mom is fine

[serene]

For those of you who know her, you'll be able to picture her jokey-laughy-tough-guy act today. She's tired, but she's feeling pretty good, and she's ready to leave the hospital tomorrow, and return to work on Monday (she has the doc's permission). [Edit: In case it's not clear, she got a pacemaker. It took them half an hour, under local anesthetic, to do it. I am continually amazed by modern medicine.]

She's a kick in the head, my mom is.

I'm very very very relieved, and so worn out emotionally that I can't express it, but I'm not unhappy. I also bought cute things for baby_fly, so that's a fun way to end the day.

Comments

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

So glad to know she is OK. I know how emotionally exhausting this kind of stuff can be. Big ::hugs:: to you with tomatoey goodness on top.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

:-) We talked about you and the tomatoes and the shower, and so on.

Having a pacemaker is apparently a really small deal, medically, these days. I'm very relieved that it seems to be all she'll need, and that there will apparently be nothing to worry about in the future, heart-wise.

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it is not a big deal and there will hopefully be no more problems. Scary stuff, though. My sister has been on heart medication since her late teens and is hoping to have a surgery to correct the problem so she she can go off the meds--it is scary to think about, even if it is relatively safe.

Speaking of the shower I better get my ass in bed so I am in a decent mood tomorrow :)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Good idea!

(And yeah, Munchkin The Younger had heart surgery at 10 days old, and after going off meds at 2 or 3 years old, has been trouble-free ever since. The real "miracles" in life are things we humans have come up with, I think. Heart surgery -- I mean, who could have been the first person to think it could be a GOOD thing to cut into someone's chest to make them better? Talk about non-intuitive!)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Will see you at the shower, then?

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yep, and I'll try to remember to bring your books.

[redandfiery.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad your Mum is doing so well! Make sure you take care of yourself now, okay? Take it easy. *hugs*

[tesseract26.livejournal.com]

So glad for you! *big gentle hugs*

[nex0s.livejournal.com]

I'm glad your mom's doing so well!

Modern medicine *is* amazing. IT's pretty cool that a pacemaker operation which took 12 hours and full open heart surgery on my dad 7 years ago, is a little half-hour deal.

I'm glad the research they did on him is paying off :)

that's cool!

n.

[dryadgrl]

I'm so glad! *hugs* to you and her!

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

oof! i'm glad to hear all is going well. i have been thinking of you both.

hurray for adorable baby things! i am currently knitting two baby sweaters, and have the yarn and pattern (but not needles) for one more. mwhahahaha.

*hugs*

[tracytreefrog.livejournal.com]

So glad to hear your mom is doing well 1/2 an hour only wow that is amazing. Have fun at the shower take care of you!

[jb98.livejournal.com]

Wonderful news! Yay!

[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

That sounds wonderful and has got to be a great relief all around!