Yeah Baby!!
She's feeling better for SURE!!
But we need pictures!
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Yeah Baby!!
She's feeling better for SURE!!
But we need pictures!
Oh Gini (and Slick) you've made me grin from ear to ear this morning by sharing your delicious Dr Joel story:D Sounds like any woman would be lucky to get a sponge bath by him;)
Still hoping the pain meds are helping more and praying that the tube comes out asap so she can get home!
Slick!! :eek: :D
Sounds like she's feeling better. Soooo... do you think Betty could sneak some pics of Dr. Joel? ;) :D
Someone is obviously feeling better!! Now, don't be extending your stay at the hospital just because Joel is so wonderful. Find out if he makes house calls. So happy that you're on the mend. Fingers crossed that the chest tube comes out today.
Oh, Slick, that really made me smile. You really are feeling better!
Thanks for that wonderful update, just shows how much better Slick is feeling, and that is just the best news ever!
Still sending prayers and lots of good thoughts to you, Slick, that you will be home very soon. Who knows, maybe you can carry your young intern home with you! ;)
Willie :)
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Yippie, our Slick is getting better!!!
Slick, I agree, you are sounding MUCH perkier! So glad to hear this!!! :D
Enjoy your "view" Slick.... :p :D I'm sure you can convince him you need a few extra sponge baths for medical purposes only ... :rolleyes:
:(
BUMP!!
Wish we hadn't stopped using this old, reliable, HUGE thread ...
Lotta Good Thoughts on here being forgotten.
We'll keep it *bumped* up so Slick can find it when she gets HOME! :D
Aw, Phred, you are right. I was just so anxious to let everyone know that she can go home tomorrow - and I wanted them to be sure to see it.
I hope people continue to post here too!
You hope "People" will keep posting here? :p
Someone needs to start a Welcome Home Slick Thread!!! :D
Hey, I just got an IDEA!!!! :eek: :D
Hey MOM (aka Gini) ...
Do we know the Time of Release for Miz Slick?
And HOW's she gettin HOME ?
* with Friend Betty playing Chauffeur ?
* or maybe Joel's gonna do the honors ?
* or da Bus ?
* or a Taxi ?
* ride her Bike ?
Hope she'n not planing to :eek: *walk*!
Last tyme *I* was in the Whitecoat's Hangout ... they screwed around for
6 hours
before everyone "signed off" and wrote their discharge instructions. :mad:
THEN they wanted me to *wait* for a "Wheelchair Transport Driver" to show up
to haul my butt to the front door!
My Guy Nurse asked if I wanted to go NOW? .... I said RIGHT Now!
He gave me a choice - Long walk to and from the elevators ...
OR we duck down the stairs and wind up in the lobby ...
Seemed more like a Jail Break - but we skipped down the stairs as I phoned Pat & Joan to
pull the get-a-way car up to the doors - THEY'd been waiting for over an hour!
I pictured my Wheelchair Driver wandering the Fifth Floor ...Phred, Phred,
has anyone seen a Phred?"
Happie Homecoming, Slick!!
LOL Phred! You had me cracking up - waiting for everyone to sign off and then having to wait for the wheelchair patrol can take hours! I'll never forget being released close to 9:00 p.m. after my mastectomy surgery because it took all day for everyone to sign off who had to sign off. I was ready for bed!
Welcome home Slick! YAY! I'll post in the other thread too :D
Well, Mr. Phred, I usually wait until after 7 PM to call her. Don't want her to miss out on her FABULOUS last hospital dinner, now do we? I think they serve it at about 6:15 - and my computer says 6:14 PM.
I know some good friends are picking her up - they have been looking after her cat (Max) too.
More after I talk to her.
Well, it must be true - that she is going home - they came to take away the television while we were on the phone - and the guy was kind enough to give her an extra half hour on the phone.
She is scheduled to be released at 10:00 AM and hopes to actually leave the hospital by 11:00 AM. She will see her surgeon for one last time in the morning at the hospital. Her friends will pick her up and help her carry her plants and goodies to the car. A friend dropped by this afternoon and had made her a large container of homemade chicken soup. Isn't that a thoughtful thing to do - she can have that for supper tomorrow night.
Her last fabulous meal at the hospital was lentel soup and a plate of beef ravioli. Dessert was a half a canned pear. (she doesn't like sweets).
She really is feeling better but still in some pain. The Dr. told her it would be about a month before that completely went away.
Look for a post from her tomorrow night sometime from her HOME BASE!
It has been a long way from there to here - but this is now behind her.
Let the fun begin! :D :D
Isn't that wonderful! A little more than 3 hours to go - Home, sweet home!! It will be SO good sleeping in her own bed. :)
Nice of her friend to bring a container of chicken soup, that will come in handy, although I know she has a "few" things in her freezer - as organised as ever. LOL!
I hope the pain will lessen rapidly and Max will cuddle her to sleep tonight.
Happy homecoming! :D :D :D
Can't wait to see her own post! .... but take your time, Slick!
Time to start *Packin Up* for the Great Escape!
Don't forget to take all the plastic "stuff" they put in your room - the
"Stuff" they WON'T clean & reuse - just toss it with the trash between patients.
(I'd watched "Housekeeping" (a slightly misnamed group of slackers and
dirt repositioners) "clean up" after a roomie moved out ...
and questioned why "All that Good Stuff was getting trashed?"
