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Feb 21, 2021 Not much changing, really. Couple of small things. Vic finally went in for the CT scan we were expecting last week. It was so fast and painless. He was hoping that the tech would say, "OH, THERE THEY ARE (the stents)!" But he didn't. Neither did he show any concern - looks like the stents are where they're supposed to be. His surgery is this next Friday, the 26th. We were a day off. They haven't said anything yet about pre-surgery Covid testing, but we expect them to. Yesterday, Matt came over to show us a movie about the big housing and mortgage bust of 2008, (yeah, we experienced that, where every week a different company was taking over our home loan) and when Matt was leaving, Vic stepped out on the porch for less than a minute and a half, got chilled, and came back in shaking so bad he could barely adjust the thermostat. He climbed into bed fully clothed, and turned his blanket up to 6. I looked in on him, and he seemed peacefully asleep, so I let him be. He texted me a little bit later to go in and help him, and when I felt his head it was hot. Thermometer said 101.2, Later, it was 102.9. Then later back down to 100.5. I don't like to mess with fevers too soon, because they're important, and it hadn't reached a danger zone yet. We finallly heard from the Dr's female P.A. and she said he could take one tylenol. He felt that part of what was making him feel sick was the 2 days he's been w/out a bowel movement. He eats Activia yogurt, drinks Magnesium Citrate, and takes a stool softener, and was backed up anyway. She said she'd make an appt for him Monday morning to check for any infection. He's still feeling pain on urination. Sometimes the cath seems to be pinching, sometimes it's the urine. And it's still reddish-brown. So, fever or not, he needs to be seen. I do not see the advantage of keeping the cath AND the stents in this week. Even a few days with them out seems like it would feel so much better. BUT, he won't let them "search" for the stents again without being under a general anesthetic which can't happen in the doc's office. TOO painful. We keep thinking of his step-dad, who has apparently had a catheter for 2 years. blechk! I'd msg'd Sondra Hine earlier, who years ago was a nurse, and talked to her about his situation, and she ended up bringing over (at 9:15pm dark/cold night) 3 days worth of Herb-Lax, and natural Shaklee product that regulates the bowel - helps it ease off if you've got the runs, and helps move things if you're constipated. By this morning, Vic had had 2 BM's, and was feeling much better. His fever went away before he was too far asleep last night. Wonderful thing about Sondra: at first, she was going to bring the tablets over this morning, then she argued with herself, saying, "Well, I prayed for chances to serve...!" And finally decided to bring the Herb-Lax over last night. I didn't discourage her from bringing it last night, because I felt like it would make a big difference overnight for Vic. AND it did! I didn't sleep well - a little nerve twitch here, and cranky muscle there...I got up around 2 and made a tea and half PBJ toast. I remember seeing the clock showing 5:30, and drifting a little, then it was 6:30, and time to get up. I snoozed until 7, so I was present in Ward Council in spirit, but not in face. So right after it was over, I went back in and laid down with Vic, and we snoozed through Sacrament meeting. But woke up to hear Jay Gabbitas give the Gospel Doctrine lesson. I'm always a little surprised at what a good teacher he is. He talked about the 3 Witnesses to the Book of Mormon, and how they really WANTED to be the prophesied 3 witnesses, then Jay asked, "What are WE willing to do to be witness of Christ?" VERY GOOD food for thought.