Phil's Health...

Quote from Denise...
Phil's loving-compassionate-wonderful-colorful-interesting-loveable-truthful wife of many
years...


Today was the day!!!
The Good-The Bad-and The Ugly!

The Good... Cancer Free.

Phil had a Colonoscopy and it went well. They found 6 Pollups (?spelling?) and none seem to be cancerous. He has to go back in 3 years to retest.

The Bad...

Every thing done twice.

First; the needle stick for the IV. He has great veins but she missed the first time and she stuck him again.

Ouch Second; One of the pollups that was removed continued to bleed, so the doctor put a clamp on it. (The clamp comes back out the same way it went in. The doctor said he didn't want it back!!)

Third; Phil was in alot of pain, light headed and also started to vomit. Spit and some blood came up, so they took X-Rays of his lower abdomen. They didn¢t like the first set of X-Rays so they came and did a second set on the upper abdomen and chest. (No findings)

Fourth; Poor Phil, still in pain and cramping so they did blood work. Nooooo they couldn¢t get it with the first stick they stuck him twice. The blood work revealed an elevated enzyme count. So they will probably change one of his meds for his bloob pressure and he has to see the doctor in a month. In the mean time no alchol either. OOOOOOOOO!!!

Fifth; Then the gas built up in his tummy and he looked like he would deliver any second (Becky Besche, no pun intended). This had to be walked off.

The Ugly...

Oooooo That Smell. The doctor said that there was nothing he could see that was wrong and gave phil permission to pass as much gas as freely as he wanted to. So now he gave him the green light to fart in public. Where is Danny Yount when you need him?!?

The Moral...
Don¢t give a true fart sniffer permission to aim at will!!

Denise
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"cindy"--and of course I asked denise permission to post b4 I did--and this was her response...

denise--quote--

Only if you add that the nurse was just poking fun when drawing his blood and that I wrote "Exit Only!" on his butt.

Thanks
Denise
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Ricky ... Brenda's hubby

Forgot...sorry...Aunt Mary Nell told me one day this week? that Ricky had had a brief encounter with a saw and his thumb at work...the saw temporarily won, but after a trip to the ER, Ricky is back together and mending...

Cindy

Aunt Patty Update...

I am very sorry to announce that Mrs. Johnson Passed away Sunday at 9pm. We still have no clue as to what happened. Thanks for keeping her and her children in your thoughts and prayers.At the present time, Phil and his siblings are planning to move Mr. Johnson from Chalmet, Louisiana to Deadwood, Texas, where Mr. Johnsons parents and grandparents are buried. Mrs. Johnson chose to be cremated. They are planning a joint service at the Deadwood cemetery. I will keep you posted but it won't be for a while.

Denise

It's SNOWING... In HOUSTON!

AND...it acutally stuck to the ground and roofs overnite...this is Logan, Jack, Naomi and Mike playing in the snow...Logan absolutely went crazy over it...Jack...he wasn't too sure...not sure who went craziest the most, Logan or Naomi...lol

enjoy !

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Geraldine Update from Danny*Diane

Hey Ya'll,

By now some or most of you have heard that my sister, Geraldine had a mild heart attack last week. She did not realize it until yesterday while taking a stress test and they realized that she had had one last week. She underwent surgery this morning in Bossier City. Everything went well. She had one artery with a 75% blockage and one with 10% and another with 20%. They put a stint in the 75% artery. The doctor said that there was some "graying" around that artery which indicated she was building up for another attack at any time. She had minor damage done to the lower part of the heart but with meds, exercise and diet she can get better with it. Please pray for her and her family as they go through this time of healing in her body. I will update you as I know more.

Love you all,
Danny

Update on Geraldine

Aunt Verne just called Pop. Geraldine is in recovery and did great. They put a stint in the bottom of her heart. They expect her to go home Monday.

Prayer Request-Pam Pitre & Family

This is from Mary Ellen...Re: Phil's daughter health info...


Cindy,
Following is an email from Pam (Phil's daughter). When she was very young, their neighbor's children were playing on a riding lawnmower and rolled over her foot cutting off her toes and causing damage to the growth plate in that leg. They were able to save the big toe on that foot, but with the damage to the growth plate, she had to have several surgeries over the years to try keep that leg the same length as her other leg. (Which they have not been able to do. This has caused many problems with her legs and back). She has had alot of pain over the years with the surgeries and complications from the accident and surgeries. Pam's attitude is very positive and she is a very strong person, but she will have a rough time ahead.
Please keep Pam, her husband Steve, and their children Anthony and Benjamin in your prayers.
Thanks
Mary


Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Pam's surgery
As some of you know I've been contemplating another surgery. After the last one in 2005 nothing has been right. Well it is worse than I thought. The Orthopedic Surgeon has given me a few options one of them being amputation of the foot. Wow that shocked me. I don't want half a foot. to me that is worse than what I have now. After much thought and 3 consults later I have decided to amputate below the knee. We all know that my problems don't end below the ankle. I will have a much better function with a prosthetic leg than with a fused half foot with a limb discrepancy (yes I still have one leg shorter than the other). My surgery will be on Nov 24th. Don't be sad for me because I'm looking forward to my new life being as normal as I've ever been. We're not talking mentally because there isn't any hope in that department. Send shoes because for once in my life I'll be able to wear what I want. that is a plus. Just wanted you to know so you won't be shocked next time you see me.

Please keep Pam and her family as well as Phil and Denise in your prayers...

Thanks,

Cindy