FOLKS
ELECTRIC WAVE THERAPY AT 9:00———ACUPUNCTURE AT 10:50 AND………..LUMBAR STEM CELL FROM 3:00 P.M. START TO BEING ON MY BACK UNTIL 9:00P.M. DONE WITH WAVE AND ACUPUNCTURE, WAITING FOR STEM CELL……HANDS AND FEET ARE HURTING….EVIDENTLY I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS TODAY AS MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS 151 AFTER NAPPING…WILL LET YOU KNOW RESULTS FROM TODAY, LATER……….
SHELLY
5 comments July 21st, 2008
WELL FOLKS, TODAY WAS A PRETTY FULL DAY….ELECTRIC WAVE THERAPY, ACUPUNCTURE, MASSAGE FOR MY ACHING LEGS AND THE TYPHOON PASSED US OVER SO FAR…..TOMORROW, SUNDAY WILL BE A FREE DAY……HOPEFULLY WE CAN GO SHOPPING WITH JOHNNY AND OUR DRIVER….TODAY THEY CHANGED OUR BED LINEN, THE DO THIS ONCE A WEEK…….I ASKED FOR NEW TOWELS AND YOU CAN’T GET ANY….YOU ARE ALLOWED 2 TOWELS AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING THEM YOURSELF……TOMORROW ON OUR FREE DAY WE WILL BE BUYING SOME TOWELS…….THEY HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE ME MY SECOND LUMBAR STEM CELL (SPINAL) ON MONDAY AND 1ST BIV STEM CELL ON FRIDAY….THEY WILL THEN GIVE US 2 FREE DAYS, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. I HAVE TO BE TRUTHFUL AND TELL YOU THE FOOD IS NOT THE BEST……TONIGHT WE TRIED SOME EGG AND CHEESE SANDWICHES AND SOME SPAGHETTI……..LET’S NOT GO INTO IT…….WE ARE FOLLOWING ALL THE RULES AND THEY ARE KEEPING CLOSE TABS ON MY DIABETES…………IT HAS BEEN FINE…..I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE 1ST LUMBAR TREATMENT ALONG WITH ALL THE ACUPUNCTURE AND WAVE THERAPY HAVE GIVEN SOME PARTS OF MY BODY A RUDE AWAKENING……MY ARMS AND LEGS HAVE GIVEN ME SOME INCREDIBLE PAIN ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT….TONITE I GET A PILL TO HELP ME SLEEP…….STAY WELL AND I WILLKEEP YOU POSTED AS BESTAS POSSIBLE………..
SHELLY
3 comments July 19th, 2008
WELL, THE FIRST STEM CELL TREATMENT IS OVER…THE ACTUAL PAIN OF THE TREATMENT WAS NOT BAD. THEY GAVE ME DIAZOPAN BY IV AND IT PUT ME TO SLEEP. WHEN I WAS AWAKENED IT WAS OVER. FELT A LITTLE PAIN WITH THE INJECTION. THEN, WHEELED BACK TO MY ROOM FOR THE 6 HOUR LAYING ON YOUR BACK WITHOUT RAISING YOUR HEAD. WELL, THIS WASN’T NICE. BOTH ARMS FROM MY FINGERS TO MY ELBOWS STARTED TO HURT, AND I MEAN HURT. MARILYN MY WIFE WORKED ON MASSAGING BOTH ARMS FOR HOURS WITH TEARS IN MY EYES. THANK G-D FOR HER. THEN, HOURS 4 AND 5 THEY LET A MASSEUS MASSAGE ME FOR TWO HOURS. MAJOR PAIN. THEY THEN LET ME RISE AFTER ABOUT 5 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES. MY BACK HURT QUITE A BIT FROM LAYING ON MY BACK, ON THE MATTRESS WITH NO PILLOW. THIS MORNING STARTS WITH THE ELECTRIC WAVE THERAPY AND ACUPUNCTURE AGAIN. MAIN THING, SURVIVED ROUND ONE. I’LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
LOVE
SHELLY
7 comments July 17th, 2008
JOHNNY TOOK US TO A “CHINESE RESTAURANT” FOR DINNER……….CLASSY PLACE, BUT………………LIVE SNAKES IN GLASS BOXES THAT YOU PICK FOR DINNER………..NEED I SAY MORE? MARILYN IS OK TODAY……..
6 comments July 15th, 2008
DID MY ELECTRIC WAVE THERAPY….PAINFUL BUT OK……….DID MY ACUPUNCTURE——–MORE PAINFUL THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, BUT TOLERABLE……..WENT FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY AND THE DR. SAID IT WAS NOT NEEDED SO I WILL BE GETTING MASSAGES INSTEAD……….
