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Still praying, Gloria. And praying now for your daughter as well. I pray all goes well on Tuesday for her.

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1/15/12 11:44 P

Praying for you and praying all goes well I know my mother has stents and did good with them so I know you will do good too .. as for your Daughter praying for her too ,,,, hugs my friend

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1/15/12 8:53 P

Finally! Some computer time so I can update you all about what I found out at my appointment(s) Friday. My first appt on Friday was Dr. Stubbs, the vascular surgeon at Ok Heart Hospital. His big concern for me was there is placque building in my aorta going down from the kidney area to the "Y" where the vessels branch in my groin to go to the legs. And I just thought it ws blockages in my legs at the hip and further down. If we do not take care of that then other fixes may become obsolete by becoming blocked. I also have significant (approx 90%) blockages - almost identical in both sides of the Y. I had the option of fixing all or just fixing the Y area. I am opting for the most that can be done - my thought is why do this twice? I may not have a second chance! To do the repairs, Dr will use a custom made synthetic graft with reinforcing to be sure the area stays open. There will also be regular stents placed at the Y. And as far as I know now there will be balloons used at some of the blockages further down in my legs. I'm not sure if this will be at the same time or some other time. Once this is accomplished, we will see what the Drs.propose for my heart. So that the graft can be sized correctly for me, I will have to have a Cat Scan done this Friday the 20th. After that, I will know more about when we can do the surgery. It will require an overnight stay and I will be totally sedated so I don't move around during the procedure.

Then it was on to the next Dr. This was Dr. Sophia Khan, gastroenterologist and another consult only. But after going over the symptoms of my GERD/Reflux problems, she determined that we need to see just what is going on in my esophagus. And since I have a family history of colon cancer, we will do both ends on the same day- Monday Jan. 30.

I commented to one of them, it seemed I was falling apart faster than I could put things back together, and was told not really! LOL! It sure feels like it from my end!

Please say a prayer for my daughter Terri she has ear surgery on Tuesday. The Dr. will remove old tubes from behind her eardrums, clean out scar tissue and then place new tubes in her ears. Hopefully this will help to clear out the fluid buildup for her so we can know exactly what her hearing capacity is. Once we have that info then we can proceed to try and help her to hear better. It will be wonderful not to have to get in her face and yell!

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1/10/12 12:48 A

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1/9/12 11:55 P

Still praying, Gloria.

Thank you, MAREANNIE, for the prayers for everyone.


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1/9/12 5:05 P

praying at Daily Mass and pray St Ann Novena

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1/9/12 1:30 A

I went to our Adoration Chapel and prayed for our Team Members in need of God's extra graces and help and guidance.

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1/7/12 10:33 P

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1/7/12 4:12 P

Thank you everyone for your (continuing) prayers. As soon as I can after my appointment on Frid, 1/13, I will post about what the plan will be,
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1/7/12 2:36 P

Praying for you!

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1/5/12 6:52 P

Gloria will continue to pray for you hugs my friend please keep us updated

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1/5/12 2:13 P

Oh, Gloria, I am sorry that the results weren't great.
We will continue to pray, and hope that the appointment on the 13th goes well. Take care!

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1/5/12 2:00 P

Thanks all for your prayers! I'm sorry to be so tardy in getting back to you with results. The procedure went well-no issues with it or the anesthesia. Results were not good. I have multiple blockages in both legs and also in the heart. There is one vein in the heart that is sending out new veins to continue feeding the heart so that will not be the top priority for now. I have an appt. with the vascular surgeon on Fri, 1/13/12 9AM. Several people I know have dealt with him and have good reports for me. I'm not sure what to expect other than a plan for what needs to be done. This week I've been fighting a bad cold and cough which has slowed me more. I will check in after my appt. and let you know what's up.
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12/30/11 6:52 P

praying for you hugs

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12/30/11 6:24 P

JUNEBUG4967, I put you and your doctor in the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Sacred Heart of Jesus. I praying for you.

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12/30/11 4:56 A

We are awaiting the results with you!

God be with you.

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12/30/11 12:53 A

Amen. God's love be with you.

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12/29/11 12:41 P

Amen and praying

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12/29/11 10:45 A

May our almighty and all-loving Father grant you His peace, and I pray that He will guide the doctors' hands and minds by the powe of His Holy Spirit. Gace be unto you!

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12/29/11 10:10 A

Hi everyone! I am asking for your prayers for me for today. I will be having a left heart cath and a look in my legs for blockages called an arterofemorral runoff. I have to be at the hospital at noon and the procedure is set to start at 2 pm this is Central Std time here in Oklahoma City. Please pray that God's will be-hopefully this is not too bad. I know I will handle what ever comes along. I have good support at home and church and after the 8:30 Christmas eve mass, I had our priest give me a blessing before surgery. There is a possibility that they may need to put in some stents and I would need to stay overnight. If not, then I will be home later tonight.
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