Just now got off the phone with MFM!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

He sounds great. No shortness of breath, and no wheezing.

He did say that getting up to use the restroom makes him short of breath, though.

He greatly appreciates all the vibes...

Before he'd even been given any medication, he felt better......and he's sure it was the vibes!

He doesn't expect to be there very long, probably a couple of days.

He loves all of you!

[rocktivity]

1. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

rocktivity

[krispos42]

2. Looks like the "take 2 nurses and call me in the morning" advice worked well...

[Scuba]

28. You're welcome!

[Kali]

3. yeah I see how it is

I was talking to him before you and I was telling him I gave you his room number and that you would be calling soon and he CUTS ME OFF and says OH THAT MIGHT BE HER RIGHT NOW, BYE!!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. I'm sorry,Kali!

I didn't mean to cut you off, Honest!

Didn't he sound great?

[Kali]

9. we were almost ready to end the call anyway, but that was pretty funny

yeah, he's going to be alright, but we need to get on his ass again about waiting too long when he isn't feeling right

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I just didn't want to call too late...

We did talk about his needing a phone. Maybe a pre-paid one.

[ohiosmith]

20. A cell phone (without service or SIM card) will dial 911. I may have an old one somewhere. I'll

check. Perhaps others have one they no longer use.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. That would be great, my dear ohiosmith!

Thank you!

[ohiosmith]

41. CP, I must've taken the phone in for recycling with a bunch of old electronic gear a few months ago.

Perhaps someone else could donate one.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. Ah, no worries!

Thanks for checking!

[Rex]

24. LOL! But it was a call from Peggy!

Wouldn't YOU hang up in anticipation!?!?!

Glad MFM is doing better.

[Lars39]

4. Excellent!

Been worried about him, wondering if he needed the rotor rooter. UTI's aren't exactly a picnic though. Glad you were able to talk with him, CP.

Hope you get better soon, MFM!

[rug]

6. Tell him to use the damned bedpan!

They're charging enough.

[bluesbassman]

7. Good to hear! Thanks for the update Peggy and Kali.

[applegrove]

8. That is a relief.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

10. Glad to hear it

Get well soon MFM

[lunatica]

12. Thank you for the update Ms CaliforniaPeggy

There are some people in DU that personify some aspect or other of it. Just like a good politician they dominate the messages. MSM is one of them. One of a kind.

[ohiosmith]

13. Thanks for the update CP.

[Baitball Blogger]

14. What just happened to the DU recs?

I recommended the thread and the whole thing blew up.

[GoCubsGo]

15. There have been issues as of late.

The whole site blew up yesterday. The recs are working now.

[Baitball Blogger]

21. Thanks.

[GoCubsGo]

16. Thank you for the update.

I am glad to hear it's not too serious and that he'll be back here soon.

Tell him we love him, too!

[TuxedoKat]

17. I missed

seeing that he was in the hospital. Hope he is out soon. HEAL quickly MFM!!!

[HopeHoops]

18. Remind him to moon the traffic from his hospital room window.

Nah. He already knows to do that.

[solara]

19. Thanks so much for the great news!

keep keeping-on MFM

Sending mas love and vibes! Hope you are home soon!

[emilyg]

22. Thanks for update.

[HipChick]

25. Aww...what happened?

I've been travelling and might have missed a thread or two..

[Ptah]

26. He's in the hospital:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018121689

and updated: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018121689#post74

[dixiegrrrrl]

48. ty,Ptah..I also missed the info, been out of the house.

[blueamy66]

27. great to hear

[Amerigo Vespucci]

29. My computer was down for a few days...I seem to have missed this entire incident.

Since I'm sure he can still use some vibes, I'm sending them now...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Oh yes, he can sure still use them, my dear Amerigo Vespucci!

Thank you for sending them!

[Denninmi]

31. We love the MFM!!!

I hope he knows that -- he's been kind of down on DU lately. Maybe we don't say it enough, but he has a large number of MFM fans here. A day without a MFM post is a day without sunshine.

