Glad you're home Phred!! You take it easy, okay? :D
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Glad you're home Phred!! You take it easy, okay? :D
{We missed you Mizzer Phred - glad your buzzer's starting to feel better!}
Welcome home Phred!!!!
Welcome home Phred. I hate to repeat everything, but please follow the docs orders, take it easy and please stay well.
Didya ever notice that when we write to Phred - none of us know how to spell? :D :D :D :D
WELCOME HOME "DAD"! Home, exactly where you belong - resting up and being a good boy (for a change) and following the Doc's orders.
(it was sooooo good to see the pups write that you were home! - can you just imagine how happy they all are! - just like the rest of us!)
Welcome home Phred!! :)
Welcome home Phred!!!:D I hope you start feeling better very soon.:)
Welcome home!
Well lookie who's back at the Puter!! :) :) :) Phred we are all so glad that you are home. Bet you're pretty happy to get out of those *hobspittle* gowns and back into some normal PJ's! :o
You just take care of yourself and hurry and get well, and you'd better be typing with your left hand only! You don't want us having to report you to the Doc for not obeying orders! :p
We love you, Phred. We're so glad you're ok! Your *uppidate* was heartwarming and delightful to read.
Yay! Now make sure you do what the doc says, K? :)
WELCOME HOME PHRED!!!
Yipppeee!!!
He's HOME!!!!
So glad to "hear" from you Phred!!
I was LOL at this...
"He ackts like it *HURTZ* iffin he moves dat arm too much ...
kinda kommickal watchin him take off / put on his sweatshirt"
Welcome Home!
It's so good to see you back! Hope you get spoiled with yummy food - and kisses from the prayer kids and Boots! :p Take care!
PS. You have my permission to forget about Upper Case letters when you type. ;)
Welcome Home, Phred. Thanks, Cinder and Smokey, for pawing out a uppydate on Dad so quickly. It's just good to know that he's back home with you and Boots. Now you kids be good. We don't want to hear about any of you taking off on any hunting adventures and dragging him out looking for you in the middle of the night.
WAH! Major LES! Welcome home, Phred! Please take it easy. There isn't anything that important that needs to be done that can't either wait, or be done by someone else. 4 weeks might seem long, but, it must be cause it is necessary for recuperation.
Prayers still flowing!
Love,
Johanna
So glad to hear from the Prayer Pups that their pawpie is finally home! I can only imagine what a wonderful homecoming that was!
Welcome Home Phred!
Glad you are back home where you belong with the Prayer Pups and Boots! Let them take care of you for a change! You need to rest. Has anyone told you that yet????? :rolleyes:
:D :D :D Ear to ear grins going on here!!! Plus a happy cat dance conga line is going on around the room!!! You should see them shake their booties!!! :eek:
Now, Phred follow the doctor's orders. They say no driving for a reason (this applies to you too missy slick ;) ). We don't want a relapse and you back in the stinky hospital!!!
WELCOME HOME PHRED!!! :D :D :D
Ahhhhhh ...
*Home* Sweet Dog Heap! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/smile.gif
Poor Tedd-E-Bear - after two night of sharing the hospital pillow - there was no room
for him on the BigBed. http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/frown.gif
Cinder & SmokeMutt didn't loose their "touch" at Pat's Place - BOTH were in their
"spots" on the BigBed last night before I got into the bunkroom.
Bit of a "challenge" to pull the blankie up with only one handpaw working.
Joan reported C&S missed sleeping ON the bed - which is NOT permitted at P&J's Place.
As soon as Pat got up, first Cinder, then Smokey, would "appear" at the edge of the bed
and *whine* softly, with their butts all a-wiggle ...
With Miz Joan as Bed Boss ...
"OK Cin, c'mone up - but just for a minute."
*LEAP* ~ *FLOP* ~ *CUDDLE*
"OK Smokey, your turn - c'mone up."
