I had a phone call from Steve Haffly this afternoon... Ruth's surgery
went well. He asked me to leave a note to the echo... :)

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Hello everybody,

Thank you for your well wishes. The surgeon said the surgery went well.
I was surprised that it was only about an hour from the time she went
into the OR until he came out and talked with me about the surgery. She
had a general anesthesia and was groggy for quite a while. That was also probably due to the other medications also.

Ruth had the option to come home Friday but the surgeon was willing to
let her stay overnight. That was good as she had some additional
physical therapy that she would not have otherwise had which included
how to go up and down steps. As usual, the hospital food was not that
great. I went home for the night.

Today I went back up and Ruth was ready to be released. We had brought
all of Ruth's prescriptions but the nurse said that they had to use the
ones from the hospital. When the Utilization Management Coordinator came
in, she informed us of this. The stay was not covered under Medicare
Part A because Ruth's operation was considered an outpatient procedure.
Also, she said the medications would also not be covered and so would be
filed with insurance (Tricare for Life, which also acts as Medicare Part
D). I said we had brought all of Ruth's prescriptions with us because
that was what we were told to do. She said that this change is new an
they would discuss what to do in this case to allow the medications
brought in this circumstance to be used. This is a Medicare requirement
(Form CMS 10611-MOON, Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice). I mention
this in case a situation happens where someone needs to be in the
hospital for observation but is not admitted as an inpatient by a
doctor's order.

We finally got Ruth released and loaded up. Since it was already lunch
time, we stopped and got some Popeye's Chicken Tenders and biscuits
($3.99) plus drinks. We got it to go and ate in the truck so Ruth would
not have to get out. The trip home was uneventful. We got home safely.
Soon after, Ruth started out on the Kinetech machine to flex her leg.
Then she moved to the recliner and has been using a cooling machine. It
really does seem to help with the pain.

Recovery will hopefully go well. She has the first follow-up appointment
on Tuesday.
Regards,

Stephen
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On 02-16-19 21:27, Stephen Haffly <=-
spoke to Nancy Backus about Ruth's recovery <=-

Ruth had the option to come home Friday but the surgeon was willing to
let her stay overnight. That was good as she had some additional
physical therapy that she would not have otherwise had which included
how to go up and down steps. As usual, the hospital food was not that great. I went home for the night.

Gail was not allowed to go home until she could do steps -- but then we
have a two story and you have a one story. The rule she was given was
up with the good leg, down with the bad.

We finally got Ruth released and loaded up. Since it was already lunch time, we stopped and got some Popeye's Chicken Tenders and biscuits ($3.99) plus drinks. We got it to go and ate in the truck so Ruth
would not have to get out. The trip home was uneventful. We got home safely. Soon after, Ruth started out on the Kinetech machine to flex
her leg. Then she moved to the recliner and has been using a cooling machine. It really does seem to help with the pain.

We had that flex machine. When the PT lady set it up (in hospital and
in our home) it really helped. But, I was never able to get her leg
positioned correctly and it hurt more than it helped when I set it up.
We got sent home with one of those cooling machines and it was great.

Recovery will hopefully go well. She has the first follow-up
appointment on Tuesday.

Give her our best wishes.

D&G

This recipe is more for you than her :-}}

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Title: Fire Balls
Categories: Appetizer, Sausage
Yield: 4 Servings

12 oz Jalapeno peppers, canned
1 c Buttermilk baking mix
6 oz Mozzarella cheese --
Shredded
1 lb Sausage
6 oz Seasoned bread crumbs

* Use a spicy breading mix made for pork or for less spicy dish use
unseasoned fine dry bread crumbs. A mixture of pork breading crumbs
and plain crumbs is good to use.

1. Cut off stem ends and remove seeds from the peppers. Rinse peppers
to remove seeds, but allow some seeds to remain if you like them
hotter.

