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Welcome to Dr. Missy’s Medical School with Dr.Missy Chamberland! Missy is a retired orthopedic surgeon who contracted COVID-19.

Using at-home medical exercises, she's been able to recover at home & is here to share her advice, guidance & support!

21/07/2023

Hey students!
Happy Friday 😊

You may relate to me…🤷🏼‍♀️
Let me know. I’m failing at this miserably for many years BTW. My veggies go slimy nasty in my fridge before I get to them.
I have struggled with eating the right amount of fresh vegetables and fruit every week. I’m growing a garden now, thanks to my husband, which does help.
But
I struggle with my refrigerator items not going bad before we actually eat them. I mean COME ON. Who will eat/cook slimy and moldy cauliflower for themselves or their loved ones?!!

Nutrition is important to
Dr Missy Medical School students I know. Sorry what can I do to improve?

Here’s a picture I found on the internet recently. I will try this method starting today for organizing my vegetable bin in our refrigerator.
I do not refrigerate some fruits/vegetables. Mostly I want to ponder vegetables.
Like tomatoes(yes it’s a fruit they say), peppers (bell, jalapeños,etc), onions, potatoes, and garlic. This does not relate to that.

Here’s my wacky plan🤷🏼‍♀️
I will be faithful to this plan for exactly ONE month before I bail/give up.

I am going to:
1. Remove all store bought vegetables from their plastic wraps
2. Trim everything “brown” back to fresh.
3. Then I think it’s important to remove pests and pesticides from produce that I didn’t grow, with a filtered water bath plus about 1/2cup of any kind of vinegar (not balsamic) [but I like cheap distilled vinegar].
4. I will see all that we have. The celery and carrots will be washed like this and stored in the back in a filtered(preferred) water bath.

Wish me luck.
Please let me know what you do.
Am I not to be concerned about throwing fresh but spoiled veggies into the trash regularly?
I feel stupid.

Enjoy your weekend
You have been so kind to me from all around the world.

Thank you

I Remain So Grateful!!

Dr Missy

20/07/2023

Hey students

It’s a challenge to regain strength after a long period of convalescence. Just sayin.

Please enjoy every breath of your life. Our days are numbered. Make the best of each moment.

Hard to find a new song I have written that isn’t dismally sad.

And
When you grate cheese,
Don’t grate your thumb.

Fundamentals are more important than we realize.

Be well

Dr Missy

13/07/2023

Well just look at my wicked smile.
I’m fused!!
Full release by Dr Gardocki starting slowly of course and return if any concerns otherwise return at one year post fusion date. Appt made 4/11/24. Made bee line to little Logan and picked her up out of her crib from her afternoon nap. What a blessing. I’m so grateful.

Please do not take your health for granted
Like I did for too many years.

Dr Missy

13/07/2023

Big day for me today.
3 month follow up since
my very own personal
T10/11/12 spinal fusion surgery.

XRays should show if I am fused yet.
Maybe a CT scan will be ordered for better bony detail around the fusion areas. ?🤷🏼‍♀️
We’ll see at 1pm CST.

More updates to come….

Here’s hoping for the best news.
Please go out today with a positive attitude!

Over and out,
Dr Missy

07/07/2023

Hey Dr Missy’s Medical School
Esteemed Students

2 things

#1.
Music heals!!
I plan to begin to post
Songs on our page.
Some that I have written
Some that are covers.
I hope this is good for you, too.
Music heals.
Always has….always will. 😊

#2
I see Dr Gardocki my spine surgeon on Thursday for my 3 month postop visit. Please send prayers and well wishes.

Thank you so very much for your prayers and your thoughts.

That’s it
Have a WONDERFUL weekend
Please please please
Enjoy every moment

Warm Regards!!

Dr Missy

01/07/2023

Hey class.
I needed an iron transfusion yesterday but thankfully had a great dinner inside with my sweetheart afterwards with Nashville at 101 degrees F outside. 😫

Dr Missy’s Medical School
Is supposed to teach you MANY things. Medically, please don’t take your days or those of your loved ones for granted.