*LEAP* ~ *FLOP* ~ *CUDDLE*
Joan says she'd love to have Cinder "on duty" when Pat's not home -
Cinder's *ALERT* & *WARNING* http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/eek.gif BARK would scare off an army of burglars!
SmokeMutt just "tags" along - always observant and alert - but ever "The Quiet One".
Bowser and their Cali never get "ruffled" ... "HUH? WHAT burglar?"
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Answering some of the ?? Questions ...
Dr. Pete? Bet he has a lot better "bedside manners" than my Electrical Doc! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/tongue.gif
But I had Tedd-E-Bear with me everywhere ... He just *smiled* a lot and made friends.
He was a BIG Hit down in X-ray (those folks must not get out much) ...
Nursey "spotted" Teddy snuggled beside me on the roll-a-bed and almost SHOUTED:
"OH, How CUTE!!! Let me show him to the rest of the gang!"
Teddy got a quick tour of the X-ray department. *I* was left in the hall.
Send-a-Smile e-mails ... I was there the wrong daze!
"Dave", the 80+ year old Volunteer who does the printing AND Delivery of the
patient e-mails - doesn't come in "every day". He brought Mayor Karen's early
Monday morning greeting before I left the Cath Lab ... but then wasn't "in"
on Tuesday and Wednesday. Maybe they should get him an "Assistant".
His Coordinator Girl said they DO snail-mail ALL late-arriving greetings to all the
discharged patients - so I WILL get your well-wishes. I told her to remind him to check
for "Phred" and "Cinder & Smoke" as alternate names.
Randi ~
That's the Place!!
My "wing" was just a bit off-picture at the top - almost above a covered walkway leading to the main entrance from the parking deck. The aerial photo show one of the "Old Main Entrances" into the original Hospital building.
"Loud Roomie" ...
He was a CHARACTER! "Met" him Monday in the Cath Lab Prep & Recovery room -
a "parking garage" for folks going into or coming out of any of the (many) Cath Lab Operating Rooms.
He had the "stall" next to me ...
A *BOOMING* voice and a NON-stop Talker! No wonder his wifey wanted to go home!
My Doc had come in to "chat" with me (really she was talking to Unka Pat) ...
but I had to strain to hear her over the ChatterBox.
He got shipped out first ... took em another 4 hours to find me a bed on Monday ...
I Got to the room and they finally let Pat in ... Pat and Roomie struck up a conversation
about the Good Ole Daze in Y-town ... I'm thinkin "I know that voice!"
YUP!! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/rolleyes.gif
It was Old BOOMER from the Cath Lab!
Later Monday night I was talking (or TRYING to talk) to Mayor Karen on the phone ...
I think she asked Where I Was - 'cause it sounded like a bar over the phone!
Nope -just Roomie - *shouting* at Pat & Joan about Y-town Tails!
He only had to stay a few hours - he shipped out about 9:00 PM Monday ...
and I had NO Roomies till late Wednesday afternoon! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/smile.gif
The 5# Brick on my chest ...
Bricks must be cheaper than People.
And the 5 Pounder wasn't the first one - I had the 10 Pounder on Monday!
Monday was the "Electrophysiology Study" - "EP Test" for short.
Doc "numbs" you up then drills 3 holes into the main artery at the top of right leg / groin area;
inserts 3 "guides" in the holes;
then threads three tiny wire "probes" ALL the way up and into your heart.
Then she moves to a computer and begins *tinkering* with the electrical signals
controlling the heart.
Object being to intentionally cause a heart malfunction ...
once she manages to "stall" the heart - she sends "corrective signals" just like
the implanted PaceMaker / Defib will do. Gets a lil "dicey" if the heart doesn't
respond to the simulated PaceMaker signals ... "Oh KRAP, he's dead! Hit him with the Defib Zapper!"
Dunno how many times she "killed me", but I remember waking up when the Nurses started
pulling the warm blankies off, tossed Teddy back on the cart - and off we went to Recovery.
