Sunday, April 20, 2014
On The Road to Recovery (4/17, Thur)
It's been a good three days and Evan is doing so much better. He came home the first night after the surgery and had a hard time sleeping because of his pain. The pain is finally subsided after two days, and he is off the pain medication now. It's kind of funny that he is actually pretty well adjusted to using his crutches, so I think he should be ready to go back to school if the Dr. say so tomorrow. :)
Spring Break (4/15, Tue)
It was a pretty relaxing spring break. The mammogram went well and everything is good for another year! :D
Yeah, we made homemade pizzas (anchovie and chicken)! I got the dough from Traders Joe and the kids did a wonderful job cutting up the ingredients and assembling them together. Got to give them an A+ for team working! :)
Yeah, we made homemade pizzas (anchovie and chicken)! I got the dough from Traders Joe and the kids did a wonderful job cutting up the ingredients and assembling them together. Got to give them an A+ for team working! :)
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Evan's Surgery Day
Yes... the office called again at 7:45am that the surgeon would like an x-ray from Evan before the surgery. Great!!!! I told myself.... I am not coming back ever again to your office!
Well, anyway. It's been a long day:
10:15 Dr.'s office for Evan's x-ray
10:30 Surgical Center (paper work and stuff)
10:45-12:15 Meeting with the surgeon, nurse, and waiting for the surgery
12:15 Operation
1:10 Dr. came out from the surgical room with all details of post surgery information.
1:30 The nurse called me at the lobby and walked me back to the pre-op. room (Evan was already awake and eating)
1:50 Evan got dressed and we went home.
Evan thought he was doing pretty well the first few hours as we went home and that we worried too much. He even argued or tried to negotiate with us about walking on the floor is not a bad idea even when the Dr. suggested of minimal activities, elevated feet about hips and ice treatment at the ankle for four days. But as the time goes, his anesthetic started to worn out, he could feel the pain and stitches on his toe. Bless his heart... I pray that he will recover soon.
2:00 Eat and practice piano
4:00 Cook for dinner
6:15 Left to Stake Center for Trek mom and pa meeting (It was fun and I am not too worry about it for now... except the babysitting part)
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Well, anyway. It's been a long day:
10:15 Dr.'s office for Evan's x-ray10:30 Surgical Center (paper work and stuff)
10:45-12:15 Meeting with the surgeon, nurse, and waiting for the surgery
12:15 Operation
1:10 Dr. came out from the surgical room with all details of post surgery information.
1:30 The nurse called me at the lobby and walked me back to the pre-op. room (Evan was already awake and eating)
1:50 Evan got dressed and we went home.
Evan thought he was doing pretty well the first few hours as we went home and that we worried too much. He even argued or tried to negotiate with us about walking on the floor is not a bad idea even when the Dr. suggested of minimal activities, elevated feet about hips and ice treatment at the ankle for four days. But as the time goes, his anesthetic started to worn out, he could feel the pain and stitches on his toe. Bless his heart... I pray that he will recover soon.
2:00 Eat and practice piano
4:00 Cook for dinner
6:15 Left to Stake Center for Trek mom and pa meeting (It was fun and I am not too worry about it for now... except the babysitting part)
Blessings I Don't See At the Moment
April 16, 2014
There were so many things to take care of before a surgery and being the inexperienced mom of course all these unexpected, last minute calls just drove me nuts.
I called the Dr's office early in the morning and tried to make sure everything was line up with Evan's surgery. The nurse supposed to give Evan a call for the pre-surgery instruction two days ago but we didn't get any until 2:11pm after the office lady called about the change of his surgeon and time for the surgery. I supposed to get Evan to the surgical center at 11:00am according to the letter but the surgeon wanted to squeeze Evan in at 12:00pm, so we needed to be there at 10:45am. And since Dr. P Bernsteix was not feeling well, his brother would fill him in -- a Dr. we have never seen before!
I tried to be nice and not complained about this (I just want Evan to have the surgery done, that's it), but at the same time I was kind of upset of how disorganized it is! What's more? The office lady on the phone told me that the Dr. would like me to get a prescription of crutches and medication. I thought we could get everything at one location since she called Paoli Pharmacx for crutches and Pathmarx for his pain medicine.... so, I requested her to fax the prescription (crutches) to CVX in Berwyn. Little did I know that it's a challenge to find a local, in network medical device provider.
