***Please note that my original information was deleted today, October 4, 2025.  I am having to recreate everything!

My Mary Kay website: https://www.marykay.com/CRoberts12586/en-US/

My Cashapp:  $carolyndroberts

Zelle: (904)315-5827

 

My Why!!!

November 25, 2024:  

          I left for work at my new job in Jacksonville where I had completed two weeks and was still within my first 90-days.  My left leg was hurting like it was cramping real bad, but the cramping was not going away.  When I got to work, I informed my supervisor that I might have to go to the Emergency Room, but that I was going to try to make it to the end of the workday.  Around 10:00 am, I determined (because my feet had turned blue and cold, and my leg was still in so much pain I could barely walk) that I would go to the ER.  I tried to go to UF Shands ER on 8th Street in Jacksonville, but I had no help to get inside much less someone to park my vehicle, so I drove to St. Vincents-Clay in Middleburg, Florida.  When I arrived, I called into the ER and asked that someone come to my vehicle and wheelchair me in.  When I got in, I was triaged, and the triage nurse put in my chart that I was there to see if my leg was broke.  That is not what I told her.  When she asked what was wrong, I told her that my leg was hurting and my foot was cold and blue.  When they finally took me back to a room, a physician's assistant that I had worked with over in the ER at St. Vincent's -St. Johns walked by and I told him why I was in the ER and he is the one that told me I had a PE and that they would get things moving with tests.

November 26, 2024:

          A blood clot was taken from my right leg and a stent put in.  Had to lay on my back flat for four hours.  After four hours, I got up for the restroom, and upon returning to my bed, I sat on the side and one of the medical personnel said that my wound was oozing.  I asked if I needed to lay on my belly or just lean over and hold the handrail.  They said just lean over.  When I grabbed the rail, I went into cardiac arrest, and was given CPR.  I'm alive!!!

           I was ready for the cardiac arrest and CPR.   This is my why! Round about 1975ish, I was led to the Lord by a Sunday School teacher at West Meadows Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. I was just a little girl (5-6 years old) and rode the church bus.  When I got saved, I shared my salvation to my mother, father, and brother.  According to their profession of faith, I will see them all in Heaven.  (My father went home to be with the LORD January 19, 2021.)  Have you settled your destiny with Christ?

          Was in this hospital from November 25, 2024, to December 5, 2024.  I could have come home sooner, but they could not figure out why my oxygen levels would not level out.  Finally after several days, they ordered me oxygen to take home along with a concentrator for my home and a portable concentrator for travel.

December 19, 2024:

         Hired an attorney (Nyman Turkish) and applied for Social Security Disability.

December 28, 2024:

          Both feet and legs were swollen and blue.  Went to UF Health/Shands ER in Kanapaha (Dr. Gomez).  They determined I needed more tests run.  Was determined I have CTEPH (Pulmonary Hypertension). Both sides of my heart was weakening due to pushing against the water around it.  Stayed in the hospital from December 28, 2024, to January 7, 2025, with specialty medicine ADEMPAS.  Pulmonary: Dr. Ali Atiya.  Went home again with oxygen.

          Dr. Atiya told me on a follow-up visit that he suggested PTE surgery and referred me to Mayo Hospital in Jacksonville or Advent Hospital in Orlando.  There were actually three ways to treat me: (1) PTE surgery, (2) Angioplasty, or (3) continued medicines.  Mayo Hospital will only take me if I have a private insurance nad Advent will take me if I have my Medicaid or private insurance.

January 15, 2025:

          Applied for Food Stamps and Medicaid.

August 2025:

          Received notice that I have been approved for my Social Security Disability.

August 29, 2025:

         Finally received my Medicaid card and immediately emailed a copy to the coordinator at Advent-Orlando.  She has been so understanding and kind.  Her office closed at 4:00.  I emailed at 4:30, and she actually was still in her office and emailed me back that she would call me first thing Tuesday (Monday was Labor day.)  True to her word, she called me, and we set up for my test of 2-3 days to start September 14, 2025.  My stay ended up going thru September 18, 2025.  On September 16, 2025, I had a heart cath (No stents, thank the Lord!) and angiogram. 

          Before I left the hospital, the physician's assistant said she would call me September 24, 2025, after all the specialist got together for a round table discussion regarding my issues.  I told her before she called me to tell me what their solution was to have a date for the PTE surgery.  

September 25, 2025:

          The physician's assistant called and stated that yes they had determined that I needed the surgery and that the date is October 7, 2025, and that I would be admitted to the hospital October 6, 2025.

October 2, 2025:

         Came down with Upper Respiratory Infection.  My PCP ordered Z-pac ASAP.  Thankful she listened to me!  

 

 

I will try to fill in more blanks as I remember them.  I am sorry that this all got deleted.

Please if you want updates during my stay at the hospital, either check here or text me at (904)315-5827. Give me your name and how I know you since it will be my daughters that will be reading and replying.

Prayer request:  My recovery will be 2-3 weeks in the hospital (ICU and regular room).  Please test my number (904)315-5827 to see if I am out of ICU.  The ICU has limited visitation and and there is nothing for you to potentially help me with in ICU.  Visitation in my regular room would be the best.  With my previous issues in and out of surgery, it would be best to verify visitation.  Not trying to make issues, but am trying to be considerate of others time and money, as this is in Orlando.

 

Update November 22, 2025:

 

October 6, 2025:

          My youngest drove me to Advent Hospital - Orlando, and we got into a room about 5:00 pm.  My memory from this point on is hit-or-miss.  Annie was told that I might have short-term memory from everything I experienced.  I will add or subtract as I learn what I did or did not do.

October 7, 2025:   (PSA: I may have to come and change some things once the girls are able to review this page.)

          Annie says I called her at 6:00 am to let them know I was going into surgery.  I had told both of my daughters to come towards the end of my surgery, as the surgery was to be 8-to-12 hours long.  

         I do not know if things went haywire for me in the operating room or not.  What I do know is that when they went to take the intubation tube out, I started fighting and pulling my stomach tubes out.  Thankfully Annie was there and gave her permission for me to be restrained. So I had mittens on both hands and tied to the bed.  I was also put in a semi-coma for ten days.  During this time, Annie said I went into AFIB 2-3 times a day.  She also said they had to shock me to get it to straighten out.  She said one time I went into AFIB, and I shrugged my shoulders, and my heart went back to good rhythm.  She said that is not normal. 

         So I consider myself special...lol.   

          During all this, they would wake me up to see what my thought process was to see if they could stop the semi-coma. see of I would not fight and pull tubes.  They would ask me the normal things like: (1) Do you know where you are? (2) Do you know what year it is? (3) Do you know your name and birthday? (4) Do you know who the president is?  

          I could see the clock I guess because the numbers were large.  My main questions were where my daughters were and when were they coming to see me, because of my short-term memory I did not know they had been there or even that they had told me when they would be back. I could not see anything in the room clearly because I did not have my glasses on.  So I stayed frustrated until Annie realized what might be going on and they put my glasses on.  During the time I did not have my glasses there was a nurse with a strong accent.  When I finally was able to walk the halls after all of this, I was able to say hello because I remembered her only for her accent.