Doctors, Doctors

As I'm sure everyone has noticed, I haven't posted in quite some time.  As most of you know, there is a good reason for that.  (Sorta, I have had some free time!)

I've been busy running from doctor to doctor, hospital to hospital!  Too many sick men!  If it isn't mine, it's somebody elses! (is that a word?)

It started out with a stress test for my hubby, followed by an angiogram.  Unfortunately, the results weren't good and now heart bypass surgery is looming.  We have an appointment with the surgeon on May 2nd and we should know more after that.

In the meantime, Lester decided to give us some excitement and require a visit to the emergency room.  After many tests it was clear his gall bladder needed to come out.  While Lester was in the hospital waiting for his surgery, Derek decided to get sick also! 

Of course Derek ended up in a different hospital than Lester!  After much testing and consulting, the cardiologist decided to take Derek's pacemaker out. The doctor feels that the area around the pacemaker was infected and, he also feels the pacemaker wasn't ever really needed!  They are monitoring Derek's heart to make sure it continues to work well.  We aren't sure if this is the right course to take, however, Derek seems to be feeling much better now, so we shall see how it goes.

As an update to Derek, he has just returned home from the hospital this evening, and though he is weak, he does seem to be feeling better.  Lester's update is also encouraging. He is doing well after his gall bladder surgery, and has been home for close to a week.  He should soon be able to go back to his adult daycare.

Can there possibly be anything else exciting ahead for us?

After Surgery.  He's smiling!