It was passed 3:00pm since we started calling back and forth with the prescription. Somehow, I had an impression that the prescription was sent to CVX through the conversation with the office lady . Since I don't have access to which stores carries the crutches, so I called the insurance for help. The first person gave me a pharmacy in KOP but I later found out that the store didn't have any. I was surprised and pretty desperate as I called Store #4 in Wayne but it turned out that they actually carries them at the store but it was 4:45 as I called and they close at 5:00pm. There's no way for me to pick up the prescription at CVX and be there at Wayne on time. Not to mention that I wasn't able to get the prescription from CVX because the Dr. never sent one to begin with. I was beating myself up at that moment!
However, here's one of the most important lesson that I learned -- As we went back to the car, Evan said "Let's borrow the crutches from the Urbinx's".... That's right! They had it and we could borrow from them.
The big lesson here: Sometimes, we only see frustration along the path and not being able to vision the end of the tunnel (the blessings) ahead of us. It's so much brighter and well planned that we could ever think of. Why do I have to be on the phone for two hours and didn't get anything done before 5:00pm? $45 or more was saved for those 2 hours!!!!
There were so many things to take care of before a surgery and being the inexperienced mom of course all these unexpected, last minute calls just drove me nuts.
I called the Dr's office early in the morning and tried to make sure everything was line up with Evan's surgery. The nurse supposed to give Evan a call for the pre-surgery instruction two days ago but we didn't get any until 2:11pm after the office lady called about the change of his surgeon and time for the surgery. I supposed to get Evan to the surgical center at 11:00am according to the letter but the surgeon wanted to squeeze Evan in at 12:00pm, so we needed to be there at 10:45am. And since Dr. P Bernsteix was not feeling well, his brother would fill him in -- a Dr. we have never seen before!
I tried to be nice and not complained about this (I just want Evan to have the surgery done, that's it), but at the same time I was kind of upset of how disorganized it is! What's more? The office lady on the phone told me that the Dr. would like me to get a prescription of crutches and medication. I thought we could get everything at one location since she called Paoli Pharmacx for crutches and Pathmarx for his pain medicine.... so, I requested her to fax the prescription (crutches) to CVX in Berwyn. Little did I know that it's a challenge to find a local, in network medical device provider.
It was passed 3:00pm since we started calling back and forth with the prescription. Somehow, I had an impression that the prescription was sent to CVX through the conversation with the office lady . Since I don't have access to which stores carries the crutches, so I called the insurance for help. The first person gave me a pharmacy in KOP but I later found out that the store didn't have any. I was surprised and pretty desperate as I called Store #4 in Wayne but it turned out that they actually carries them at the store but it was 4:45 as I called and they close at 5:00pm. There's no way for me to pick up the prescription at CVX and be there at Wayne on time. Not to mention that I wasn't able to get the prescription from CVX because the Dr. never sent one to begin with. I was beating myself up at that moment!
However, here's one of the most important lesson that I learned -- As we went back to the car, Evan said "Let's borrow the crutches from the Urbinx's".... That's right! They had it and we could borrow from them.
The big lesson here: Sometimes, we only see frustration along the path and not being able to vision the end of the tunnel (the blessings) ahead of us. It's so much brighter and well planned that we could ever think of. Why do I have to be on the phone for two hours and didn't get anything done before 5:00pm? $45 or more was saved for those 2 hours!!!!
Monday, April 14, 2014
Super Busy Sunday
4/13/2014 (Sun)
7:30 Get ready for choir practice
12:30 Come home from church
12:45 Fix lunch and meal to the Urbinxs -- all the girls are sick
3:00 Back to church, play for Femi's baptism
4:30 Choir practice again
5:45 Come home
I wish my Sabbath for next week will not be as busy as this one. This is crazy and I am super tired! I have been sleeping a lot lately and still really tired -- hope I am not having any health issue!
7:30 Get ready for choir practice
12:30 Come home from church
12:45 Fix lunch and meal to the Urbinxs -- all the girls are sick
3:00 Back to church, play for Femi's baptism
4:30 Choir practice again
5:45 Come home
I wish my Sabbath for next week will not be as busy as this one. This is crazy and I am super tired! I have been sleeping a lot lately and still really tired -- hope I am not having any health issue!
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Temple
So Johnny and I woke up at four this morning trying to get to the NY temple. The traffic was good and we made it right on time. As we entered into the temple, the worker asked if we drove. He said he doesn't normally ask that question but he did this morning since he has a feeling that we have a car parking in the garage. Then, he gave us a discounted sticker for $10 off parking fee today. How nice!
