Surgery Date Set

Casey will be having hernia repair surgery again on Thursday 9/1/2011.  Please keep him in your prayers, as well as his doctors, as he undergoes this tricky procedure.  I will keep you all updated.

Yet Again...

I haven't updated our blog in such a long time because everything has been going ok with Casey. BUT, about a month ago, he noticed a bulge near his incision area again.  We consulted with the Doctor and it was just as we suspected...ANOTHER incisional hernia!!  He will be scheduled for surgery sometime in September.  It doesn't bother him so he is going to wait until a few things that we already have going on have been settled.

I really have nothing new to blog about as far as my health goes.  I'm still seeing a Pyschiatrist for my anxiety and depression.  I recently had to be taken off one of my medications because it was making me lose too much weight.  Which is good and bad at the same time.  I like that I lost 20 pounds, but I don't like that I am continuing to lose weight every month and my clothesare not fitting me anymore!!  It's been two days since I quit taking this certain medication and I have already noticed an improvement in my appetite!!

All is well...

I always seem to have a long lapse in between updates and I sincerely apologize for that!  Casey's surgery went very well.  It was supposed to be outpatient, but while in surgery the doctors found another hernia a little further up from the incisional hernia he was having repaired.  He had to stay overnight and was not released until very late in the day! So, that makes a total of three hernias that he has had repaired in less than a years time!!  His body is full of mesh!  Mesh is what they use to repair the diaphragm walls so that his organs stay in their appropriate place and not poke out and cause a hernia.  This is just something that we have to be very careful with and watch that he doesn't overexhert himself or lift anything too heavy.  He will always be prone to hernias.

He is doing great liver-wise.  His blood tests are perfect and he feels great!  I wish I had his energy!  I have not been through half of what he has and yet I suffer from fatigue! :-/

Just as we thought

Just as we thought...Casey has to have surgery again! :-(  His dr. appt at Baylor Medical Center was today and they confirmed that he has an incisional hernia.  The surgery will take place in a couple of weeks.  We will have to wait for the coordinator to call us with the exact date.  The surgeon thinks that the surgery will only take about an hour and he may not need to stay the night!!  At least it doesn't require a week stay like last time!  I'm really tired of hospitals as is he...but all that matters is that he is alive by the Grace of God!!

As for the car accident; it was not his fault.  An older gentleman turned right in front him and did almost $9000 damage on our car.  Casey is ok; the air bag deployed and saved him from getting hurt!  The other guy was fine as well!  This time I am not having to drive Mr. Daisy to work and back; the other guy's insurance is paying for a rental! Thank God, because the repairs are going to take at least three weeks!!!

When it rains, it hail storms

As if finding out today's news wasn't bad enough; Casey was involved in a two vehicle car wreck today on his way back to work from the Dr. office!!  He and the other driver are fine! It was not his fault this time, THANK GOD!!!  Both cars look really bad and Casey's airbag deployed. I thank God that no one was hurt but this was very bad timing!!! :-(  Does someone have a curse on us?!

NOT AGAIN!

I was really hoping my next update wouldn't have anything to do with bad news ...BUT no such luck.  The last month or so Casey developed a golf ball sized protrusion right around where his scar from an incision is.  At first it didn't bother him, but as the days progressed it became more and more intrusive.  He called his coordinator last week and she said to see his family doctor.  Today he went to see his family doctor and he suggested he see his liver doctors...ugh!!!  But at least he informed us what it was.   It's an incisional hernia!!!  He just had a hernia surgery not too long and now AGAIN?!  His family doctor suggested it be repaired ASAP to keep his intestine from peeking through and having the blood flow pinched off to it furthermore causing more problems like infection!  When will his life ever get better?!

Sharing is Caring

Everything is going great in the life of the Fabulous Finkes!  Casey's health, liver-wise, is great!  His last set of labs were normal except for a slightly elevated cholesterol level!  I guess he needs to lay off the fried foods and junk food.  But hey, all the fried foods and junk food he's been eating has helped him gain some of his weight back!  His face is looking a little more plump as well as his other end...his ever so cute bobo has returned!!

The only thing to complain about is the cold that he had for a few days...and passed on to ME!  He decided he wanted to give me his cooties on my birthday!  The last half of my birthday yesterday was spent laying on couch with an achy body and sore throat! :-(  Thanks alot, honey dear!  I think he took the phrase "sharing is caring" a little too literal!

Now that Casey has been doing so well, I'm afraid that I won't have much to blog about!  I will try to keep my followers interested by blogging about daily activities and Casey's shenanigans and tom foolery! :-)

I'd also like to take this opportunity to invite you to follow my niece and nephew-in-law's cooking blog!  I promise you will LOVE it!! 

http://contemporarycountrycooking.wordpress.com/