California Peggy's Husband needs some good vibes, they headed to ER Tonight

[The Straight Story]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9239217

Vibes for my husband, please...

He is feeling acutely unwell, abdominal pain, etc...

We're going to the ER on the advice of the MD on call...

I'm scared.

Talk to you all later...


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Send out some good vibes her please. Peggy has helped me many nights here on DU and on the phone when I was down.

[leftstreet]

1. Oh no

Hope he'll be alright

[grantcart]

2. Best wishes Peggy

[flvegan]

3. C'mon, Rec this up!

[Maru Kitteh]

4. Damn. I would be terrified too. My thoughts and prayers Peggy.

[cry baby]

5. KNR

[HCE SuiGeneris]

6. May his be something minor.

You will be in my thoughts this evening, dear Peggy.

[Beaverhausen]

7. sending good thoughts to both of them

:loveya:

[beac]

8. left a note for her on the link and kicking this for more eyes n/t

[WCGreen]

9. Here's hoping that t's nothing serious....

[ddeclue]

10. VIBE VIBE VIBE!

:grouphug:

[MissDeeds]

11. Sending best wishes

Hope everything is okay and that the problems are minor.

You both are in my thoughts, Peggy. :hug:

K&R

[xchrom]

12. Loving prayers, thoughts and vibes

To the California Peggy family.

[MuseRider]

13. Sending the very best

vibes I can muster to my dear Peggy and her husband.

Let us know if we can do anything for you and let us know how you are as soon as you can. :hug:

[ihavenobias]

14. Good vibes sent.

Keep us updated.

[IndyJones]

15. I hope it's nothing serious.

[Born_A_Truman]

16. Checking in to see if there's an update...

Sending good vibes!

[ChicagoSuz219]

17. Whatever it is...

...I hope he makes a full & speedy recovery. Hang in there, Peggy!

[Raine]

18. Sending positive thoughts ...

:grouphug:

[Hekate]

19. Prayers and good vibes for Peggy and the mister...

... and you, too, TSS.

Hekate

:grouphug:

[KT2000]

20. Sending good wishes

I hope that everything turns out well.

[tavalon]

21. I hope everything is okay

[juajen]

22. Hold on, and make sure you are with him every minute until

there is a resolution. They can get so busy in ER that they lose sight of what they're doing. Also, they have blankets warming on that floor. Be sure you ask for two or three to keep your love warm and put one around yourself also, and please think of those warm blankets as a hug from all of the people who love you at DU.

[madokie]

23. Good okie vibes headed his way

Anything for California Peggy and her husband. Get well sir

[babylonsister]

24. Good, healthy vibes from me, too. xoxox nt

[diane in sf]

25. My very best wishes for both of you

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. **Thank you, everyone!** He is OK...**

We just got home from the ER...

It was a kidney stone ...

Painful enough to cause the nausea and abdominal pain. We waited quite a lot, but they were busy...

Everyone was very nice and did a great job...

CT scan gave the diagnosis...he also got IV fluids, and IV pain meds...the best under the circumstances.

Everything took forever, but we are grateful for the excellent care...

And now we're home and decompressing...

Thanks for all the great vibes, and thank you, my dear Straight Story for this fantastic thread...

DU is my cyber family!

I love you all!

:grouphug:

[steve2470]

28. I'm so glad your husband is ok !! nt

[Jennicut]

29. Ahh, my husband had one driving home from NY to CT one night. Worst pain ever.

He was in so much pain and when he called me I was so scared. We thought his appendix burst. He had another episode a year later and was told to drink more water, he was getting too dehydrated.
I'm a glad that everything will be okay. Kidney stones are very painful to get through though.

[NNN0LHI]

30. Never thought I would say I am glad it was a kidney stone

But you had me worried.

Glad everything turned out OK.

Don

[cali]

31. Yay!! so glad everything's OK, peggy

hope your husband feels much better.

[Catshrink]

32. Thanks for the update...

So glad all is "well."

[ddeclue]

33. They make him pee it out or did they do a lithotripsy (sp?) or will he need surgery?

:grouphug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

69. He will pee it out, eventually...

There was no mention of lithotripsy or surgery...

The MD thought he'd have no problem peeing it off...

Thanks for your vibes!

[Raster]

35. This is very good to hear, Peggy. Best to your hubbie. Kidney stones are a bee-yatch.

Absolutely no fun!

