Pretend chat 2

[CtTortoiseMom]

Erin, you'll be taking Rand to Boston, right? How many hours drive is it from where you live in CT? When Rand gets discharged from the hosp. how will you managed the trip home? I have a question on his procedure. Are the doctors planning on putting a patch over the hole, or are they going to stitch the hole? I realize you'll be meeting with all the doctors tomorrow, and you may not know the answer yet, but I'd be interested in knowing.

Rand is having the surgery at the children's hospital that is 40 minutes away. All of his specialist will be there and available for consult if needed during the surgery. He has a very large hole so they are using a patch that they will take from another part of his chest area ( I'm not sure what part). The patch will then get stitched over the hole while he is on bypass. Because this is emergent I didn't have time to consult with Boston Children's and his cardiologist assured me that this is pretty straight forward and that they would happily send him to Boston if his case was unique in any way. I will know the exact extent of damage to his lungs today and have a lot more info. I'm off to get ready the consult.

Happy Birthday to my Lily!! Today is her actual B'day!! She is 7 and since her parents do not sleep anymore she got to rollerblade in her wonder woman costume in the garage at 5 this morning!! There are perks to every situation

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[pugsandkids]

Happy Birthday Lily! Looked like its off to a fabulous start

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

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Lol...I had to look real hard to see WHAT he was flashing. Still not sure, it looks like a scotch tape dispenser. Am I right? Ingenious!!! I've got to get me one of those!

Reward offered if anyone can track down one of these…

For me. Karen won't let me have it, but I want to get one for my niece and her husband.

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It's a light switch plate. When it's turned on, the switch is, ahem, pointing up.
Mrs.C., please bounce in at times to let us know things, ok?
Yesterday, I left work a little early, when I approached the CEO to let him know, he asked why I was running it past him. I responded that I felt I was ripping the company off for hours. To this he raised his voice and responded, “Ken, you walked around while eating your lunch! Don't worry about a thing. If you want to jet, get out of here" I believe they are liking how things are progressing.
Talk with y'all later.

 

[RosieRedfoot]

Glad to hear work is going well Ken.

Happy Birthday Lily! It sounds like Rand is in the very best of hands I hope the lung damage isn't too severe and that all of this can be behind you before you know it!

 

[Kerryann]

Sounds like work is going well Ken.

 

[sibi]

Hey Cowboy, that's the way I use to work when I was employed. Never had time to eat lunch in peace and quite. But, it looks like you're enjoying your job as much as they are enjoying you. If you weren't a spaz, you'll be one soon. That should be exciting to witness!

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

I'm used to working remotely from home. It's just fun(?) being around humans for a week. There's plenty of room for over all improvement in process flow here. The plant workers have all excepted me very well.

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Glad to hear work is going well Ken.

Happy Birthday Lily! It sounds like Rand is in the very best of hands I hope the lung damage isn't too severe and that all of this can be behind you before you know it!

Thanks Lily had a great birthday and we learned all there is to know about R
Rand's procedure. I just have to get through my teens B'day (friend) party tomorrow and I am done with all these parties until next August, yay!!

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A couple pics from today, I am picture crazy as it is but we are documenting this whole experience to make a album for Rand when he is older.

 

[sibi]

Speaking about Rand's procedure, are they going to use a patch to close the hole? What are your travel plans with Rand? Are you going to fly or drive? How old is Lily now? I know she had a great day. Yay for one more party! I hope you can rest a while before Tuesday...you're gonna need it!

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Speaking about Rand's procedure, are they going to use a patch to close the hole? What are your travel plans with Rand? Are you going to fly or drive? How old is Lily now? I know she had a great day. Yay for one more party! I hope you can rest a while before Tuesday...you're gonna need it!

They use the pericardium which is the outer layer that protects the heart to make the patch. He is having his surgery at the children's hospital and it is only 40 minutes away.
I learned some crazy things....
I have to give him an iodine shower the night before surgery. I also met all the PICU doctors and they showed us the external pace maker that Rand will wear for three days do they can quickly zap him if he has an arythmia. We also saw our room which is in a suite with a common area that has a kitchen and laundry room and it is right outside the PICU. A Dad was in the kitchen when we were doing our tour and he looked like a zombie, poor guy:/.

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Hey Sibi,
How is your thumb? Is there any relief from the Pain yet?

 

[sibi]

Well,yeah...you may look just like him after the first 24 hours.:-/

 

[Melly-n-shorty]

Ok, I am back. It has been a busy few weeks here! My little girl started kindergarten on monday... and she has already gotten in trouble with the teacher.

I might be laughing because I too have a trouble maker!! The unfortunate thing for her is she has her older sister to be compared to and her sister was always studious and quiet where Lily could care less about school and is never quiet!! I loved being room mom for my oldest and going into eat lunch with her occasionally and I always got complimented on how great she was. Now when I go in to have lunch with Lily I never know if I will be joining her at the naughty table!!

I hope I get to be a home room mom... I signed up! Mine has has had to sit in the thinking chair a few time and has had a note sent home, the teacher already asked to have a meeting next week... I get a little annoyed that the teachers try to suggest she might have something wrong because she doesn't fit in their box. Personally I am proud of her for having so much spirit. I am happy to know I am not the only one with a wild one! my daughter only has two volumes loud and louder... what about yours?

 

[RosieRedfoot]

Holy crazy shopping day... It's almost worse than the tax exempt weekend because everyone procrastinated until the week before school starts. So crazy out there... On break right now and not wanting to go back out there lol.

 

[turtlekid13]

Hello i just got a 55 gal tank for my 2 RES turtes and was wondering if i need to cycle itto .?

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi turtlekid:

It's nice to see new folks posting in this thread. Glad to have you here.

As to the turtle water. I never did. I just put the water in the tank, added whatever furniture I was going to, a landing dock and the turtle. Since they breathe air and not oxygen from the water, I never thought it needed to be aged.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Turtlekid13,
Welcome to the forum, and our pretend chat. My wife is really into fresh tropical fish, so I know all too well world of having a tank setup, running, with no fish in it while it cycles. The strange looks from friends, when you say things like, “No you can't just dump fish in until its stable." and all of that. I would think, as long as you have taken the steps to remove ant chlorine from the water, you should be fine.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Do you know what day it is…?

The High Holy Bacon Sunday!!!!

 

[Kerryann]

I'm almost home. I missed my torts

 

[RosieRedfoot]

I'm making BLT's when I get off work for bacon Sunday

 

[Kerryann]

Yay I am home and I getting my stuffs done