New Braunsfel resort, Kimi & family and Sofia at the Children's Museum

Visit to Texas

Sofia playing at Landa Park

I wasn't sure who was having the most fun....Kimi or the kids
Look at our little cowgirl and cowboy
Dallin was constantly sticking his tongue out at me
Cute kids
Sofia being one crazy little girl!

Test results

Yesterday, I went to Oregon Cardiology at River Bend to have the Rest/Stress Myocardial Perfusion (MPI) SPECT. The results are the the overall impression of the results and the stress electrocardiogram combined with my age, sex, symptons, and coronary risk factors. The study was performed in order to evaluate coronary artery disease in me since I have had a history of chest pain. Symptoms include atypical chest pain.

* Exercise duration was 10:15 minutes to a heart rate of 156 (91% of maximum predicted). Exercise was terminated because of generalized fatigue. (too bad Jillian wasn't there screaming in my face to push me harder - maybe I'd loose some weight) No chest discomfort or other anginal symptoms occurred during the study. The resting blood pressure was 112/70 and maximum blood pressure was 170/80 (a far cry from what it was Saturday the 1st). The resting ECG showed low voltage QRS. The stress ECG revealed no ST segment depression (so I'm not depressed!)

* Exercise(Same day protocol) gated myocardial perfusion SPECT (stress/rest sestamibi) demonstrated no perfusion abnormalities. Thank goodness!

* Resting gated SPECT revealed an ejection fraction of 87% with end-diastolic volume of 51 ml. Post exercise resting gated SPECT revealed a normal left ventricular ejection fraction of 80% with end-diastolic volume of 47 ml and no wall motion abnormalities. Resting and exercise post stress gated SPECT revealed no wall motion abnormalities.

* In conclusion:
Perfusion: Normal
Clinical Response: Nonischemic
Gated Function: Normal
ECG Response: Nonischemic


These test results indicate a low (<10%) likelihood for the presence of angiographically significant coronary artery disease.

Thank you Amber & Addison for going with me to the appointment. Sorry I didn't get to spend much time with you. I so wish we had more time together. You are always so willing to jump in the care and be here at a minutes notice. I love you so much. You are always so supportive, kind and extremely generous.

Thank you Joe for all you love and constant support. I love you with every fiber of my being, without you who knows where I'd be.

Kim & Jaris thank you for your love and support.

Tomorrow, I leave for Texas, at least now I can going knowing my heart is ok. I just need to remember to RELAX and have fun.

I'm more than ready to walk away from work for a bit, it has been a huge burden weighing on my shoulders lately.

Ok, I need to go make dinner, even thought it's not my night to do it. Hint Hint Hint.

Have a great rest of the evening. I need to go to bed early to leave by 5:15 am to board the airplane. I will miss my dear husband, I really don't like being away from him. I am looking forward to spending time with Kimi, Sofia and Dallin again. I really wish they lived back in Oregon so we could all get together more often.

Ok, I've now written a novel time to stop.

Sofia Happy Birthday

Sofia is 6 yrs old today. She is such a beautiful girl. She loves school,dance (she's a beautiful ballerina), singing, Tinkerbell, laughing, Girl Scouts, playing, and of course being with her Nana & Papa. Sofia, we hope you have a wonderful birthday. We are so sad we can't be there to celebrate your birthday with you but Nana will be there next week and we'll party then,k?

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday Dear Sofia
Happy Birthday to you.

WE LOVE YOU WITH ALL OUR HEARTS

Love,
Nana & Papa

Update......

Ok, I'm still not up to par but doing better.

Here is my update... Yes, I am still having chest pains but only 2 have been strong enough to really get my attention but not strong enough to take a nitro. My left arm continues to ache,feel numb and tingly for the most part.

I called my Dr. and finally this afternoon they call me just to say they received my paperwork from McKenzie Willamette Hospital. Oregon Cardiology is to call me wither Tuesday or Wednesday to schedule a stress test. Once I have that I will update everyone.
Meanwhile, I will be fine, no worries. As I am looking forward Sofia turning 6 years old tomorrow - HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOFIA - I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I really wish I could be there to celebrate with you. Also I get the privilege of baby-sitting Addison on Wednesday, then next week I will be flying to Texas to visit with Kimi and her family and staying at a brand new resort.

Thanks again for all you love and concern.

911 - Ambulance - Hospital

I've had quite the week and 1/2. It all started last week with me having some achiness in my chest then Friday after leaving Jon's birthday party I got heartburn like never before. Not only was it the heartburn but Nichol's snoring was awful, she flipping' gurgles when she snores. I was having such awful flash back of when my Dad died that I couldn't handle it anymore, I really thought I was going to throw up right then. I leaned forward and asked Joe to pull over NOW so she did at some podunk town. I got out of the car and vomited then I got the rolaids out of my purse in the trunk hopign that would help. The ride home was miserable. Then I was up most of the night because I couldn't kick the darn heartburn. Saturday I felt completely out of it and just wasn't myself,I was having some chest pains....then Sunday came and went and I felt the same except the chest pains were increasing.

By Monday morning I made a Dr. appointment, they got me right in. The Dr. was really rude and sarcastic, I wanted to slap the stupid woman but I didn't have enough strength. She sent me in for an EKG and a bunch of blood work. Everything cam back normal, except my chest pains were increasing and my left arm was really achy. I went back to work and with everything that is happening there and with finances, and just the crap that goes on from day to day I was a complete mess.

My pains continued to increase throughout the rest of the week. Then yesterday the pain was intensifying so I walked across the street to Lance & Laura's house to ask for an aspirin, since I didn't have any. They asked what was wrong, sheesh........I shouldn't even take without tearing up. I was trying really hard to put on my brave face, but they weren't' buying it, not one bit. They asked where Joe was and I told them I had been trying to call him all day but was unsuccessful, he was gone hunting. Laura decided to take my blood pressure it was 148/100, after another chest pain and trying my best to relax she took my blood pressure again 139/105 and boom a big chest pain hit me this time I felt like someone was standing on my chest and the teard really began to flow. Lance called Joe, then he called 911. Next thing I know Joe is there, Gerry from down the street, Lynn & Ryan with their baby, Jaris & Nichole w/Austin and about 6 EMT's. I was so embarrassed. They check my blood pressure, not sure what it was, the check my blood sugar and it was good, not bad considering all I had ate all day was a piece of toast and a brownie with a Pepsi. They ran an EKG, Gerry looked at it and I looked up at her and asked her what she thought I should do, since she is a retired charge nurse in critical care department. She said I need to go to the hospital and go by ambulance. So I did.

In the ambulance I was hooked up to an IV, given more aspirin, and a nitro.......finally some relief, the chest paina were subsiding after the nitro. Joe actually beat the ambulance to the hospital.

At the hospital I was given Nexum intravenously, draw more blood, another EKG and hooked up to a heart monitor. My heart rate was down to 52 but mostly around the 54 to 55 rate. My blood pressure took a while to come down but it finally did, what a relief. After a couple hours, several text messages later from our girls and phone call from Jaris, I was told my EKG looked fine, but that I need to call my Dr. first thing Monday morning to get in for a stress test. They gave me nitro and direction on how and when to take it. Then we were released and sent home.

I was woke up during the night with one really hard pain, other than that I've had several lighter pains through today but none that were alarming.

So thank you all for your love and concern. I just need to de-stress my life........yeah right.............as if that is ever going to happen. Meanwhile I will go have the stress test,wait for the Dr and ambulance bills to pile in so I can be medically broke along with everything else.

I will update everyone once I get the test results from the stress test. Again thanks for all your love and support. I love you all.