[Vhfcn-l] Updated report on The Imposter Wife

[Jim Henthorn]

Great news Chris!  Prayers continue for you both as she continues to
heal!

Jim

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Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 15:57
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Subject: [Vhfcn-l] Updated report on The Imposter Wife

Many people have been asking about how Jan is doing. So here goes.

She was operated on or about 12 June.  This after having two discs
replaced in her neck in Dec last year and was doing great on her
rehabilitation.  That was until what we call the attack of the spur.  So
her surgeon had to go in and remove her C6 vertebrae and put in what
they call rods to keep her head in alignment.  Big honking neck brace on
her when she came out of that surgery.  Next morning back in again from
the front and found out that the spur was not just touching her spinal
cord as seen in the MRI picture but was in fact half way into the
cord...which can lead to some serious problems where she would never
walk again or control herself depending on what damage the spur might
have done on its way into the cord. OR...maybe it did little or no
damage as it penetrated.

Well here we are 6 weeks later and it would appear that she got away
cleanly.  She spent 2 weeks in the hospital rehab center and she was
doing great.  They sent her on to a separate rehab place and in the 2
weeks she was there she continued to excel.  The staff at both places
were very surprised at how well she advanced.

She wanted to come on home after two weeks because they are always
waking you when you are asleep to take your BP, check your oxygen level
take another blood sample  or see what you want for breakfast.  They had
great meals there!  So anyhow...the staff agreed that she was more than
ready to go home.  I thought she should stay there for the daily Filet
Minone that was available and you could have it for dinner every day of
the 100 or so days she could stay. 
The way it works is that day 1-20 Medicare pays 100% of all costs. 
Day 21-100 Medicare pays 85% of everything but Tri-Care for life picks
up the rest of it up to the 100% mark.  I am glad I stayed in the Army
for 20 believe me! She was treated like a Queen in both areas of the
hospital and at the assisted living/rehabilitation place.

So she is home and able to walk with and sometimes without the walker. I
make he meals for her and wait on her for everything. She is able to
take a shower and to wash her hair. She can stand up behind the walker
and get 80% of her dressing done.  She has PT person come in 3 times a
week and a OT person come in 2 times a week.  She dismissed the speech
therapist after learning that if she sat up straight her food and pills
would go down her throat a lot better.  She has an ongoing Thyroid
problem going on for several year that an ENT stays on top of. She is
taking time to work in her office taking breaks every hour, catching up
with emails with her friends and continuing her writing on her next
book.

So there it is.  She is doing good although if it had been me I would
have had the filet mignon dinner every night for as long as I could
stand it. There is no Filet of anything in our two fridge/freezers at
home I tell you all! >:-}

As always we thank all of you for your nice thoughts and prayers.
Chris

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