Thursday, April 25th, 2019…... This
morning we got things ready for our trip up to Portland later today. I have booked
a room for us for tonight and tomorrow. Lydia’s procedure is Friday afternoon
and she needs to start the prep tonight and will finish it tomorrow morning. We
wanted to be able to have a place where she can relax and go through the
process. We left about 11:00am and leisurely drove up the 110 miles and checked
in at the Travelodge. We are only about .7 miles from the health center. Lydia
is now on a liquid diet so I went down and found Suki’s, the sports bar and grill,
attached to the hotel. I had ‘linner’ (pulled pork sandwich and fries and a
beer) and went back upstairs. We are pretty much locked in to the hotel room
while we are here. Lydia got through the first half of her liquid ‘intake’ and soon
started on her ‘output’. We just hung around and watched tv for the evening.
Friday, April 26th, 2019…… Our room is right above the patio
for Suki’s so we could hear the folks out there up until 2:00am or so. But it
wasn’t enough to keep us awake and the night went well. We got up, I showered,
and let Lydia sleep. Later, I went back downstairs and had breakfast. Bad
choice. I ordered chorizo and egg scramble and got through most of the chunky
onions and bell peppers and pretty much enjoyed the rest until I found a long
hair in the food! Yep, I was done! Meanwhile,
Lydia went to work on the second half of her prep. She was definitely ready for
the procedure later in the day. I took off for a few minutes to go check the
route to the health center. Portland has many one-way streets and where we were
staying is part residential and part industrial. I found an easy route and came
back in a few minutes. Lydia was ready. She got a call asking if she could come
in earlier, as they had a cancellation. No problem, she was ready. We made the
drive and got parked and checked in. She’s done this flexible sigmoidoscopy
before so it was no problem this time. The dr. came in after she was back in
the prep room and gave us the news. He found some really severe pockets and a
lot of swelling and lesions in more than one area. He says he’s pretty sure it’s
not cancerous (but they did biopsies to test) but it’s too far gone to heal
properly so it’s time for surgery. He went on to explain that they will try to
go arthroscopic (through the peritoneal cavity) but because she’s had
peritoneal dialysis, they may have to go in conventional. Also, she may need a colostomy
bag dependent on restructure issues. He put the surgery on his calendar for May
15th. Because she was
technically under the influence, she could not sign anything so we go back on
Monday and do that. We also have a meet and greet with a kidney specialty team,
who was looped in from her Nephrologist here in Lebanon. She wants Lydia to register
with them and be examined for future treatment as needed. All in all, we pretty
much expected the upcoming surgery and she is in good spirits and she’s ready
and hoping to finally get it going and over with now.
After
leaving there, we went looking for Standard Appliance but wanted to find a
place to eat beforehand. We found a Famous Dave’s but the place was not there
when we found the address. No worries, there was a Five Guys down the street
and we ate there. Then we headed over and looked at new stoves for the house.
Our Dacor oven, even though a high-end appliance, is still not working
correctly, even after having recent service, so she wants to investigate other brands.
After a half hour of sticker shock, we left there and headed home. Tomorrow, we
will stop by Basco, another supplier up here, and check them out. Once we settled in, we had another quiet night
but, again, could hear from the patio downstairs. But we both slept soundly most
of the night.
Saturday, April 27th, 2019…... We got up and got showered and packed and checked
out about 8:45am. We found Basco and got some more prices and then headed out
for home. South of Portland, in Tualatin, we stopped at the Cracker Barrel for
breakfast and then walked over to Cabela’s for some shopping before getting
back on the road. We decided to stop in Salem at the Best Buy since it was on
our way home. Having all of these stove prices helps with our planning but
nothing will happen for a while. We got home and visited with my sister and
played with the dogs until she left to go home. Our electrician was a no show
but the circuit is no longer tripping.
That pretty much verifies my theory that the lines are getting moisture
somewhere. I still want the guy to take a look though so I will have to get
back to Kirk to see if he forgot us. Lydia
was tired so the rest of the day was spent just relaxing and napping. I went
out and got us dinner and later, we watched tv until turning in.
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