And Peggy, I've been on the board a long time, and I've always appreciated your civil, compassionate discourse. Thank you and bless your heart.

[lunatica]

37. What a relief!

(((((((( CaliforniaPeggy )))))))))

[CTyankee]

40. Oh, thank god! When I first heard "abdominal pain" I thought of diverticulitis

which is serious but curable when caught in time. Kidney stones are among the most painful, tho, and I'm so glad he got treated asap, tho not as soon as I'm sure he would have wanted, given the discomfort he must have been in!

Good luck to you both!

[WeDidIt]

41. I can really empathize with your husband

I've passed two kidney stones in my life.

I've broken multiple bones, too. A broken leg has nothing over a kidney stone.

[Soylent Brice]

42. kidney stones SUCK.

i feel his pain.
best wishes to a speedy recovery.

:)

[Berry Cool]

44. Oh boy, glad it was taken care of fairly quickly.

Best wishes to you and the hubby, Peggy.

[DainBramaged]

46. Been there, done that, surgery, hurt like having a baby.....

all my best

[joeybee12]

47. Great news!!!!

:grouphug:

[jotsy]

48. Glad to hear it!

Have him give you a hug for me, I know the fear in the waiting is like a stone sinking in your gut, but never finding the bottom. It's stressful and tiring, so curl up with your man, a movie and make yourselves a merry bunch of moments.

:hug:

[bigtree]

49. wonderful, Peggy

:hug:

[Arugula Latte]

52. I'm so glad it was something treatable.

What a hell of a scary night, though!

:hug:

[Ellipsis]

55. yay!

:hug:


Still akidney stone that's painful

"Owie"

[Hepburn]

57. Thank goodness he is going to be OK...

...:hug:

[Blue_In_AK]

61. I had one of those once.

I think it was the worst pain I've ever experienced. I'm glad your hubby is okay. :)

[NewJeffCT]

65. Glad to hear he is okay

:hug:

[LeftishBrit]

67. Good news that it's nothing too serious, and hoping he'll soon be feeling fine!

[droidamus2]

68. Glad to hear it

Peggy, glad to here your husband was alright. I suffer, and you definitely suffer, with kidney stones myself. Your husband was lucky he had you there. The first time I had a stone pass I was living by myself and had no idea what was going on other than it hurt like hell. I eventually had to drive myself to the hospital at about 2:00 am. He may have to change his diet a little bit but otherwise the stone will eventually pass (unless it is too big but the x-rays would have shown that).

[helderheid]

71. SO relieved!!

[BlueMTexpat]

72. So glad to hear that all is well ...

scares like that are ... scarey.
Please stay well, both of you.

[mzmolly]

81. So glad that's all it was.

:hug:

[MrMickeysMom]

82. So glad to hear this, CP!

By the time I read this, the news was okay (painful, but not life threatening), so I'm thinking... with all the good vibes you put out on a daily basis, you're bound to have twice that coming back to you in the time of need.

Best wishes to your hubby. :hug:

[Demoiselle]

83. Hooray! I'm so glad he's ok.

I just got online for the first time, CP. So my good vibes that I would have sent earlier are blessedly transmogrified into a hooray.
Kidney stones are awful. Especially when you don't know what the hell is going on. But they do know how to deal with them, thank goodness.
PHEWWWWW!!!!!

[DeschutesRiver]

84. Thank god for a good update (just saw this thread). Exhale now and be joyful! nt

[shireen]

86. oww! that sounds painful.

I'm so glad he's OK. :hug:

[MissDeeds]

88. Great news

So glad to hear everything is okay. Thanks for getting back to us so quickly.

:grouphug:

[DesertFlower]

90. happy to hear he's okay.

:hug:

[AwakeAtLast]

98. So sorry he had to go through that

but relieved he is on the mend!

:hug:

[sueh]

102. Most excellent news, our dear California Peggy. So glad your DH is going to be okay.

:hug:

[cascadiance]

105. I'm very happy for you! I hate those! Aetna's screwing me with my treatments now!

Still need to get ahold of them, but I'm getting bills from both doctors and hospital and Aetna that don't match up, and no "official" bill yet from a procedure that happened two months ago.

I got ESWL treatments specifically to prevent any future kidney stones from happening, as just a little over a year ago, I had to get laser lithotripsy to get rid of one then.

