2001 got off to a very checkered start...
JR came home for a very short week in January. We had a great time but seems like we were putting him back on the flight only minutes after he arrived. We did take the opportunity of all being together to have a new family portrait done...
Alexis spent some unexpected time in the hospital... (the Doctor gave us the Gall Bladder but Alexis won't let me post any pictures! Imagine that!)
Joe's leg decided it doesn't like the way the Doc moved the veins around during surgery and 6 months later the swelling is back... A cardio vascular specialist is treating Joe with medication to repair the valves in the veins. Never a dull moment!
Jacky and Janet came for a quick visit from California. Great spending time with them! Enjoyed some great conversation, some good meals and a challenging day on the links...
Gerri needs to fight some cancer which we are facing head on! Click here to read about it... Any positive thoughts or prayers you can spare for her would be appreciated!
Welcome to our world...
Alexis spent some unexpected time in the hospital... (the Doctor gave us the Gall Bladder but Alexis won't let me post any pictures! Imagine that!)
Joe's leg decided it doesn't like the way the Doc moved the veins around during surgery and 6 months later the swelling is back... A cardio vascular specialist is treating Joe with medication to repair the valves in the veins. Never a dull moment!
Jacky and Janet came for a quick visit from California. Great spending time with them! Enjoyed some great conversation, some good meals and a challenging day on the links...
Gerri needs to fight some cancer which we are facing head on! Click here to read about it... Any positive thoughts or prayers you can spare for her would be appreciated!
Welcome to our world...
28 January 2001 - Singapore
Last night about 11:30 Alexis started to have another gallstone attack… We gave her the pills that the doctor prescribed to control the muscle spasms and ease the pain.. They kept her from hurting like she did 10 days ago but did not make it go away. Finally at about 2 am she fell asleep only to be up at 6 am with more pain… Another pill that helped but did not get rid of it.
8:30 we are in the Doctors office and she says the gall bladder needs to go. 9:30 we check into the hospital. 12:30 Alexis heads into surgery and 2pm she is delivered back to her room “sans” gall bladder. They even gave us the 20 stones they removed! Nice collection, we are thinking either a necklace or broach… what do you think?
Last night about 11:30 Alexis started to have another gallstone attack… We gave her the pills that the doctor prescribed to control the muscle spasms and ease the pain.. They kept her from hurting like she did 10 days ago but did not make it go away. Finally at about 2 am she fell asleep only to be up at 6 am with more pain… Another pill that helped but did not get rid of it.
8:30 we are in the Doctors office and she says the gall bladder needs to go. 9:30 we check into the hospital. 12:30 Alexis heads into surgery and 2pm she is delivered back to her room “sans” gall bladder. They even gave us the 20 stones they removed! Nice collection, we are thinking either a necklace or broach… what do you think?
They were able to do micro surgery… They made three 3mm slits in her upper stomach where they poked the camera and other tools. They pumped her full of air to separate the organs and took the gall bladder out via the navel. They say she will have virtually no scars! She is already getting her colour back as we sat there and watched her sleep…
Looks like two days in the hospital then 3 or 4 more of bed rest. The good news is no more attacks and she will not have to worry about her diet. So she should be back to her normal feisty self in no time.Parents are happy but tired. I’m home to make a couple of sandwiches for Gerri who remains bedside… We’ve spent more time in Mount Elizabeth This year…..
Looks like two days in the hospital then 3 or 4 more of bed rest. The good news is no more attacks and she will not have to worry about her diet. So she should be back to her normal feisty self in no time.Parents are happy but tired. I’m home to make a couple of sandwiches for Gerri who remains bedside… We’ve spent more time in Mount Elizabeth This year…..
16 January 2001 - Singapore
Never a dull moment with the Hickmans… We had toyed with going to Bali, Thailand or East Malaysia for holiday when JR got here but we opted to stay close to home and just head up to Palm Resort (the golf club we belong to where did the ankle thing…) as Alexis had a swim meet on Saturday she didn’t want to miss and a class she needed to attend on Tuesday.
We were having a great time until late last night… It was 11:30 pm and we were in them midst of a hot and heavy Monopoly game (I decided to give everyone else a chance for a change and bankrupt early….). Everyone was laughing and having a good time when suddenly Alexis said she didn’t feel well and ran to her room to use the bathroom. A few minutes later she came back in tears and was literally writhing in pain holding her stomach. Having had such bad experiences with Malaysian doctors/hospitals we threw everything in the car and headed back to
Never a dull moment with the Hickmans… We had toyed with going to Bali, Thailand or East Malaysia for holiday when JR got here but we opted to stay close to home and just head up to Palm Resort (the golf club we belong to where did the ankle thing…) as Alexis had a swim meet on Saturday she didn’t want to miss and a class she needed to attend on Tuesday.
We were having a great time until late last night… It was 11:30 pm and we were in them midst of a hot and heavy Monopoly game (I decided to give everyone else a chance for a change and bankrupt early….). Everyone was laughing and having a good time when suddenly Alexis said she didn’t feel well and ran to her room to use the bathroom. A few minutes later she came back in tears and was literally writhing in pain holding her stomach. Having had such bad experiences with Malaysian doctors/hospitals we threw everything in the car and headed back to
Singapore. Alexis was miserable all the way. It took about an hour before we pulled up to Mt. Elizabeth Hospital (also where I was for my ankle) and ran into the emergency room. They thought it was either gastritis or something wrong with her pancreas. They took blood and gave her some medication. The blood counts were normal so they ruled out the pancreas/appendix etc.. They finally gave her some pain killer and some oral medication and she fell asleep after a few more bouts of pain. We stayed there about 3 hours and took her home where she slept through the night.
Gerri is at the doctor’s with her as I write this and JR and I are waiting to hear. This could complicate Alexis leaving for Greece on Thursday….
Gerri is at the doctor’s with her as I write this and JR and I are waiting to hear. This could complicate Alexis leaving for Greece on Thursday….
Will advise as soon as we know… and I are thinking it is a combination of gastritis and stress. Alexis has about 10 balls in the air at the moment between clubs, the Greece trip, homework, JR being here etc Let’s hope the Doc confirms that and it is simply a matter of changing a schedule or something…
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