Hey everybody.. I'm home!!

[mountain grammy]

Your response was truly overwhelming and warmed my heart to the point of making me feel so much better..
For everyone here (most of you) who know more than me, the thrombus (clot) is in the right brachiocephalic artery. It's not huge but big enough.
I did not want to have surgery so we are treating it with anticoagulants.. I had was given intravenous heparin for 24 hours and a new CT scan showed the clot had gotten smaller, so I opted for treating it medically..
I'll be at high risk for stroke for a while but surgery has it's own risk and I''m a big chicken.

We are so lucky in Denver to have this large teaching hospital.. the staff was excellent. I don't think there is better care here. Most all the local hospitals are corporate now..

Many thanks to my DU family for being there for me.. I owe you all a beer or two and I love every one of you.

Just want to add... ambulance crews are underpaid.. They were so good.. and advice for all, don't ignore symptoms of A-fib like I did..

[UpInArms]

1. So glad to hear you are on the mend

[mountain grammy]

22. Thank you..

so good to be home..

[question everything]

2. Welcome home! Now take it easy and follow the instructions

I wonder whether there is a foundations dedicated to assist the ambulance crews.

[mountain grammy]

27. I will thank you!

and I will look into that for ambulance crews..

[SheltieLover]

3. Yay!

I'm so happy for you!

[mountain grammy]

28. Thank you!

[debm55]

4. Glad you are back home. mountain grammy.

[mountain grammy]

29. Thanks Deb.. good to be home.

[Deuxcents]

5. So good to hear good news 🙏

[mountain grammy]

30. Yes it is.. thank you.

[sheshe2]

6. Welcome home!

[mountain grammy]

31. Thank you!

[gademocrat7]

7. Happy you are home.

Take care.

[mountain grammy]

32. Me too! Thank you!

[surfered]

8. Hoping for a quick and complete recovery. My father loved the mountains of Colorado and was able to retire there.

I occasionally drove them to Drs in Denver.

[mountain grammy]

35. Thank you!

I love it too and lived in the mountains for 30 years. left because I couldn't breathe anymore and winters were brutal.. not so bad with climate change.

[Grim Chieftain]

9. Wonderful news, mountain grammy

I am so very happy for you! Please take care and do something special for yourself. You deserve it.

[mountain grammy]

37. Thank you!

and yes, I think I do too.

[Solly Mack]

10. Glad you're home.

[mountain grammy]

38. Me too!

[70sEraVet]

11. As Dorothy says....

"There's NO place like home!"
Thanks for the hopeful news!

[mountain grammy]

39. Yep, so true.

[calimary]

12. Great news!

You’re back home - and posting updates right here!

[mountain grammy]

40. Yes, thank you

What an experience!

[hatrack]

13. Yay!!! Welcome Back!!!!

[mountain grammy]

41. Thank you!

Feels good to feel good.

[AllaN01Bear]

14. welcome home . now the real healing begins..

[mountain grammy]

42. Thank you..

Yes, lots of new meds..

[MIButterfly]

15. Welcome back, mountain grammy!

It's great to have you back and I know you're happy to be home. I wish you the best in your recovery and I hope you feel better and better every day.

Take it easy, get some rest and take good care of yourself.

[mountain grammy]

43. Thank you!

and I will

[Scrivener7]

16. Glad you're on the mend! Take great care of yourself till the risk is over, though.

Sounds like you have it on the run, though.

[mountain grammy]

45. Thank you!

I'm sure gonna try!

[seta1950]

17. Sadly

They are underpaid, we are overcharged.
I’m glad you’re home 🥰

[mountain grammy]

46. So true..

Thank you!

[3catwoman3]

18. Delighted to hear you are home!

I went to nursing school at the University of Rochester, in the city of the same name, in western upstate NY. It was and still is a major medical center.

It forever set my standards for what good health care is, and I will never, ever be willing to live anywhere remote or underserved.

My master's is from the U of Colorado. I love Denver and the surrounding area. I often wish we still lived there.

[mountain grammy]

47. Yes indeed. I think teaching hospitals are the best..

Very good experience, except for the being sick part.. great people..

[FakeNoose]

19. I'm glad you're back home and I hope you're comfortable and on the mend

I'm in Pittsburgh where we are lucky to have some wonderful teaching hospitals. It's a great feeling, knowing they are there for all of us. Be sure to listen to your doctors and follow their orders.

[mountain grammy]

48. Thank you!

and I will..

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Welcome home, my dear mountain grammy! Such great news!

[mountain grammy]

49. Thank you CP..

Hope you're doing well also..

[TBF]

21. Best wishes for a speedy recovery -

and pace yourself (best advice my cardiologist gave me!). So glad you're ok.