[femmocrat]

32. Thanks for the update, Peggy!

That is great news. Please tell MFM that we miss him and hope he comes back soon!

[CherokeeDem]

33. Good Karma to You, MFM!

So glad to hear you are feeling better.

Thanks for the update, CaliforniaPeggy!

[NYC_SKP]

34. Please tell MiddleFingerMom that Skittles is on Deck.

[pacalo]

35. Vibes & prayers continuing...

((((( get better, MFM )))))

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. **Saturday Night Update**

Tonight, MFM is in the Intensive Care Unit because he was in a long episode of atrial fib/flutter from last night.

They wanted to monitor him more closely, so into the ICU he went.

Late this afternoon he converted to a normal heart rhythm spontaneously. He's feeling well, and expects to be transferred out to some other floor tomorrow, Sunday.

I told him all your good wishes and vibes, and he was extremely appreciative!

Keep those vibes coming, folks! They're working!

[Kali]

37. oh shit, that is what that was all about

I tried to call and got somebody who was really out of it and they hung up on me - I still don't know if that was him, I don't think so - can you PM me if he has a new direct phone number?

When I tried the front dest they sent me to the floor and they said ICU and I got confused because I didn;t think that was where he was. Now I see - something happened and they moved him.

Oh man. Should I call again tonight or wait until morning?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. I'll PM you...hang on a minute while I write it.

[Kali]

40. thanks Peggy

I'm worried about him getting started on this hospital cycle again - I hope they don't try to push him too fast like last year...

[Dystopian]

43. Thank you, Peggy

Peggy....
Thank you for the update...
I'm so thankful that he has you and Kali....
Thankful that he went to the hospital...
I honestly didn't think that there was something else wrong....
He's been through way too much...

And yet... he gives us all he's got.
Love you MFM.....
Awaiting your return...

peace and love~

[marzipanni]

45. Vibes for a strong heartbeat and clear "plumbing"

and no more detours on the road to recovery!

[kcass1954]

38. Sending lots of good thoughts and positive vibes!

(Sorry I'm late with this - I took a couple of days off to pretend I have a life.)

[Rhiannon12866]

44. Great news! Thanks for the update!

[irisblue]

46. any updates sunday night?n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. I haven't talked to him yet tonight...when I do, I'll update! n/t

[Kali]

49. ***belated MONDAY update***

I talked to MFM this morning while I was out running errands, he was still in ICU, but only becasue of no regular rooms available, the heart rythym thing seems to have resoved itself and he definitley wanted me to pass on his thanks and greetings to everybody. He thinks he woll be out in another day or so and he sure sounds fine so again, I am glad they are maybe being a little over-cautious after what happened (more than once!) last year.

I bet he is starting to jones for the internet by now. If it looks like there is going to be a longer stay I will try to get in and get his laptop to him, but knock on wood, he should be out of there pretty fast.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. Thanks, Kali!

I'm going to call him very shortly.

Glad you know where he is......it'll save me from trying to find him!

[Kali]

51. oh hell that was 9 or 10 hours ago

who knows where they have him now? ask him about the hasmat guy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. Ah well, I can always call the main number!

I will ask.........hazmat???

[elleng]

53. Let us know about hazmat when you figure it out, CalPeg!

AND for MFM!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. Will do, my dear elleng!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

55. **Late Monday night update**

Well! Another fun and productive call with MFM!

The hazmat? Well........he used the bedside commode.........and when the nurse came in to empty it, he was dressed in a surgical gown, surgical gloves, AND one of those upward-facing plastic face masks, along with a surgical cap!

MFM started laughing and asked did they really need to call in the EPA?

He didn't think the nurse got it.


Most importantly: He will most likely be going home tomorrow! He is well, the UTI is resolved, and his heart rhythm very stable. They did an echocardiogram today, and it looked good.

So.......

Vibes work!

