Sunday, March 11, 2018

Traces of Time . . . March 5-11, 2018

Traces of Time . . .                                                                                         
 THIS WEEK                    

march 4, 2018
TO
MARCH 11, 2018

ENDING THE WINTER MONTHS
HEADING INTO THE SPRING MONTHS..

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monDAY, MARCH 5, 2018


TODAY i am in the burley hospital as as an inpatient






tuesDAY, MARCH 6, 2018

TODAY i was  transferred from
the burley hospita
to the
university of Utah 
medical center
in salt lake city, utah


wednesDAY, MARCH7, 2018

TODAY i am a patient
inthe
university of utah
medical center

The diasnosis of this rare
disease i have was
made within a day and a half
at the university of utah
medical center:

RS3PE = rEMITTING
SERONEGATIVE SYMMETRICAL SYNOVITIS WITH PITTING EDEMA


My diagnosis is "Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema = RS3PE.

The paper they gave me says:
"Through the following case report, we hope to improve the diagnosis of RS3PE to two other common polyarthritic conditions affecting the elderly."

So I can say: "I have RS3PE, a polyarthritic condition affecting the elderly."

IT'S A DERITIVE OF GOUT/PSEUDO GOUT

IN THE FIELD OF RHEUMATOLOGY.

THE RHEUMATLOGY DEPT. AT U OFU
WILL DO MY FOLLOW UP.

IT IS NOT CURABLE, BUT TREATABLE.

WHEN THEY GAVE ME 3 PREDNISONE
PILLS...THE SWELLING AND THE
PAIN WERE GONE OVERNIGHT.

(AS OF MARCH 12 I WAS DOWN TO
TWO PREDNISONE PILLS A DAY AND
WILL BE TAPERED DOWN TO (EACH PILL IS 5 ?MILIGRAMS, ?UNITES OR
HOWEVER IT'S MEASURED)  TILL I'M ON JUST 1 UNIT.

THIS IS PLANNED FOR 9-12 MONTHS TIME.

PREDNISONE MAKES BLOODSUGAR
GO UP, SO DURING THIS 
TIME I WILL GIVE MYSELF
12 UNITS OF INJECTABLE INSULIN
IN MY STOMACH EACH MORNING,
THEN 12 UNITS EACH NIGHT.

REALLY THE NEEDLE IS SO SMALL,
IT DOES NOT HURT.
THE PRICK IN MY FINGER TO
GET THE BLOOD SUGAR COUNT
HURTS MORE.






thursDAY, MARCH 8, 2018




TODAY i am still a patient
at the 
uniersity of utah 
medical center.

MY HOSPITALIST, DR. RUPP,
GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE.


JEN FLEW IN TODAY FROM
MINNESOTA.


THE CHINESE DOCTOR,

ZHENNILU  LIUU

(HE GOES BY DR. LARRY LUU)

WHO IS A FELLOW IN THE'
RHEUMATOLOGY DEPT.,

WROTE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

ON  THE WHITE BOARD FOR ME.


DR. RUPP DREW THIS
ABOUT HOW THE INSULIN WORKS

DR. JESSICA WALSCH IS
THE HEAD PHYSICIAN

OVER THE RHEUMATOLOGY DEPT.

 I HAD A VISIT FROM ASHLEY AND JANIE WHO ARE IN UTAH FOR
ASHLEY TO COMPETE AT THE
NATIONAL BALLROOM CHAMPIONSHIPS 
AT THE MARRIOTT CENTER
AT BYU.
ASHLEY IS IN HER "COMPETITION MAKE-UP" SINCE SHE CAME
TO SEE ME BETWEEN HER MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMPETITIONS.

A BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTER --

INSIDE AND OUT!

LOVE YOU, ASHLEY.

ASHLEY TOOK A SELFIE WITH

HER, ME, JEN, JANIE, AND GRAMPA.


THE DIETITICIAN FOR U OF U MED CTR CAME TO GIVE ME DIEBETIC INSTRUCTION:

THEN SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO FILL IN
INSULIN SYRINGE...


AND INJECT IT INTO THE STOMACH...


LATER THE NURSE MADE SURE I WAS
GIVING THE INSULIN INJECTION CORRECTLY...


THANKS TO JANIE FOR ALL THE PHOTOS...

Ross and Karen just happened to call walt and that's how they found out i was in the hospital.



THEN IT WAS TIME FOR JANIE AND ASHLEY TO HEAD BACK TO PROVO FOR MORE BALLROOM COMPETITION...

GRAMPA, TOO, LOVES ALL HIS GRANDCHILDREN...




friDAY, MARCH9, 2018

TODAY I AM discharged
from the
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
MEDICAL CENTER

jen drove us home to

burley

DAVE AND MARILYN GIBBONS
AND RUTH MELLING BROUGHT
IN SUPPER AS WE
ARRIVED HOME.
  

SaturDAY, MARCH 10, 2018


TODAY I AM home
JEN GOT SOME STRETCH BANDS
AND WEIGHTS AND TAUGHT US
HOW TO USE THEM.

THEN SHE FINISHED HER WORKOUT
WITH THE 5 AND 2 LB WEIGHTS.



MY DARLING VISITING TEACHER,
LINDSAY TAYLOR COOK BROUGHT

IN SUPPER ON SATURDAY.

HER PARENTS, DERLIN AND  NANCY

TAYLOR BROUGHT HELPED HER.



fun, surprise visit from
heather petersen lee and nate
and three of their children
heather is dale's daughter,
so our niece
JANIE AND JEN POSED WITH US

janie helped us go out to
gary and debra jones home
to the wedding reception
of their son cade and mandy rae smith




SUnDAY, MARCH 11, 2018




TODAY I AM 
home in burley

jen drove back to the slc
airport to fly home to
minnesota,
landing in minneapolis,
then driving the hour
to rohester, minnesota.

Last minute instruction from Jen


 JEN AND JANIE WITH DAD SUNDAY MORNING...

 JEN AND JANIE WITH THEIR MOM
SUNDAY MORNING
 JEN WITH DAD AND ME...
 JEN HEADING BACK TO THE UTAH AIRPORT FOR HER AFTERNOON FLIGHT BACK TO MINNEAPOLIS.
THEN SHE WILL HAVE AN HOUR DRIVE BACK TO HER HOME IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.

 At church talking with
Bonnie fronk and bonnie hansen



janie is staying with us
until tomorrow night. SISTER


the church is true and
we are so thankful for a
heavenly father who loves us
and is mindful of each need.

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