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Well, things aren't improving a lot here yet. Sharon decided she was ready to go home a week ago today. On Wednesday, I went to the Urologist. His preliminary diagnosis was an infection and he prescribed an antibiotic. Then Loretta called Sharon. She was home alone and sounded so badly that we rushed down there in case she needed to return to the hospital. By then Bill had returned home and she said she had a doetor appointment the next morning.

Then we got a call Thursday morning that she was back in the hospital. I took Loretta to her appointment with the Cardiologist. He confirmed the Atrial Fibrillation and prescribed Coumadin. She also has an appointment to return on the 22^nd for Stress Test, Echogram and Blood Tests. One good thing, the medicine that Dr. Gardner (family doctor) prescribed apparently has started to reduce her pulse rate.

After Loretta finished with her appointment, we took the Hospital Shuttle to the main building where we went to visit Sharon. She was looking and sounding very rough. Apparently, they went to her doctor and he said “What are you doing here, get to the hospital”. When they got her to her room, they had to call the Crash Cart and the room was still a mess from when they has worked on her.

Sunday we rode with Cliff and Lorraine (Loretta's sister) to visit and Sharon was much better, but still not good. Tuesday, Loretta and I went over again. One of her doctors came in while we were there and said that they wanted to do a biopsy of her lung as they cannot find any reason for what ails her. She was to meet with the Thoracic Surgeon later, but we left before she arrived. Sharon called today to say that the Biopsy is scheduled for 0700 tomorrow morning. The doctor said she will be in Isolation for 2 days, but Loretta told her we would come by later in the day.

This evening we went to Henry Horton State Park nearby for supper. Lorraine was getting around much better and eating well, so hopefully she is on way to recovery.

We were scheduled to be in Columbia, MO for the Fleetwood Travelcade club rendezvous this weekend. But that is out as well as several other RV rallies on our calendar. Things are more or less day to day till Loretta gets back in condition and has her hip replacement.

GOD Bless

Andy and Loretta

RVLoretta@gmail.com

Latest update from Chapel Hill, TN

More disappointments: 6 April 08

Loretta was able to get an appointment with Dr. Justice on the 25^th. However, she is suffering a lot of pain in her hip, so I called his clinic and was able to change her appointment to the 10^th with another Cardiologist. We checked with her daughter Sharon (a nurse) and was told that this one is also very good.

Then she got the word that one of her grandsons had badly burned his hand on the muffler on a garden implement. Sharon was able to dress that properly and we assume all is well on that front. Some good news from that direction though - his wife gave birth to another Great Grandson for Loretta on the 28th. Another bit of good news is that Loretta's sister has now returned home.

Monday, she got a call from the Surgeon's office that in addition to the heart problem (Atrial Fibrillation) tests had revealed an E-Coli infection. So she has been taking an antibiotic to get rid of that. Tomorrow she has an appointment with her Kidney Doctor and we are sure they will check that.

Thursday, Sharon called to say she was in Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia with Pneumonia. This is a recurring problem with her, but it had been almost a year since her last confinement. In fact they had opened a new Emergency Room a year ago Friday and she was their first patient. She told us yesterday that she expected to go home today, but a call to her room revealed that she is still not ready to leave the hospital.

I had consulted my Urologist in Florida while we were there about some occasional bleeding. Cystoscopy revealed no cause and only slight Radiation damage to Bladder from my Prostate Cancer treatments. However the bleeding recently reappeared and did seem to be more severe. So I have an appointment on Wednesday with an Urologist in Columbia. I really expect that it is nothing serious.

So I think our truck must know it's way to the Medical area in Columbia. We have made 2 trips to visit Sharon in hospital, then we have to go in 3 days this week for doctor appointments. With diesel priced at almost $4.00 a gallon, it sure is a strain on the budget. But hopefully Loretta will soon be able to get her new hip and things will return to normal.

Please keep both Loretta and Sharon in your prayers as neither is feeling well at this time.

GOD Bless

Andy and Loretta (RVLoretta@gmail.com)