Not too long ago last year, my new urologist just got "pulled out" of Aetna's network, so looking at my policy, out of network pays for 70% instead of 80% of fees, so I didn't think I'd have to pay too much more to stick with my existing doctor. WRONG!

When I got unemployed last year, decided to do ESWL to zap the rest out of my system, as I didn't want my COBRA to expire and leave future stones being potentially uncovered as "preexisting conditions" which with complications, could bankrupt me if I had problems with future laser lithotripsies.

But now Aetna's denying about half of my doctor's submitted charges as not within their "reasonable price" limits. And they're nickeling and diming me for my hospital bills as well as other earlier visits last year for CT scans, etc.

Well it turns out they have "separate" upper limits for "coinsurance payments" (translated meaning the balance of the portion that they expect YOU possibly to pay that they "don't feel like paying"). I'd already hit my $1k limit for in network charges. But they took advantage of my doctor's bills being in "out of network" sink so that with that being a limit of $2k. So instead of them paying 70% of my bill, they're paying less than half of my doctor's bill, and I still don't know how much of the hospital bill they are paying too. And now I'm close to coming up with almost another $3k on top of my other "expected" charges and annual deductible with these so-called "co-insurance" bullshit "deductions" these guys do to weasel out of paying bills.

It's a mess! Part of me is wondering if I truly factored in the potential costs of this which I figured about a third of what I'm actually going to be billed with my limited unemployed budget. On the other hand, seeing what's happening here, if we don't get pre-existing condition limitations in, and cost controls in place so that my new employer will still feel it worth paying for a decent plan for their employees, I still protected myself from potential financial ruin if I left these potential problems to the future where I could be made broke.

Hoping that your bills don't kick you in the ass and he passes his stone normally...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

106. My dear cascadiance!

Oh, what an awful story...

I cannot believe the lengths insurance companies will go to just to save themselves money.

We are OK, since we now have Medicare...

The ER Doc thought my husband would be able to pass the stone normally...we sure hope so!

Thanks for your good wishes, sweetie, and I hope things get better for you too...

:hug:

[Pied Piper]

108. I'm glad Mr. CP is OK

I'm also glad you got my PM - we know so much more about those buggers than we did 20 years ago!

[Stinky The Clown]

109. As bad as labor pains.

Glad he's okay!

:hug:

[donheld]

119. I had that happen May 21 2009

OMG the pain, but It's ok now. Glad your husband is doing better.

[spanone]

122. i've had kidney stones...one just last week.....morphine is your friend

greatest pain i've ever encountered

he will be fine

[gleaner]

27. Good luck to both you and your husband ...

I am in California too, so my thoughts of the both of you and my best wishes are very close. Take care of your husband and remember to take care of yourself as well. When you can please let someone know how you are doing. I think we would all like to know even if we don't know you personally. You are us and we want only good things for you.

[Solly Mack]

34. (((CaliforniaPeggy & hubby ))))

[Darth_Kitten]

36. Best wishes to you both!

:hug:

[asdjrocky]

38. Vibes sent.

[monmouth]

39. Dear Peggy, Good thoughts and vibes from Florida..n/t

[RainDog]

43. Love and hugs to CA Peggy and her man n/t

[pleah]

45. Good thoughts coming your way.

:hug:

[Bryn]

50. Dear Sweet Peggy

Sending you and your husband Love and Light plus good vibes. Let us know how he is doing.

[Vidar]

51. Best wishes to you & your husband, Peggy.

[OhioChick]

53. Best Wishes

:hug:

[KansDem]

54. Good thoughts are coming your way, California Peggy!

...from all DUers, including this transplanted Californian.

[tularetom]

56. One of the truly nice DUers! Glad it turned out o-tay.

I had a kidney stone once. The only pain I've ever felt in my life worse than having that stone was the pain of passing it.

[ellaydubya]

58. All the positive vibes I can come up with are headed your way!

California Peggy,

You are such a kind, caring person and you must know all of us at DU care a great deal- we are with you and yours in spirit. Let us know how things are when you get a chance and do take care of yourself- he will need you to be strong!!

[yellerpup]

59. Good vibes

for quick and complete healing. :hug:

[Jack_Dawson]

60. My Dearest California Peggy!

Good luck to you and your husband. I'll say a prayer for you.