Enter The Guy Nurse ... HI, I'm so & so - I'll be here for TWENTY Minutes
pressing on your groin! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/eek.gif
"Direct Pressure" is how they try to prevent you from having any leaks in the holes in the artery. After 20 minutes of meaningless chatter - "The Brick" takes over ...
"The Brick" is a *HUGE* SandBag - a vinyl bag filled with - SAND! Weighs somewhere around 5-10 pounds - but feels like a cinder block!
"The Brick" takes over for The Guy Nurse - and The Brick doesn't keep <deep sighing>
and looking at the clock! THEN they tell you the Rest of the Good News ...
You get to lay, almost flat on your back, for the NEXT SIX HOURS! (WITH the Brick on your groin!) and without moving your right leg!
MORE Good News - You don't have a ROOM - Your Doc "forgot" to say you were staying. http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/mad.gif
NO TVs (not even piped-in music) in the Cath Lab Garage area ... enter Loud Roomie next door.
Wunna the Girls asked if I was hungry?
Uhhhh, yeah - been 12 hours since I ate anything!
"I'll order you a lunch tray." Pat went off to grab a sammich...
An HOUR later I saw a tray appear ... and several of The Girls *looked*at it then over at me ...
and went on about their business. Finally one of My Girls picked it up and came over to my stall, shaking her head ... "Sorry, Mr. Phred - but all they brought was ONE little ham sammich ... NO drink, No nappie, No desert. I'll go find you some mustard, and order another meal tray. How bout some coffee, too?" Eating & then drinking hot Kawfee through a straw, flat on your back, is *phunn*!
Another two hours passed (SLOWLY) before the Real Meal showed up ...
along with the advisory that they'd FOUND me a room. "Lunch" was good at 4:00 PM - the next holdup was that the Cath Lab "delivers" their patients with
RNs - not the "Transportation Drivers" that haul most patients around the hospital. And it was almost shift change and everyone was tied up ... Hurry up and wait here - you're Next to Go.
Thirty minutes later two of the Goofie Girls trotted over, kicked off the brakes,
and Teddy and I began a *WILD RIDE* to the 6th floor. Pat walked out front for a while, but feared he'd be run over and fell in at the rear. Dunno HOW may folks we scared the *krap* out of ... but every turn was a true adventure! "Ooopsie, 'scuse us!". I always wondered why ALL the hallway corners had stainless steel "protectors" on them - know I know why!
Teddy had his eyes closed when we finally arrived.
The Goofie Girls said they'd "get me" for tomorrow's Implant -
OK ~ "Laurel & Hardie" ought to make it interesting - hope they Nurse better than they Drive! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/tongue.gif
I "scootched" off the Drag-Race Cart onto my bed, and SandBags were exchanged ...
"We want OUR SandieBag back!" said the Race Cart Girls. "See ya downstairs in the morning!"
I thought I heard tires *screeching* as they pulled out.
Day 2 - Implant Day
WHY did *I* have to be First to Arrive at OMG 7:00 AM in the Cath Lab?
They didn't even have all the lights on when I got "parked" in Stall #3.
The Goofie Girls arrived and showed Teddy off to everyone who hadn't worked yesterday. They did some "prep work" and Goofie #2 gave a step-by-step explanation of what Doc was going to be doing. Goofie #1 plugged an IV into Hole #1 in my left arm (hole drilled yesterday for the EP Study) and they debated if they should "start it". "She'll be late (My Doc) like always ... wait a while." Next up was the Small Gorilla that said he was "my" Anesthesiologist Tech working with Doc (slurred) ... "I need to start a couple more lines."
I didn't know they made needles that dull! I lost count of how many "attempts" he made to get two lines in ... the Goofies were even *wincing* in sympathetic pain on each *stab*.
9:15 AM arrived ... and Goofie @2 was summoned to the phone to talk to Doc R. An animated discussion followed and Goofie #1 was called over amid much Whoopin & Hollerin ... money was riding on IF Doc could finish pumpin gas and still make it to the Lab in 15 minutes.