2. Stuff peppers lightly with cheese, then set aside.

3. Thoroughly mix sausage, biscuit mix, and remaining cheese. Make
small patties from the mixture. Place a pepper in the center of each
patty, then wrap and seal the dough around the pepper. Coat one or two
balls at a time by shaking them in a plastic bag with the pork
breading mix or seasoning of your choice.

4. Using a lightly greased skillet, brown sausage balls until the
sausage is thoroughly cooked, turning several times.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill

From: Marjorie Scofield Date: 03-17-96
International Cooking

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Quoting Stephen Haffly to Nancy Backus on 02-16-19 21:27 <=-

Thank you for your well wishes. The surgeon said the surgery went
well. I was surprised that it was only about an hour from the time she went into the OR until he came out and talked with me about the
surgery. She had a general anesthesia and was groggy for quite a while. That was also probably due to the other medications also.

(snip)

Recovery will hopefully go well. She has the first follow-up
appointment on Tuesday.

Very good news... :) Last night I passed on the news at church for
praise, and continued prayer through the recovery... :) Hopefully all
the post-op therapies will work out very well for her... :)

How are you holding up as chief cook and bottlewasher....? (G)

ttyl neb

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Hi Dale,

On (18 Feb 19) Dale Shipp wrote to Stephen Haffly...

Gail was not allowed to go home until she could do steps -- but then
we have a two story and you have a one story. The rule she was given
was
up with the good leg, down with the bad.

They consider this a same-day surgery. I think they would rather she had
gone home but she was still somewhat woozy from the anesthetic and did
not feel it would be a good idea so she stayed overnight. The only
walking was down the hall and back. There was no therapist to make sure
she could do steps until Saturday morning. The overnight was considered observation, not inpatient.

We had that flex machine. When the PT lady set it up (in hospital and
in our home) it really helped. But, I was never able to get her leg positioned correctly and it hurt more than it helped when I set it up.
We got sent home with one of those cooling machines and it was great.

The first couple of flexes in it are somewhat painful but after a
couple, Ruth seems to tolerate it okay. I try to make sure her foot is
all the way in to the holder to make sure her knee will be in the
correct position.

Recovery will hopefully go well. She has the first follow-up
appointment on Tuesday.

Her follow-up went well. The elastic bandages and gauze were removed,
leaving the vacuum dressing with its hose and pump. That will get
changed this coming Friday. The doctor is pleased with her progress. The therapist was here today and she has increased the range of motion quite
a bit over the past few days.

Give her our best wishes.

I will. I expect she will be back on soon.

Here's a strawberry trifle variant:

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Title: Strawberry Trifle
Categories: Dessert
Cooktime: 5 minutes
Preparation Time: 1 hour

32 oz strawberries, washed and hulled and sliced
1 c granulated sugar
2 c water - divided use
1 1/2 tb cornstarch
2 tb lemon juice
1 can (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 pk (3.5-ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
16 oz Cool Whip Whipped Topping
1 pk (15-ounce) ready-made pound cake, cubed
Mint leaves (optional)


Slice berries, reserving 6 for garnish if desired. Place 2 cup of the
sliced berries in saucepan with sugar and 1/2 cup water. Bring to
boil. Cook 3 minutes; remove from heat. Mix cornstarch and 1/4 cup
cold water. Stir into strawberry mixture. Cook and stir until thick
(about 2 minutes). Add lemon juice. Cool to room temperature.

Combine sweetened condensed milk and remaining 1 1/2 cups cold water
in a bowl. Add instant vanilla pudding mix and beat well. Chill for 5
minutes.

Cut pound cake into bite-size cubes.

Meanwhile, beat cream until stiff. Fold into the pudding mixture.

Layer pound cake, sliced strawberries, and strawberry mixture, pudding
mixture. Repeat the layers; garnish with reserved strawberries and
mint leaves.

Rating: 5/5 stars
Link: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=printerFriend

Source: MyRecipes.com

This recipe is a personal recipe added by katie03 and has not been
tested or endorsed by MyRecipes.

