Hugs dude you have STAMINA and are my hero. Hopefully they will get it under control. You no doubt feel the same.

Charm,

Your stubborn nature reminds me of...well...me. So glad we have our better halves looking out for us. I know Allison would have done the same as Bev as she does threaten me often with hospitalization should I not do what she say's to do.

Might want to try and act on Bev's advice sooner in the future in recognition of your stubborn nature. At this stage in your recovery, time can be your enemy if you spend it in the wrong place. Acting quickly to even perceived problems should be your action plan for at least the next month.

By the way: in recognition of her meritorious service in the name of my health and care, I gave Allison a one week all-expense paid stay at a health spa in Arizona for a Christmas gift this year. She leaves next week and the timing couldn�t be better as we are currently under a blizzard warning up here in cold Michigan. Just can�t thank that girl enough for all she does. Your Bev looks to be cut from a very similar mold. I think we would both be looking at the grass from the wrong side without our personal saviors.

Great to hear from you all. I escaped from the hospital late yesterday, the major delay being a requirement to have a working nebulizer delivered and set up at home, plus the DuoNeb medication prescription filled. and a working suction machine prior to discharge. Suffice it to say that in order to do this, I had to harass, chide, and threaten multiple parties. although in the end, my harmonious relationship that I have carefully cultivated to be free of any of the above tactics, with one pharmacist turned out to be the key to success. but then she has always been reasonable and responsive to that approach which others apparently see as permission to put my requests on the back burner or ignore.
Not out of the woods yet, still very weak, heavily congested, and treatments every four hours for about the next 20 days looks like my immediate future, but nothing I can't handle.
Especially since the alternative was to have a permanent tracheotomy tube as was their initial recommendation.
Hate to skip my gym workout today, but that's the price I pay for not acting earlier on this.
Slept wonderfully in my own bed last night.
Oh, I did not mention that one of the negotiated issues with the doctors at the hospital for my release was to see my cardiologist to verify that my insanely high readings on blood pressure and heart rate the entire hospital stay were in fact just objective evidence of my anger over rigid hospital requirements like being kept on a 24 hour IV drip, a 24 hour EKG monitor, etc etc that were never necessary for me yet non negotiable as an admitted patient. I know I should just let it flow off my back and accept it with zen patience, but on a visceral level, I see that as giving into bureaucratic evil, so it shows up in those readings. The heart issues predate the cancer although both were discovered within the same month.
Still loving life though. Thanks again for all the support
Charm

Hi, Charm
glad you are home. I am really glad you were able to negotiate your way out of the trach tube.
Very best wishes,
Maria

Charm, I�m glad to hear you are home and doing better. You know Valentine�s Day is coming up � I think Bev deserves and extra special gift this year! Take care of yourself and listen to Bev.

Charm,

Glad to see you back at home. I am sorry to missed the post initially but so relieved you are not an alien from planetC.

I love your spirit but maybe you let this one get a bit beyond what's reasonable. :-) don

You scared me. Not nice. I am away getting some much needed heat from the sun, so I missed the whole thing. Glad you are at home and that Bev WON a disagreement. She is now a hero of mine as well .

I will be home on Tuesday and will check in again then. Until then - Behave

Hugs Donna

Charm,

Remind yourself that your principles are not worth your life, or the stress on your wife.

Bev, you're a good woman. I'd have kicked his ass myself!

Thanks everybody

Hey Kick a man when he's down why don't you?
I'm hoping the cardiologist gives me a clean bill of health. He was able to avoid me getting stents 5 years ago and just using statins so I could get the radiation TX and later surgery. On the male side of my family, heart disease rules and it was only thru working out that i had already developed "micro vascularization" around the blocked arteries that showed on on a coronary calcium scan for plaque. so I had good flow..
Interesting description and explanation in the South Beach Heart Book . Reading the product insert, turns out that the nebulizer medicine revs up heart beat and blood pressure.
Then I can focus on this radiation effect.
I am very lucky to have Bev
Charm

You are lucky to have Bev, and what I love is that you show it to her everyday. I miss you guys! Keep swinging brother.