IV's had been flowing for 20 minutes - and I hadda *PEE*!
"Well, you ain't gettin of the cart, Bud! *Pee* inna bottle!"
#1 to #2: "I TOLD ya we should wait on those IVs!"
*Brakes OFF* and off we went for another Hair-Raising Ride through the Cath Lab Maze ...
We shudda turned the siren on ... Poor Dr. Katz almost became a hood ornament on the third turn!
I thought I heard Teddy <GASP> on the final 2-wheel trun into the Lab!
Same Lab as yesterday - same Below Freezing Temperature. GOOD GRIEF!
We could see our breath! It was decided to "warm it up just a bit".
The Team all arrived - Doc appeared 3 minutes past 9:30 but got credit for an "almost" on-time
arrival - possibly a Craeer First for her. Teddy *watched* from the Race Cart.
They had told me I'd be "semi-awake" for the Installation - to "advise them" if I felt any pain.
Doc must not have wanted any help -- the Lights went Out just after the
"You'll feel a*pinch* and a little burning sensation" ...
Guess I missed the Main Event ... I woke up to "Laurel & Hardie" who were tellin me to
*scootch* back over onto the Racing Cart, loading Teddy on board, admiring the bandage, and telling one and all how well it had gone. *Brakes OFF* and the Race was on!
Almost knocked off two Docs wandering down the center of the race hall;
cut off another roll-a-bed at the final turn and then did a 180^ power-slide into Garage Stall #8 ...
The Girls finished mopping up, I got to *pee* in the bottle again;
then they brought in The Brick and tossed it right ON the Buzz Box Zipper!
OUWCHIE!!
"Sorry - but that's a Doc R. 'trademark' - ALL her PaceMaker patients get the SandBag Treatment!
FIVE Pounds placed right on TOP of the Implanted Device and it's Zipper!
They'll take it off at 4:00 PM! (Ya gotta lay FLAT till then.)
Let's *ROLL*! "
A NASCAR Start - three Cart Teams headed out a ONE-cart door ...
of course we made it out first.
Another "Adventure in the Halls" on the return to the 6th Floor ...
Doctors, Nurses, Patients, Innocent Visitors - no one was cut any slack. ... Dunno how we missed getting Black Flagged for wreckless carting ...
Goofie Girl #1 chirped "This is one of the NEAT parts of this job!" ... as we expertly cut off a Wheelchair Driver and his google-eyed patient by power sliding into an elevator.
I didn't count the fresh *dings* on our cart - but *THANKED* the Goofie Girls for a
really *PHUNN* Day ... and thought I heard Teddy give a <deep sigh> as we settled into bed.
... I need a NAP!
/s/ Bionic Boy
Rolling on the floor laughing Phred!!! What a huge adventure you had at the hospital! Only you could make it that hilarious. It's great to have you back with us buddy!! Take it easy and do everything the doc said to do. I can only imagine how difficult it must be doing some things "one handed". I don't envy you. Remember......plenty of R and R :D
OMG, I think that pacer is getting plenty of blood to your brain, Phred. You get a A+ for your report. :D That's a Phred classic if there ever was one. Three cheers for having you home, and as soon as you recover from the thrill of it all, I'm sure you'll feel the benefits of being paced.
Goodness NASCAR in hospital halls. What next? :eek:
No wonder you need a nap!!!
Where was Bowsie? Did he stay at P&J's place too?
:p What an adventure! You must be able to type with both paws...that was a wonderfully detailed report! Glad Mr. Bear accompanied you and kept you safe! They should have let you bring along one of your furry-kids to plunk down on top of you instead of Mr. Sandbag - would've been warmer, and can you imagine how "Goofie Girls" would have squealed in delight?