[mountain grammy]

50. Thank you

and I will.

[raging moderate]

23. HOORAY! GOOD FOR YOU!

How wonderful that you have recovered so quickly!

[mountain grammy]

53. Thank you

not exactly recovered, but managing and know what I'm dealing with.. The doc said it was a good sign that I came out of the A fib by myself..

[Figarosmom]

24. Just be real careful

Don't cut yourself or anything. It's just till the clot goes away. Be very careful. Glad there was a way to avoid surgery.

[mountain grammy]

54. yea, I'm already bruised from the IV's and blood draws..

It'll be a challenge.

[PatSeg]

25. Must be great to be back home!

Nothing like a hospital stay to make one appreciate being home!

[mountain grammy]

55. So true..

yes, good to be home

[applegrove]

26. Welcome home. My dad had a clot and was in hospital for a week. After he was treated with

Warfarin he never had another issue. Had to get regular blood tests.

[mountain grammy]

56. Good to hear!

and thank you..

[hamsterjill]

33. That's good news to hear!

Which we all need, right? I'm glad you are on the mend. Like you, I share the "chicken" part when it comes to medical issues and I think your decision was a good choice. People who don't understand the anxiety don't get the "fear" that comes.

Wishing you all the very best...and YES ambulance crews are underpaid.

[mountain grammy]

52. Thank you..

I'm comfortable with it and the doctors didn't push it, I was glad for that..

[niyad]

34. Yayyyyy for you being home!!! Continuing vibes for your swift,

complete, recovery and healing.

[mountain grammy]

57. Thank you!

I'm working on it..

[LoisB]

36. This is good news.

[mountain grammy]

66. Thank you.. it sure is!

[cate94]

44. Good to hear

Get well soon, completely!

[mountain grammy]

67. Thank you, working on that!

[mwmisses4289]

51. Yay!

Here's to a speedy recovery!

[mountain grammy]

68. Thank you! Yay indeed!!!

[murielm99]

58. Hooray!

I am glad for you.

[mountain grammy]

65. Thank you!

Modern medicine is amazing!

[KS Toronado]

59. Oh wow, I missed where you were having medical issues

that or I forgot, been doing a lot of that after my chemo. Glad your home and currently don't need surgery,
hope you stay that way.

[mountain grammy]

69. Thank you KS

I thought of you often and all you've been through. quite inspiring.. you hang in three!

[HeartsCanHope]

60. Hope you recover fully and quickly!

[mountain grammy]

70. Thank you!

[Clouds Passing]

61. Hugs 🧡 and Healing 🩵

[mountain grammy]

71. Thank you..

[area51]

62. Yay!

So glad to hear you're doing better.

[mountain grammy]

72. Thank you!

I sure am...

[MiHale]

63. Great news!👍....

[mountain grammy]

73. Indeed it is.. thank you

[MaineNative]

64. Awesome!

You were in good hands. A lot of positive energy is focused on you. I was one of the folks who ignored A-fib like a ding-dong. I felt it while running a couple of years ago, but kept ignoring it, and then the clot happened. It made its way to my brain and dropped me like a 130-pound weight. I felt like I was in the middle of the Pink Floyd song "Comfortably Numb." My partner watched this and totally freaked out. She was speaking Spanish to me (her first language), trying to get me to come around, and it all started to make sense as I came out of it. I am not fully fluent in Spanish, lol, but we've been together almost 38 years.

I went through similar care, although I am now on Eliquis and a statin. Maine Medical has a separate ICU for strokes (I had a TIA), and they took great care of me via the VAs Community Care Network. I've had 4 CT Scans and an MRI. Surgery is a hard decision. I see my cardiologist in a couple of months, and I am sure we'll discuss the ablation option, but it freaks me out. We are sending positive vibes your way!

[mountain grammy]

74. Thank you

and thanks for opening up about it Funny, the doctor said I've had it for a while cause the signs are there.. Yes, I have had episodes that I totally ignored, as I tried to ignore this one, but an hour of extreme chest pain convinced me to tell my husband to call 911. Heart rate was 151.. went up to 200 during the ambulance ride. The good news, I came out of the A fib on my own in the ER.. So feeling so much better, I was stunned whtn the doc came in and said, we're admitting you.. Yikes! I was in trouble and it was just sinking in.

The care I got, holy cow, it was outstanding.. not to have surgery after all the tests and knowing everything, was my decision but my team of doctors approved.. In three days, I had 3 CT scans. What an experience, right? So lucky we had good, competent care.

all the best to you MaineNative.. I love Maine, visited a few times when I lived in CT.. would love to return.. Stay well and don't fall down!