I was at the Vanderbilt Oncology Clinic yesterday to receive IV iron. I’ve had iron deficiency anemia for years and I just can’t stomach any type of oral iron supplement. IV iron looks like iced tea going into your veins which for this southern girl is SO spot on.

What surprised me.
Sooo many young people.
Much younger than me.
With cancers. Getting chemotherapy. It shocked me.
I do pray they all pull through,
but I am also realistic.

Hold on.
Live LARGE. Be BOLD.

Till next time
Much Love,

Dr Missy

26/06/2023

Hi there folks,

Well I am heading in the right direction for sure. My spinal fusion must be healing since I am able to navigate the bed, any chair, walking, showering, and even getting in and out of our bathtub with handrails better and better. No pain, no spasms. I do feel very stiff in my spine but it was fused after all.

My blood thinner, Lovenox, was stopped abruptly 8 days ago. I had that dangerous hypertensive episode on Father’s Day.
183/106
in the emergency room and they were very concerned I was a stroke time bomb in the making. After some swallowing hard to contain the fear this week and doubling the Losartan 25mg/day to 50mg, l’m finally normotensive
(normal blood pressure) this morning.
129/83
I appear to have dodged ANOTHER bullet.

I’ve included
Yesterday’s church pictures
Yesterday’s dinner griddling
Today’s beautiful image of blood pressure! Been measuring am and pm now. I’ll probably go to measuring only once a day.

Please don’t take your health for granted as I have.
Also please don’t take for granted the health of your loved ones.

I am supremely grateful again,
I get humbled at every turn but remain thankful.

Stay well my friends,
Godspeed!!

Dr. Missy

22/06/2023

Hi Dr Missy's Medical School

It’s been 11 weeks since
my very own T10/T11/T12
Spinal fusion and disc replacement/ BMP bone grafting surgery….2 rods & 5 pedicle screws. I’m first off deeply grateful to my surgeon, Dr Raymond Gardocki. Wow. I was SO disabled with spasms preop and am already so much better! Grateful seems like such a small word but wow. Thank you!!!

I had a
“spell in my Sunday morning shower “
of high blood pressure 187/106 and breathlessness on this past Sunday, Father’s Day, which was bad and I ended up in the ER Again. F$:&!!!!
😫

They proved on CT Angiogram that my pulmonary embolus had completely resolved.
But maybe I have a heart arrhythmia now. They are not sure since my heart rate was very steady in the ER. But my blood pressure was 183/106
Not great

And since my Grandma ( Dad’s Mom)

and My Dad had brain strokes,

I now find myself on blood pressure medicine.

You can’t make all this journey up.
Anyhow, 3 days later, Sunday to Wednesday, my blood pressure is 168/99. I’ve stopped the blood thinner, Lovenox,
Thankfully. Now I’m left concerned I too may have a massive stroke. S🥸😳H(;&t

Until then, I will live my best life.
That is all
Much love

Dr Missy

16/05/2023

Medical Update

43 days (6+ weeks) since my spinal fusion
42 days since my pulmonary embolus
Lovenox shots 80mg twice a day has been pretty challenging with
Bruising, painful, stinging, hard knots here, there and everywhere. Bleed/bruise very easily. But I’m halfway through my shots prescription.

My spine surgeon, Dr Raymond Gardocki, at Vanderbilt University
Here in Nashville, TN told me to take it easy for 3months. And the fusion could take 6 months or so. Fullest Recovery at its best is at one year.

But today
even though I’ll take it very easy,
IT IS TIME….

Good health to you all
And Godspeed!!

Dr Missy

15/04/2023

UPDATE
Post Operative Day #12
S/P minimally invasive posterior
T10/11 and T11/12 fusion TTIF and expandable disc cages with BMP
Day #11 since Right pulmonary embolus

Thank y’all for your prayers and well wishes. Just back from 3/4 mile walk in 80 degrees with Gibson and Phil.

Red faced and winded with
HR 109 and pulse oximetry at 98%; feeling better today.

Dr. Missy

12/04/2023

Tough first week.

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