*Ahm* I can answer that. Bowser was there, but is too low-slung to even attempt a leap onto the big bed! He's barely even got legs, 'specially compared to C&S!Quote:
Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces
:D LOL!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen
Being low to the ground myself, I should have thought of that!!! :D
That "Hausbittle "Report had me on the edge of my seat!!!! I actually wanted to turn the page and keep on reading and relating to well known procedures!!! :D
I can really picture Cinder and Smokemutt at the edge of the bed~~ You write in such clarity!!!!
We're thinking of you each and every day Phred!!! So good to see another GREAT Post!!!! ;)
Oh Phred!!!
Even ill and getting tortured at the hospital cath lab and you're still funny as can be! I loved reading your tale, although I felt badly you had to LIVE it. I hope this new bionic box will make you feel TONS better, hon!
Glad to see you're recovering nicely.
Hugs,
Kelly :)
P.S. I sent a card to your home address last weekend, but it was written about a month or TWO ago! I have issues with actually MAILING the cards I write....I'll be sending a more recent card soon. ;)
(((((((((gentle hugs for Phred)))))))))
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Originally Posted by Rachel
Oh I definately agree with that. :D Great report Phred. I really felt like
I was there with you & listening to your comments.So glad they they finally
turned you loose. Now rest & take it easy for awhile. We aren't going to
go anywhere. can't wait to hear weekly updates on how things are going
there at the ranch. (((HUGS))) Liz & the furry gang. :)
Hi Phred!
I just read your thread here, and want to wish you a healthy recovery from Texas with prayers!!!
Zoey
Great recount Phred!! Glad you are home and hope you are feeling better soon!
Yes, you sure had quite an adventure and I enjoyed reading about it.:) I'm so glad that you're back home now safe and sound. Get well soon.:)
Phred, I'm happy to hear that you are back at home recovering with your wonderful sense of humor still intact. :)
It's good to hear that Mr Bear was by your side during your hospital stay.
Mr Bear's Vermont relatives from the home office send "Get Well Soon" wishes your way. :)
There's just no place like your own bed to help you feel better. Where YOU control the thermostat, can shush the roommates with a stern glare and growl, and where you know where evrything is, and can eat when you are hungry!
Glad you and Mr. Bear both made it through the whole thing, that even when he was Bear-napped he got brought back, and so glad for you that you are home! And home on Pet Talk, too!
Four a-klock Tuesday was getting closer ... tick ... tock ... tickity ... tockity ...
the Sandy Bag was *crushing* me.
In pops Nighty Nurse's Aid - with her http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/mad.gif *smiley* face in a fresh scowl.
HI, sez I - ya know what TIME it is?
Another nasty *scowl* as she announces "Yup, it's 4:10"
Uhhh, this Brick comes off at 4:00.
"Sez who?"
The note on my board - "Sandbag till 4:00"
"I'll have to check with your Nurse."
She stomped back a little while later and removed the SandyBag / Brick -
then pulled my dress down and *poked* the bandage a few times ... http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/eek.gif
"Gotta see if there's any 'seepage' or bleeding."
<GASP> sez I.
I start to climb out of the big hole in the butt area of my mattress ...
"And WHERE do you think YOU'RE going!?"
Uhhh ... for a lil Hike in the Hall with Bear??
"Don't think so, Bud! You're on BED REST till 6:00!"
<mumble> - <grumble> - <mutter> ... but she was a LOT Bigger than me,
so I stayed put with any eye on the clock ... tick ... tock ...
6:00 came and I discovered my dress was untied at the top - hardly suitable for a Hike in the Hall.
I *buzzed* into Nurse HQ ... "Yessss ... whadda ya want?"
Can you ask Connie (my 'Real' RN Nursey) to stop by - I need help with my gown.
Connie never showed ... I got Miz *Smiley* with another hateful scowl ...
WHAT's wrong with your gown?
It's untied at the top.
"I know - I untied it ... I'll tie it when it needs to be tied." <exit> *Smiley*
She wandered back about 6:20 ... "You wanna go to the bathroom?"
SURE! I almost (almost) *leaped* out of bed ... then discovered she was gonna
*watch* the big trip to the potty. I *went*, then came back to the bed to grab Teddy
and headed for the door and FREEDOM ...
