ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

I see mullein mentioned for so many things and there's just not any growing around me! If anyone has a stash of some I'd make a trade of a couple of copasure caps Just PM me.

I'm gonna get some seed and plant some myself for future use.

 

[redtailgal]

lol, I need some copasure caps. Did you know that? Some little bird told you?

I need to harvest some more leaves for myself. When I do, I'll try to get enough for you as well (and I have your name with mullien seed right on my calendar).

edited to add: I'm gonna start a thread about Mullein with information and uses.

It will be under cures and injuries and will be called "using mullein".

 

[elevan]

You're my hero!

 

[autumnprairie]

stopping by to say hi

 

[Lute]

Did the eggs pip?

I'm hatching my very first eggs. I'm so excited! But they aren't due until closer to the end of the month (the duck eggs I put in are due on the first! YES).

 

[elevan]

Not a sound...no pips...no zips...

They are on day 29 today. I'm gonna have DH take one outside later and give it a check...cause if these were East India eggs they should have hatched between day 24-26.

 

[elevan]

At 3:30am this morning I woke up to use the bathroom and found my DH in there...laying on the floor knocked out cold....stuff knocked everywhere.

I started yelling at him to wake up and finally he came around but didn't know what happened. He said he'd had some tummy issues and felt a little dizzy but that's all he could remember.

Ok, so diarrhea and dizziness often go hand in hand so I sent him back to bed. Then I called his assistant manager and asked her to cover for him.

I went back to bed for a couple of hours and when I got up DH was complaining that his chest hurt...uh oh.

Rushed around and took care of Boingo, let the chickens out and got the boys ready to go. Dropped K off at my uncle's for a couple of hours to play with his cousins and then took DH to the ER. They had just started doing tests on him when I had to leave to run B next door to the doctor for his counseling session. An hour later I was dropping B off to visit his cousins and heading back to the hospital.

He was discharged from the hospital at almost 2p with an infection in his pericardium (sp?) with rx for antibiotics and other meds. We had to get his prescriptions and I had to grab a sandwich before I dropped...we just got home a short while ago.

DH is resting and I think I'm gonna take a nap.

 

[daisychick]

Holy Cow!! That is scary. Hope he gets better quickly. I had to google it because I didn't know what a pericardium was. Found this info that was really interesting. It seems that mostly men get this. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/other/pericarditis.aspx

 

[redtailgal]

Daisychick: The pericardium is the "sac" covering the heart that prevent friction when it beats.

Normally, Pericarditis is bacterial, and the swelling causes pressure when the heart beats, leading to discomfort, nausea and dizziness. I had a few patients have some urinary problems with it as well. Several has respiratory issues.......wheezing, shortness of breath, pain on inhaling.

Untreated, it is a serious and dangerous condition. But with treatment, antibiotics, some sort of anti-inflamatory (possibly steroids) and at times, a diuretic, recovery is usually quick and without incident.

What that means Em........A cardiac infection sounds horrible, but try not to worry too much.

I hope that they told him to be sure to drink his fluids, and to restrict his salt intake. If he is on a diuretic (water pill) have him eat a bannana each day to help keep that potassium up. ALso, it will help his dizziness and discomfort if he doesnt lay flat on his back.

for both of you. I know that was pretty scary.

 

[Squirrelgirl88]