Answer: "It's been *contaminated* by a patient.") http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/rolleyes.gif
I had quite a bag-full at checkout:
* the flimsy plastic "wash basin" - I wound up with 2 I never knew I had -
hidden in my chest-of-drawers table
* the bag of Tooth Sponges - lil plastic sponges on a stick - imitation tooth brushes
* tubes of "tooth paste" - glue-like substance to use with tooth sponge
* lil jugs of "hair shampoo" - that never raised one bubble of lather
* lil jugs of "body lotion" - watery but it DID work
* boxes of tissues - musta got a new one every other day - quite a pile
* hand soap bars - yep - new one every day in the bathroom with the towels
* hospital-issue Slipper-Socks - wiffa non-skid rubber bars onna bottom - 2 pairs
* Hair nets (2) - souvenirs from MRA & Cath labs - Ted E. Bear started wearin em
* annnnd - the ever-popular tiny plastic Emesis Basin - 2 no less
I didn't *swipe* any towels - they weren't Monogrammed. http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/frown.gif
Well, Happie Packing - as Mom always said - "Open ALL the drawers a second time
to double-check you haven't forgotten anything!"
SAFE Trip - We'll <see> ya at Home! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/smile.gif
Ya, I hope you got a lot of "Plastic silver ware and napkins that included the Mrs Dash), and all those large plastic bags with the draw strings too.
Slick, I hope your pain lessens with every new day at home. The main thing is that you catch up with your rest. Dr. Pete and Max will be there for you.
Take your time in posting on Pet Talk , We can wait as long as it takes .
Glad to hear that you are Coming HOME!!!!!
Quite a collection you came home with, Phred. :D Didn't you get gloves? You know the ones with talc inside, they're quite handy for dishwashing and garden work. ;)
Slick, in a few hours, Dr. Pete and Max is in charge! You'll be safe. :D
Get better!
(((((hugs)))))
Ahhh getting home from the hospital is so nice. All your familiar things and animals, of course! :D
Your own sheets, rugs and bathtub...
and best of all, you can go outside whenever you want!!!
*healing vibes* :)
Never crossed my mind to pilfer any gloves ... next time! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Randi
We should start a thread of just Hospital Tails -
most ex-patients could prolly write a whole book from the experience.
Hey Slick ~
Ya HOME yet???
:D
I'm home safe and sound and Max and Dr. Pete are here with me. I left with an empty fridge and I came home to a full one....a casserole from my neighbour, a ton of homemade chicken soup from a friend and a bunch of salad fixins from my catsitters.
I need a nap right now and later one I'll read this whole thread and respond to any questions...expecially about Dr. Joel. ;) :D :D
Can I cut this hospital band off now??? :confused:
What a relief to see you post, Slick!
You are an AMAZING woman.
Cut off the darn band, girl!!!!!! (I had fun doing mine one-handed...hope you have a good pair of scissors!)
You rest up and just post when you can!
HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
SO glad to hear you are home. Nap all you need. We'll be here when you wake up. :)
Slick's home!! HURRAY HURRAY HURRAY!!!!! :D
I am so pleased to see you post. Now you munch your way through that fridge, sleep as much as you possibly can and we will hear you again when you feel a bit stronger, sweetie! :D
I can go to bed happy now! Hey, I've had a very tiring holiday, while you have been lying in that hospital doing nothing! :p Oooooo, I think she might get me for that one! :p :D
The hospital staff are scratching their heads - WHO cleaned up this hospital room? Did you? NO! - Well, did you? NO!
Good heavens, do you mean the patient did it before she left?
Seriously dear friend, snuggle for a nice nap with Max and get to know Dr. Pete - he arrived with lots of love attached to him.
Welcome home dear friend. :D
Hugs & love
Chris & the 'kids'.
Welcome home Slick!!! It's great to see you posting again.:) Just rest,relax,and let yourself heal. (((HUGS)))
:D
I can't decide whether to grin or cry so I'm doing both!!! :D
So good to see you post. Was your hospital room crowded with all those angels plus Dr. Joel? :D
WELCOME HOME PAL!!! :D
Glad to see you are home, Slick. I hope that will help make you feel a lot better. :)
WELCOME HOME, Slick!!! :D
YES! WELCOME HOME SLICK! <DOING BIG-TIME HAPPY DANCE HERE> actually I was boogeying along with Little Richard at the San Francisco Blues Fest .... VERY happy feet! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by slick
Tears of joy for your safe return home. Smiles that you have such good friends there taking care of you - a full fridge, awesome. Rest easy.
Wack that sucker off hun.Quote:
Originally Posted by slick
Welcome home Slick. We've missed you.
Yup, it's true....
"There's no place like home"
"There's no place like home"
"There's no place like home!"
Sleep well, Slick!
My neighbour will be banging on my door in an hour to go for my short walk (as part of my doctor-prescribed physiotherapy) and I have yet to shower but wanted to report on my first nights sleep at home.
I was not tired until well past midnight but when my head hit the pillow, it was lights out and I slept solid until about 4:30am. Woke up in alot of pain so knew it was time for some meds. While I was waiting for the meds to kick in, I called overseas, then slept again until 7:15am.
Max has been totally velcro and has even slept on the bed for the first time in months. :)
Oh yes and I'm sure the doctor would disapprove, but I had a just a little nip of brandy before going to bed. ;)
I'll write more later today, I promise.
Hi, Slick! I'm so glad you are home and it's so great to hear from you. Glad to hear that you slept good when you finally did get to sleep. Hopefully you will start to sleep a bit longer and won't wake up in any pain. Enjoy your short walk and make sure you keep those walks going. I love that Max is being your little velcro buddy and we promise not to tell the doc about that nip of brandy ;) .
{{HUGS}}
Slick it's so great "hearing" from you. :) I hope your recovery is very swift. *HUGS*
I am so Happy to learn that you are HOME!!!
WOW, that was a" Wonderful Reply" to find on Pet Talk today. ;)
What more can I say? ( I am too over joyed!!!!!)