"HEY! WHERE ya goin? GET back in bed, NOW!"
Bbbbuuutttt ... it's 6:30 - I'm allowed "out" now. I wanna take a Hike.
"I said 'BATHROOM at 6:00' - not hallway!
At 8:00 you can go anywhere ya want - *IN*side This ROOM!
Ya can 'hike' tomorrow! ... Back IN BED - NOW!"
<mumble> <grumble> <mutter>
Connie appeared about 9:00 (*Smiley* had gone home) and I pleaded my case with her.
Not impressed ... she said Doc R. "never" let's patients "walk" the day of the procedure.
NUTZ!
When are you going home? And who's your Relief?
"Jeanine comes in at 11:30 ... I see you in the morning."
<mumble> <grumble> <mutter> ... I lay quietly waitin for Jeanine.
http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/cool.gif Jeanine dropped in about 11:30-ish ... she was super friendly the night before ...
I <whimpered> and <whined> about 'needing' a Hike - that Teddy was getting bored.
Anyway, it was gonna be "Tomorrow" in another 15 minutes.
She went off to *look at my chart* ...
The "Official Word" scribbled by Doc R. was "NO ambulation till morning".
Sez I: Sooooo ... what'sa problem? "Morning starts in 10 minutes - a New Day!
She looked *up* for Divine Guidance ...
"OK, I give up ... I gotta go see some sick people - You anna Bear do whatever
you want - just don't let me *see* you guys outta this room!
And try to keep it to ONE trip around the block!"
DEAL!
Bear and I slipped into our <invisible> suits and Took a Hike around the block.
The Plan was to do a fancy figure-8 through the Nurses' Station; then
reverse and repeat the journey before passing our room again.
Off we went ... Hmmmmm ... wonder why there's a "WET FLOOR" sign at both ends in the middle of the far hallway?
<Splip> - <Splop> - <Squish> - <Squash> http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/eek.gif
Answer: 'Cause the guy just drove the Rug Scrubber down the dang hall! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/mad.gif
Slipper Sockz don't do well on WET Carpet!
Gave the Girls all a good <chuckle>.
One even offered that "THAT's why they put that SIGN up!"
<mumble> <grumble> <mutter>
Bear and I revised our route ... the "trail" we were leaving dried up during the second pass ...
Jeanine couldn't "see" we made TWO trips around the block.
We crawled into bed and I hug the soggy sockz up to dry on the bed railing.
Jeanine came in for evening pills and "noted" the Soggy Socks ...
"Lemmie guess - they're scrubbing the hall rug? <smirk>
You guys have a nice Hike?"
Smarty Pants ... G-nite!
She got her revenge ... woke us up at http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/eek.gif SIX a-klock in the morning!
"Rise & Shine - you're due in X-ray at 7:00!
Get yourself cleaned up - da Bus will be here at 6:30!"
You allow 30 minutes to go down 6 floors in an elevator and wind thru the halls for a quarter mile!???
Jeanine just *smiled* and said G-bye - she'd be gone when I got back.
Da Bus pulled up - no Racing Stripes (or *dents*) showing; and the Driver wasn't wearing
a flame suit. I hopped on with Bear and we stopped at TV Central to swap the "local"
telemetry box for a Long-Range model ... then off to the express elevator ...
A very "sedate" trip to X-ray - don't think we *clipped* a single corner.
I got abandoned in the hall for almost a half hour - their excuse for a Patient Waiting Area.
Hopped off the cart, stood for 2 <snaps> of the machine;
then lay on the cart for another 20 minutes for a different Driver to return and
haul us back to home on the 6th floor.
Breakfast had arrived ~~~ Rubber Eggs, tasty home fries, a cold muffin, juice, kawfee,
and a bowl of "porridge" that TWO packs of sugar couldn't help down.