[elleng]

56. BE WARNED: Hazardous materials here!

Glad things resolved, and HOPE heart thing really is OK.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

57. Indeed!

I do believe (based on what he's told me and how he sounds) that the heart thing is resolved.

He described some of the medications he's on, and their schedule, and it all sounds very good!

[elleng]

58. Good. Thanks, CalPeg.

Another subject: How's your knee doing? I have a friend who needs knee work, and I'm interested to know, if he ever has it done, about recovery process.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. My knee is OK.

It's been 3 months now.

I don't have my full flexibility back and probably won't for some time.......if ever. My progress is glacial! It is a major surgery, and I know I didn't realize just how major until I was in recovery.

I am glad I did it. The pain I was enduring was getting pretty bad. I still have some little (I call them lightning bolts!) stabby pains but they are not as frequent now as they were earlier.

Hope this helps!

[elleng]

60. Thanks. You had physical therapy after?

And were able/unable to climb stairs etc when?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

61. PT started in the hospital.

They said I was ready to go home after they had taught me to go up and down the stairs. It was EASY! But the going was slow...

I had zero problems learning stairs. You just go one foot at a time, the way you do it when you're little and just learning to walk.

When I got home, I had PT at home. The PT guy came to the house 3 times a week, and it was great.

After he told me there was nothing else he could teach me, and that I was doing fantastically well, (10 visits!) I continued to do those exercises myself.

I'm still doing them.

[elleng]

62. How long were you in the hospital?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

63. 5 days.......at which time I was told that I was doing too well, and it was time to go home! n/t

[elleng]

64. Thanks.

'Nite, CalPeg.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

65. You're very welcome, my dear elleng...

Good night!

[Phentex]

66. It's still no excuse for not posting...

We KNOW he has a laptop! HA!

Speedy recovery, MFM!

[Kali]

67. ***Tuesday***

good news bad news good news meh news and MOAR VIBZ PLZ

Talked to MFM this evening. He was still a little buzzed from a procedure he had done today. Yesterday he had an external ultrasound of his heart and they thought they saw something, so doday he had an internal ultrasound (he says he is feeling empty and lonely now that it is over )

there MAY be a leakage problem with the valve he got last year

he will know more tomorrow, could mean some more cutting or it may mean just watching for a while

if they decide to watch he may go home tomorrow - he is doing pretty well, the UTI is under control or gone and they got him to a regular room sometime today.

SO...he is kind of hoping for continued vibes but says not to tell you the news was THAT bad. He is a little disappointed they may need to cut him open again, but he says he made it last time he will get through it again.


He was in good spirits (or just stoned) cracking various MFM-type jokes - has a real bathroom now, so you can imagine

send him those patented lounge vibes...

[nolabear]

68. Mother of God. That poor guy.

A freaking LEAK? *sigh*

[OmahaBlueDog]

70. A prayer will be said

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, MFM.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

71. Thanks, Kali!

Damn, I didn't call because he was so sure he would go home today........figures!

Please PM me his phone # if you would!

More patented Lounge vibes en route...........

I know he's happy about the real bathroom!

[Kali]

72. they just connected me through the front desk

(I'm gun shy after that second day - getting somebody in his old room LOL)

He was sounding pretty drowsy but knew you might have your poetry reading tonight so if you want to wait until morning, I am sure that will be fine. Otherwise just go through the main number - I didn't even get what floor he is on now...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

73. I'll wait till tomorrow, and thanks again...

[elleng]

76. Good that he's got the bathroom,

but 'other' info reflects my concern of last night.
Well, we KNOW he's got a HEART!

[UrbScotty]

74. Fresh batch of patented Lounge vibes coming right up!

[bluesbassman]

75. Leak? Hell, I can fix that with some duct tape and a bottle of Bars Leaks.

It is his car that's broke down, right?

Get well soon MFM.

[MerryBlooms]

77. ((MFM))

[HeiressofBickworth]

69. Best wishes for his continued recovery

He certainly has had his share of complications.