Larry Collins doing well

We received word that Larry Collins is doing well after bypass surgery and is coming home today.

Larry, we wish you a speedy recovery.

Esther Walter

Esther has improved, enough to be moved back to the Hester home today. Her right side is still paralyzed and she can't speak, but she still has a spark in her eyes. The doctors are pleased with her progress thus far. Please continue to pray for her.

Cards and Letters can be sent to:

Hester Home
PO Box 646
Benkelman, Nebraska 69021

Good News about Calvin

They reduced the voltage on one lead, checked out the lead that is on recall and said all is fine, sent me home and told me I will live until I die. We just got home from Lincoln. (5:02 pm)

--Calvin

We're sure glad everything turned out good, Calvin, Hope to see you at the reunion.
--Editor

Cal Needs a Tune-Up

Let's keep Cal Freehling in our thoughts and prayers for next few days as he returns to Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln Thursday for a tune-up on his pacemaker. Let's hope the repair goes well and he is back home quickly.

-- Editor

Get Well Message for Stanley Zuege

Leah,
Happy Birthday!! Funny way I remembered your birthday this year. A patient of mine last night reminded me. Stanley Zuege was in my hospital last night. He broke his hip and needed surgery so he ended up here in Loveland. Lois actually reminded me of your birthday. They all say hi. They knew the minute I started talking which Haigler family I belonged to. Apparently I sound like a Gregory girl. Not a bad gig huh?

Well Leah, one more birthday and you can vote. Aren't you excited???

Sherry, I got their permission for you to put a get well message on the blog if you like. I gave the younger Stan the web address to look up the Haigler blog. He lives in Pagosa Springs CO. What a small world. I have heard the Zuege name over the years and so I asked Stanley if he was from Haigler and the stories began to fly. I love these small world stories.

Love you all. Kelly

--Kelly (Beeson) Barger is the daughter of Norm Beeson and Leone (Gregory) Beeson/Carlson

Laura Pearl Wall injured

Just received word that Laura Pearl Wall fell and broke her hip and was transported to the hospital in Greeley to have it pinned.

Thanks Calvin for letting us know. We will include Laura Pearl in our prayers for a quick recovery.

Letters and Cards can be sent to:
Laura Pearl Wall
North Colorado Medical Center
1801 16th Street
Room 476
Greeley, CO 80631

Update - Mark McVey

Talked to Mark and Karen McVey a couple of days ago. Mark is recovering, lots of bed rest and staying inside. Karen said he had a temp of 104. She said it really threw Mark for a loop, but he his improving.

Later--Calvin

Update on Dallas

December 15, 2006, 9:47 PM

The anesthesiologist called this morning and is researching this phenomonon that I had. It is possible that this episode may reach the medical books. He talked with many doctors and one said that as the diaphram relaxes, the liver stretches and pushes up on the diaphram causing the uncomfortable pain. (Supposidly this is what was happening to me.)

The surgeon visited last nite in the ER and again the following morning, as he had never had any experience with what I had. I have never seen so many doctors in my life! I feel like I was in a medical school hospital with all the questions that came at me.

They are sure showing an interest in what went wrong!!??

-- Dallas

Aborted Shoulder Surgery

To My Dear Friends on the Blog Site:

On Wednesday at the Day Surgery Clinic, I had a big reaction to the anesthesia injection, a shot that was injected into the neck to deaden the pain for the shoulder in preparation for pre-surgery (The Block).

My diaphragm went into spasms, making it very difficult to breath with accompanying pain in the mid-section.

911 was called and I was taken a short distance to the Everett Providence Hospital Emergency Room. When the ER doctors were trying to unscramble or diagnose the problem --- I had kidney failure - Pneumonia - Pleurisy -- as (STAT) was flying all over the place with doctors scrambling to diagnose the problem.

I have a lot of confidence in these doctors, as they had not seen this type of reaction, nor were they familiar with any text-book examples I displayed. X-rays were taken. They were at a general loss as to why this happened. I was kept over-night in the Telemetry Ward for any more displays of heart, lungs, kidney symptoms of failure, etc.

As the anesthesia block wore off (15 hours later), all my body functions returned to normal. I was discharged and sent home. All tests showed a false positive in the diagnosis prossess, which leads back to the injection process??? (The HIPAA Law). I am aware of its existence, but have never felt that I have anything to hide medically.

I'm just glad to be back to normal and will re-schedule sometime after the holidays are over.

To all - Have a Merry Christmas and Prosperous Year coming in.

-- From the Officious - Dallas Adams

Surgery - Good Wishes

Prayers are with you, Dallas, as you go into shoulder surgery! Wish you the best and let us know how you are!