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"Larry McMahan" wrote in message


Posts! We want posts!

When she can write (to us) then we know she is OK.

How's this, Larry? Ask and ye shall receive!

Seriously, thank you all for all your good thoughts, prayers, and
wishes.
I'm sure they helped. It was rough going there for a couple of days, but
I feel well enough now that I think they may spring me once they are
sure
I can do all my meds at home. I'm breathing well, although my chest
still
hurts a bit from where they pounded on me while I was in cardiac arrest.

We still really have no idea what brought on this sudden, severe attack.
I went from a mild asthma attack that is no biggie to complete pulmonary
arrest within about 10 minutes, so it's a little frightening to
contemplate a reoccurence, but the pulmonologist seems reasonably
confident that Advair (which is a combination steriod, serevent and
something else that escapes me) will do the trick and knock it back to
where I don't have to worry about this happening again.

Basically, I'm extremely lucky that a) I called 911 when I did and b)
the team that worked on me was awesome. Another 5 minutes and I
probably wouldn't be writing this post, either because I'd be dead or
brain-damaged. But none of that happened and, aside from a bit of chest
discomfort and leaden limbs, I feel right as rain. To quote _The
Princess
Bride_, I was just a little bit dead!

Kids were here this morning. Julian was thrilled to see Mommy (he woke
when the ambulance arrived, so he knew something was really wrong),
Vernon nursed like a fiend (he kept checking under my gown to be sure
they were still there g), and Aurora seemed subdued but pleased to
see me. So all is well. I hope to be home by tomorrow at the latest.
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Be well, Barbara (not quite dead yet!)

Wow Barbara, I have chills reading your post. As a nurse in ICU, I know all
too well what you've just been through and how hard an ordeal it is, I can't
even imagine how your kids felt! How scary that it progressed so far, and I
hope the advair does wonders for you. I'm so glad you have such a strong
support system. How is your husband holding up?

laurie
mommy to Jessica, 27 months
and Christopher, 12 weeks

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