Hey it's me
still among the living. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. Thanks to everyone who has called, posted, visited the hopsital. It's nice to know I have the greatest friends in the world. I love you guys. Sorry I don't mean to mushy (is that a word?)
I was released from the hospital yesterday around midday. I have to go back to the Doctor next Monday from there I don't know? I am just now getting a chance to reply I have been ordered bed rest for at least 2 weeks.
A couple of weeks ago I nose (Day) surgery for a deavated Septum. I have been having sleep problems Snoring etc. (just ask Mitch
) can't sleep at night and falling asleep at the wheel during the daytime.
So I decided to see a Ear Nose & Throat Doctor and had the surgery to help my breathing through my nose. Everything was going well after the surgery, I even went to Noble and felt ok. But in hindsight I probably did rush back it just a little.
Last Thurday night about 9pm I was getting ready for bed and sneezed and that opened up the floodgates, blood was pouring out my nose about the size of a dime, I couldn't get it stop no matter what I did. My wife was gone from the house, she showed up about 5 minutes after I started bleeding. She called 911 for a amublance, they arrived a few minutes later and they tried to stop the bleeding but couldn't, not even slow it down. We were out in my front yard for at least 5 minutes before they took me to Baylor in Garland.
We made it to the ER, and I was already feeling like I wanted to pass out I had already lost a lot of blood. I know I at least passed out once. They gave me 2 pints of blood, my blood pressure was dropping rapidly.
I was scared I thought I was truely going to die right there in the ER.
They finally got it to stop temporary with a balloon they inflated in my nose, and I was taken to the ICU.
Again Friday mid morning the balloons they had put in my nose came out when I coughed and it started all over again. Finally after about a hour and a half and a couple of more pints of blood, they got my nose packed and stopped the bleeding.
Overall they gave me six pints of blood while in the Hospital. I still have my nose packed and that will stay that way until at least until next Monday when see the Doctor again. If it doesn't bleed when they remove the packing I'm home free if it does bleed it's back to the OR. So please keep me in your prayers.
Sorry for such a long email, I just wanted everyone to know what happened.
If anyone would like to call my cell is 214 629 7429 my home is 972 613 9918.
Thanks to everyone and God bless.