2 comments July 15th, 2008
THINGS ARE GETTING INTERESTING….TODAY HAD A LUNG TEST AND A CHEST X-RAY AND A PHYSICAL EVALUATION. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH ONCE THIS TREATMENT IS OVER, SMOKING MAY BECOME A THING OF THE PAST FOR ME…I BELIEVE THAT I WILL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT……..STEM CELL TREATMENTS WILL START ON WEDNESDAY….THE 1ST TREATMENT WILL BE A LUMBAR TREATMENT, WHICH IS A SPINAL……JUST GOT MY TREATMENT SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK……SO HERE IT GOES:
TUESDAY———–JULY 15–8:50 ELECTRIC WAVE THERAPY– 10:50 ACUPUNCTURE –2:20 PHYSICAL THERAPY
WEDNESDAY ——-JULY 16–8:50 ELECTRIC WAVE THERAPY– 10:50 ACUPUNCTURE –2:20 LUMBAR PUNCTURE STEM CELL
THURSDAY———JULY 17–8:50 ELECTRIC WAVE THERAPY– 10:50 ACUPUNCTURE –2:20 PHYSICAL THERAPY
FRIDAY———— JULY 18–8:50 FREE————————— 10:50 FREE————–2:20 FREE
SATURDAY——– JULY 19–8:50 ELECTRIC WAVE THERAPY– 10:50 ACUPUNCTURE– 2:20 PHYSICAL THERAPY
SO FOLKS I WILL BLOG YOU DAILY, IF ABLE, WITH MY RESULTS. STAY TUNED AND AS THEY SAY IN ROME, LET THE GAMES BEGIN…….ALSO, MET A NEW INTERPRETER TODAY. HIS NAME IS ALF, HE IS FROM MILWAUKEE AND LOVES GARDETTO…….HE CAME TO CHINA AFTER COLLEGE TO TEACH ENGLISH AND STAYED HERE FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS.
6 comments July 14th, 2008
JUST GAVE BLOOD, 6 VIALS. VERY PROFESSIONAL NURSE, WORE MASK, GLOVES AND HIT THE VEIN THE FIRST TIME. I”M IMPRESSED. IT IS SUNDAY MORNING NOW AND THEY ARE BRINGING PANCAKES. WE WILL SEE.
LOVE
SHELLY/POPS
4 comments July 13th, 2008
WELL WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THE TRIP. WE ARE AT THE HOSPITAL, IT IS 1:45 AM. MOM HAS CRASHED AFTER UNLOADING ALL THE BAGS, TOWELS, MEDICINE, CLOTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS NEEDED. WHEN WE GOT IN THEY TOOK MY BLOOD PRESSURE AND IT WAS 180 ON TOP. THEY MADE ME GET RIGHT INTO BED. THEY TOOK MOM’S AND IT WAS 160 +. EVIDENTLY, WE WERE A LITTLE RUN DOWN AND ANXIOUS. WE ARE OK NOW AFTER THEM MAKING ME LAY DOWN AND GIVING ME OXYGEN. TOMORROW STARTS BLOOD TESTS AND A FEW OTHER TESTS. THEN THE DOCTORS MEET WITH US AND WILL GIVE US THE LAY OF THE LAND. I AM PRETTY NERVOUS AND I HAVE A GREAT CONCERN FOR MOM SO WE MUST TRY TO KEEP HER SPIRITS UP.
WE LOVE YOU ALL
POPS
1 comment July 13th, 2008
DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
WELL, THE REALIZATION AND TIME TO LEAVE IS NEAR. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR BEST WISHES AND PRAYERS. MARILYN AND I ARE ANXIOUS TO GO AND ALSO I WOULD SAY, APPREHENSIVE. THAT’S A PRETTY GOOD WORD FOR IT. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS A PRETTY TOUGH GUY BUT AS TIME GROWS NEARER I REALIZE THAT MY WIFE IS THE “ROCK”. I KNOW WHAT I’M GOING THROUGH AND GUESS WHAT, I AM PRETTY NERVOUS. I BELIEVE IT IS THE UNKNOWN THAT IS BOTHERING ME. I ALSO SEE WHAT THIS CAN DO TO A WIFE AND LOVING CHILDREN. SO, I WILL BLOG YOU WITH ALL THAT IS GOING ON AND HOPEFULLY OUR SKYPE WILL WORK. MY NEXT BLOG WILL BE FROM CHINA AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL ALL BE ABLE SEE THAT THIS PROCEDURE WILL WORK. KIDS,HANG IN THERE, WE WILL OVERCOME THE INEVITABLE.
LOVE YOU
DAD–SHELLY
10 comments July 8th, 2008
Well time is getting closer and Marilyn and myself want to thank all of you for your early prayers and thoughts. We are definitely getting a little anxious as the time for leaving is getting closer. I guess this is understandable. My main concern is for Marilyn as she is desparately trying to make everything perfect for me. I have given her my word that I will be a good boy. This is a major stressfull undertaking, but being a Chicago BEAR fan for so many years, I am used to STRESS. So…………if you get a chance keep, keep my wife as sane as possible and let her know that your thoughts are with her. I want everyone to know that without her this trip would not be possible.
Love & Kisses
Shelly
2 comments June 28th, 2008
