this Justin

Impressive how organized this morning has been! Justin’s team of surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists just took him back for surgery. The epidural (which is always a sticky point for Justin) went smoothly and his pre-op cocktails definitely helped ease his anxiety. The doctor stopped by and was highly optimistic from the scans on Wednesday (only…

Ok yes, I’m a touch delinquent. But in my defense, this week has been a whirlwind.  Justin is currently in surgery, not the big one, “just” an IVC filter placement and hopefully some successful ballooning of that pesky clot he has been struggling with since early 2014. About 5 weeks ago while traveling back and…

Here’s the deal, Yarbroughs don’t tiptoe through life. We sprint marathons. Since my last post we’ve finally finished 13 years of home projects, listed our home for sale and went under contract, and bought a house in Las Cruces, sight unseen. Thank Heavens we like it just as much (probably more) seeing it in person…

It has been a minute or two, right? 2020 seemed to never end, yet here we are on the precipice of warmer weather in 2021. Not a lot health-wise to report for Justin, which I always feel is a good thing. Through this (explicit) COVID disaster, Justin was able to maintain all his check-ups and…

The past couple of weeks have been familiar. As the recovery process is nothing new to our family, I feel we’ve all settled in to our steady routine, improving ever so slightly by the day. Justin begins his day early, most typically around 5:30. He helps the kids before school, Carter really, since cranky is…

…. we’ve got it! The Yarbrough house has seen better days. Carter started his Monday with nausea and vomiting and has been home from school three days now. Bergan experienced issues on the other end, but pulled through pretty quick, largely unscathed. Justin’s mom picked up that pesky influenza A bug that has been going…

Justin had his first post-op appointment with the surgeon today, resident and med student in tow. It was probably the first visit ever, where it was all good news! Starting with weight… Although Justin has lost nearly ten pounds since surgery (ten pounds he didn’t have to lose), most of which being water, he is…

sometimes it’s not easy. I fear Justin is repeating past sins. He feels fantastic (in relative terms) in the hospital and crashes hard once he’s home. In my mind, there’s no mystery, but the patient disagrees. I might get a white board and start keeping track of inputs and outputs to maintain the accountability he…

Select, Copy, Paste. Another great day! Justin’s set up for the doctors this morning didn’t quite produce the results he was hoping. They did mention discharge, but not until Sunday. Especially after today, waiting until then seems ridiculous. He’s eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, mobile, taking oral pain meds, no nausea, contemplating attending his Monday morning…