ill effects of ignoring your own health with the headache, eh??  If not, you will have double trouble on your hands.  You need to be healthy now so you can be fully capable of taking care of your hubby, and if you let yourself falter, they you both may end up needing help... you don't want that do you???  You can easily fix yourself a little cooler bag of goodies... yogur****er, and other snacks and foods you can have at your eating stage.  I got myself in that habit early on so I don't get out and about and find myself literally stranded without nutrition and fluids.  Now it's just "old hat" for me and I indistinctly grab it and throw stuff in it when I'm leaving the house.   I also keep a big gallon size Ziplock bag in the car with some bars, crackers, peanut butter, etc. (non-perishable stuff).  That just stays in the car so I don't have to bring it in and out of the house daily. "I just don't have the time to deal with ME right now because of my husband. " Girlfriend, you MUST take time to deal with YOU.  If you don't, who will? You skipping meals and not drinking is not doing him nor you a bit of good.  It sounds like from your post and his health issues that he hasn't been taking care of himself very well... and you see where that has put him.  If you do not look after Connie, you know what can and may happen and we don't want to see you in a hospital bed next to him!!!  Let those trained and capable folks in the hospital do their jobs in caring for him and you slow down a little and care for C.O.N.N.I.E.  He doesn't need for you to get out of sorts... that will only increase his stress levels, and right now, that's not a good thing. I will keep y'all in my prayers...