The session was wonderful as always. We were asked to be the witness couple. After we were done with the session, a sealer came downstairs and recruited us to do some sealing for him. We of course had no problem with that request since it was still early. We did a few names and then a brother walk into the room with the slips of his uncle, aunt and grand parents. We sealed them all together. After the sealing for the brother, I asked for a permission to get my grandparents paper and seal them as couples. What a wonderful spiritual experience it was to be able to act on behalf of my grandmas and Johnny for my grandpas. I love grandma Ng wai-Ching and I still missed her a lot. Tears streaming through my eyes as I heard the blessings was pronounced. I hope all my grand parents get a long well in the eternity.
My heart was full as I thought of the incident. How grateful that I am for the sealer to ask us to stay. I know the Lord will bless us and our family when we serve others. Who in the world would think this experience will turn out to be beneficial to my own family? Thank you, Lord!
The session was wonderful as always. We were asked to be the witness couple. After we were done with the session, a sealer came downstairs and recruited us to do some sealing for him. We of course had no problem with that request since it was still early. We did a few names and then a brother walk into the room with the slips of his uncle, aunt and grand parents. We sealed them all together. After the sealing for the brother, I asked for a permission to get my grandparents paper and seal them as couples. What a wonderful spiritual experience it was to be able to act on behalf of my grandmas and Johnny for my grandpas. I love grandma Ng wai-Ching and I still missed her a lot. Tears streaming through my eyes as I heard the blessings was pronounced. I hope all my grand parents get a long well in the eternity.
My heart was full as I thought of the incident. How grateful that I am for the sealer to ask us to stay. I know the Lord will bless us and our family when we serve others. Who in the world would think this experience will turn out to be beneficial to my own family? Thank you, Lord!
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Wed & Thur
4/9 (wed)
Kyle's has been in my thought for a few days, so I went to see her this morning. When I was there, I found out that she's actually having an annual physical check on her cancer cell count. What worries me was her complained about the pain on her kidney. I hope the results will come back normal that she is in good health. Hope the Lord gives her enough strength for recovery.
Stop by to see Mary but she's not home. I hope she is feeling better and like the tulips that I bought her. Left a FB message but she didn't response. I know read the message... Sometimes, I wish I know how to read people.
Went out to lunch with Johnny. Bro. Urbinx came to help check on the car and there is a need to replace the struts and sway bar... but interesting not the front as suggested by the guys from the shop, only the rear! Johnny and I were in shock since they guys has been talking about the problems in the front all this time. Thank goodness that Bro. Urbinx was able to show us where the leaks are and what needs to be taking care of. Now, we just need to order the parts and pay him to fix it.
4/10 (Thur)
Can't deny that I am getting old! I went to help Amber and her family with packing and loading some stuff on a van, came home and slept for a good 3 hours until Jady woke me up with a kiss. Johnny already warned me not to lift heavy boxes and objects because of my elbows. But I did it anyway.... this is a problem. I don't know how to say no to people. I am such a terrible mother. I need to spend more time serving my family. :(
Kyle's has been in my thought for a few days, so I went to see her this morning. When I was there, I found out that she's actually having an annual physical check on her cancer cell count. What worries me was her complained about the pain on her kidney. I hope the results will come back normal that she is in good health. Hope the Lord gives her enough strength for recovery.
Stop by to see Mary but she's not home. I hope she is feeling better and like the tulips that I bought her. Left a FB message but she didn't response. I know read the message... Sometimes, I wish I know how to read people.
Went out to lunch with Johnny. Bro. Urbinx came to help check on the car and there is a need to replace the struts and sway bar... but interesting not the front as suggested by the guys from the shop, only the rear! Johnny and I were in shock since they guys has been talking about the problems in the front all this time. Thank goodness that Bro. Urbinx was able to show us where the leaks are and what needs to be taking care of. Now, we just need to order the parts and pay him to fix it.
4/10 (Thur)
Can't deny that I am getting old! I went to help Amber and her family with packing and loading some stuff on a van, came home and slept for a good 3 hours until Jady woke me up with a kiss. Johnny already warned me not to lift heavy boxes and objects because of my elbows. But I did it anyway.... this is a problem. I don't know how to say no to people. I am such a terrible mother. I need to spend more time serving my family. :(
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