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Regards,

Stephen
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Hi Nancy,

On (18 Feb 19) NANCY BACKUS wrote to STEPHEN HAFFLY...

How are you holding up as chief cook and bottlewasher....? (G)

Okay. We have had some meals delivered by church members. That has
helped. The freezer stock has helped also. When Ruth saw the doctor
yesterday, he said he wanted her to do housework, including dishes. He
wants her on her feet and moving around.
Regards,

Stephen
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Quoting Stephen Haffly to Nancy Backus on 02-20-19 15:38 <=-

How are you holding up as chief cook and bottlewasher....? (G)

Okay. We have had some meals delivered by church members. That has
helped. The freezer stock has helped also.

Good. :) What did the church members bring you...? Nice goodies, I
hope...? :)

When Ruth saw the doctor yesterday, he said he wanted her to do
housework, including dishes. He wants her on her feet and moving around.

Within some sensible limits, I hope, so that she'll heal nicely...

ttyl neb

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On 02-22-19 22:41, Stephen Haffly <=-
spoke to Nancy Backus about Ruth's recovery <=-

the temperature I wanted, then used the cast iron skillet to sear them. They were very good. I also used it to reheat some prime rib that was brought too early to eat. By using the immersion heater, it brought it
up to eating temperature without toughening it like the microwave would have done.

Last night and tonight we did a small prime sirloin we had in the
freezer from Costco. It was about 1 1/2 inch thick. I put the meat thermometer we use in the smoker into it. Then seared it in a cast iron skillet, followed up at 400F in our toaster oven until internal temp was
110f. Came out very good. The reheat pretty much was a redo, searing
on the cut sides and then back into the toaster oven.

Beside the pellet smoker/grill and the kamado grill, the immersion
heater will be available to do some sous vide cooking at the picnic.

I have heard of sous vide, and would like to see it in action. Looking
forward to picnic at your place.


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Title: FIESTA BREAD
Categories: Appetizers
Yield: 6 Servings

1 cn (14 1/2 oz) Mexican style
-stewed tomatoes, drained &
-chopped
1 cn (4 oz) diced green chiles
1/4 c Sliced ripe olives
1/2 ts Oregano
1 Large loaf French bread
2 c Shredded Monterey Jack
-cheese
1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese

Combine tomatoes, chilies, olives and oregano. Cut bread in half
lengthwise. Sprinkle each half with shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
Spoon tomato mixture over each half; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese
Place on baking sheet; bake @ 425 degrees for 10 minutes. Slice and
serve. Makes 6 servings.

Variation: Fiesta bread is delicious with any flavor of stewed
tomatoes - Italian, Cajun or Regular. In place of green chilies, use
1/4 c of sliced green onions.

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Quoting Stephen Haffly to Nancy Backus on 02-22-19 22:41 <=-

Good. :) What did the church members bring you...? Nice goodies, I
hope...? :)

Yes, they were varied. We should be getting a few more meals
delivered. OTOH, I have been doing a few things. I had done some lamb chops sous vide. I had then put some packs of them in the freezer. I pulled a set out and used the immersion heater to bring them back up to the temperature I wanted, then used the cast iron skillet to sear them. They were very good.

That does sound good.... :)

I also used it to reheat some prime rib that was brought too early to
eat. By using the immersion heater, it brought it up to eating
temperature without toughening it like the microwave would have done.

Nice job... You did get some nice goodies brought to you, too.... :)

Beside the pellet smoker/grill and the kamado grill, the immersion
heater will be available to do some sous vide cooking at the picnic.

Sounds like some interesting experiments will be had at the picnic... :)

When Ruth saw the doctor yesterday, he said he wanted her to do
housework, including dishes. He wants her on her feet and moving around.

Within some sensible limits, I hope, so that she'll heal nicely...

Of course.

Good. :)

ttyl neb

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