Apparently Scott hasn't been eating enough apples. All is good now! Above is the view from Scott's hospital window. Scott was diagnosed with a triple fascicle block (poor conduction in heart chambers). This put him at risk of collapse and other heart issues. Not great when you don't live in the country. His doc recommended a pacemaker. He had been taken to the prep area prior to getting the pacemaker implanted when I took the photo. It was evening as his surgeon was running late and pacemakers are relatively easy to place so get scheduled after more major procedures. Apparently it was another 90 minutes before he actually went into the OR. Since it was late in the day, I couldn't see any updates on the scheduling link that was designed to show me his progress; not great for nerves. Luckily, they let me hang out until he returned to the room about 9:30pm. This made for a very long day since we started the morning in Cobargo, about 3 hours away from the hospital. The private insurance we took out in September had to approve the procedure, after initially saying it wasn't covered because it was a pre-existing condition. Since it was a new condition to us, this was a bit surprising! However, the paperwork went through (with prodding) in time to make his original appointment. He goes to his regular doctor for an incision check on Friday and then back to the cardiologist in Canberra in 3-4 weeks.
We now have matching devices. We are back home but he is still in the recovery stages and isn't supposed to drive, lift his arm up above shoulder height, lift more than 5lbs in general, etc, for several weeks. He is finding it a bit restrictive. He has also been given a lot more long term restrictions for the same pacemaker model. I got to told to avoid MRIs and junk-yard magnets. He is to avoid cell phones in shirt pockets, convection stove tops and chain saws, among other things. Need to do some research to see what is actually reasonable. Can't decide if they are totally bogus, don't care as much about Americans or if they just don't think we will follow, regardless of what we are told.
We have scheduled the excavator for the water tank this week. Since Scott can't do much, I learned how to take down the fence so they can access the right area with larger trucks. Scott was very patient as I figured out how to take things apart. We have also started on the process to add solar panels. Definitely spending the kids' inheritance!
We have also been trying to get the sheep corralled so we can drench them. They refused to cooperate when the guy that owned them came by so we are working on bribery to get them into the pen. We bought them so they are officially our problem now! Our hope was to get them to act as lawnmowers up and down the lane but since we took down the fence, we need plan B. Hoping they are fast to forgive or at least really like the pellets.
They did seem to be expecting something this morning. I obliged. Four now go into the space but only one seems not to care that I might be near by. Friends have suggested we get a dog....
On the house front, we have hung most of the paintings and pics that I had in frames already. I will explain these over the next few posts. This set is in our bedroom.
I took the pics while we were still dating many years ago. They are of the family farm in Nerriga. The farm has been sold and was further to the west in the state. Lovely land and a ways from the ocean. It is still missed but we do love this place.
The other little one you can see in the upper image is a ocean shot. I didn't realize or anticipate how much white wall space we have! It is dwarfed. My plan is to eventually get back to my art projects and I have places for any paintings I want to put up.
As I type this, I can hear the kookaburras, the yellow-tailed black cockatoos, the magpies and some birds I can't identify by song! So very cool.
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