:hug:

[Fire1]

62. Terrific news!!! Glad your hubby is ok!! Just saw this thread.

Peggy, I know you are relieved beyond words. Now, you can breath.:hi:

[RedCappedBandit]

63. Very relieved to hear they're okay. nt

[saracat]

64. Done.

[LeftishBrit]

66. Very best thoughts to Peggy's husband!!!

[Zoigal]

70. Glad all is well, CA Peggy....z

[byronius]

73. Love California Peggy. Good Vibe Maximum. It'll be all right.

[midnight]

74. K&R for good news for Peggy and her husband...

[girl_interrupted]

80. K&R Continued Good Health for California Peggy & her husband!

Ouch! Kidney stones are suppose to be very painful, hope your husband feels better real soon! You both take care!

[TheKentuckian]

75. Glad things are swinging the right way

[Dinger]

76. *Good Vibes From Me Peggy*

:hug: :loveya:

[NikolaC]

77. My best wishes to you and your husband Peggy

I hope that he will be okay :hug:.

[cmf]

78. Good vibes headed their way.

:hug:

[DoBotherMe]

79. Yay!

I think you are the greatest! Dana ; )

[barb162]

85. I'm so glad he's okay now.

I know some guys who get kidney stones and say they are PRETTY darn painful.

[theophilus]

87. Best wishes and prayers. Hope he is well very soon. n/t

[wryter2000]

89. Sending hope

Here's hoping it's something easily fixed. :hug:

[nolabear]

91. Got here late but I'm very happy it's okay. Sorry for the pain and worry!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

92. Every good thought and vibe I have are yours Peggy.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[spanone]

93. good vibrations..!!!!!!!! let us know asap!!!!

:grouphug: :pals: :grouphug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

94. He is OK, my dear spanone...it's a kidney stone...

See my post #26 for further details!

Thanks for your concern, sweetie...

[Subdivisions]

100. That's a relief, Peggy. Whew! Glad he is ok. I can

relate to what he was going through. Been there, done that. Give him my best and good to see you both well dear.

[spanone]

124. a m e n

[Redstone]

95. Oh, Peg. Hope he's OK.

Redstone

[northofdenali]

96. Ms. Peggy, hugs, good vibes and Northern Karma coming at ya.

:hug::grouphug::hug:

[tpsbmam]

97. Terrible -- good vibes going out to CP & her DH!! Oops.....

Just saw the good news -- so glad all was okay, though kidney stones are horribly painful. Glad he got good treatment and you're home!

[brentspeak]

99. Wishing your husband the best, Peggy

[Mz Pip]

101. Glad to hear

he'll be alright. Kidney stones are awful.

Take care! :hug:

Mz Pip

[msanthrope]

103. Wishing you and your husband better health and a quick passage of the stone. n/t

[samplegirl]

104. Hope he will be o.k.

and nothing serious. Prayers going up now.

[SharonRB]

107. My thoughts are with you and your husband, Peggy

I hope it's not serious and that he's feeling better soon.

[Kind of Blue]

110. He's got all my good vibes and so does she.

Thanks for posting!

[stlsaxman]

111. Best wishes, thoughts and prayers, Peggy

[daleanime]

112. Hoping to hear good news soon...

:hug:

[Ken Burch]

113. Thinking of you, Peggy.

(On edit)

Glad it turned out to be a manageable problem.

From my own experience, I know now painful it is to deal with a spouse's health issues.

[windbreeze]

114. wishing the best for your husband..

California Peggy...and you take care too...sending good thoughts your way, and hope it's something minor that can be fixed quickly....wb

[Jefferson23]

115. Very best wishes to your husband.

[David Zephyr]

116. Thanks,The Straight Story.

.

[Lifelong Protester]

117. Glad he's ok~ had some of the same issues myself

and one cannot believe the pain, nausea, fever, etc. You feel like you're going to die, really. Bless you both.

[donheld]

118. This looks old, I hope all is well by now.

[The Wielding Truth]

120. Hope all will be well. Here's a wish for continued good news to Peggy's husband.

:hug:

[Raejeanowl]

121. Peggy & Hubby

I got here too late, also, but I'm still very glad to know all will be well.

[wellstone dem]

123. Getting in late.

so glad to see the good news. I know it hurts, but in this case a kidney stone is good news.

[BlueJazz]

125. I wish both of you a "Best Outcome" for this crisis.

Good vibes aplenty...

[FrenchieCat]

126. Good Vibes for Peggy's hubby and for Peggy too!

[JanusAscending]

127. Sending Love and healing thoughts!!!

Waiting for the best possible outcome for all involved.