The came The Blonde ... *perky* little thing - the Medtronic Rep to "check"
the Buzz Box and turn on a couple of features, then demo the "warning *Beeps*" da Box could produce if doom was pending. She *be-popped* in and asked:
"Are you Mr. Phred? I'm Suzie-Q from Medtronic!"
NOPE- he died last night and they hauled his ass outta here.
OMG!
I thought she was gonna *pass out*!
Memo to Self: DON'T joke with the Buzz Box Rep!
She finished her check-out and sent a couple of "Beeps" for me to hear ...
then seemed happie to be on her way! "Call Doc if you have any questions ..."
She'll remember THAT patient visit for a while!
Next up - *WAIT* and *wait* and freakin *WAIT* for Dear Doc to show up ...
New Roomie showed up around 2:00 PM - and was immediately hustled off
for some procedure.
We chatted a bit when he and Wifey returned ...
but he was tired and drifted of to La-La Land after he ate his cold lunch.
I made a few phone calls ... no problemo till Miz NOT *Smiley*, the Nurse's Aid gal, returned
in mid-phone call ...
"HEY! Didn't anyone tell you NOT to use that cellphone in here? QUIT IT!"
I hid behind the curtain for a couple more calls, then got back to "waiting" ...
All was well till "Mom" / Diana called and the darn cell *RANG* just as NOT *Smiley*
walked back into the room! OMG! ... This is gonna turn *UGGLIE!
"HEY! What'd I tell you about that phone!?
You'll goof up all the Telemetry in the hospital. QUIT IT!"
The *WAIT* lasted till 6:30 PM ... luckily they knew I was still there 'cause I got meal trays
for Lunch AND Dinner ...
In *popped* My Dear Doc - all *SMILEY* and Happie.
After a listen check with her 'scope, she lay down the New Rules ...
* NO using the left arm for a week ...
* NO Lifting or raising that arm above the shoulder for a MONTH
* NO Driving for a MONTH
* Keep it CLEAN - soap & water, then *pat* it dry - NO Rubbing!
Question?? Should I use antibiotic creme on the Zipper?
<EEK> "Of COURSE not! BUGS grow in that stuff!
Didn't I just say SOAP & WATER!?"
And she wasn't in any mood to "negotiate" the NO Driving.
OK ... just Sign me OUTTA here!
That only took another half hour.
Unlike the last Hoppsbittle Exit (down the back steps led by my Nurse) ...
I opted for the Free Bus Ride down with a Real Bus Driver.
He finally arrived and offered a seat on his BigWheel Chariot ...
A final G-bye to Cute Nurse Connie and we were OFF to meet Unka Pat!
Teddy-E-Bear rode on my lap and made a few friends on the way down ...
da Bus Driver almost drove me into the front seat of Pat's Bus and helped toss
my satchel into the back seat, then bid us G-bye & Good Luck! Nice Guy!
A quick stop at Wally's Mart for antibiotic pills and Tylenol ... then to Pat's Place to
SEE THE KIDS Again!!
Quite the Adventure is was it was ...
And a SPECIAL THANKS to All the Pet Talkers who sent Notes, Cards, Calls, and PRAYERS!!
I don't think "WE" coudda dun it without all your Love & Support ...
THANKS, Gang!!
{{{HUGS}}}
/s the Bionic Boy
wowza
sounds like in the midst of the phone calls when you complained about the emails not getting thru you should have mentioned the Nurses aide.
yea - we used to have a no cell phone rule - there was a lady walking down the hall one day chatting away and I said "sorry ma'am there isn't allowed any cell use in here" and she looked at me and said "yea I know" - her daughters were aghast - MOM get off the phone. Her reply - "what's she gonna do shoot me?" turns out she used to work there and was a respiratory tech - so she knows all about heart schtuff. I have never said a word to another person about it I swore I would not put up with that again. Shortly thereafter - it was deemed safe to be on the cell phone in the hospital. Good thing since most of the nurses spend a lot of time on them talking to kids or boyfriends or husbands etc :rolleyes:
Phred - don't EVER stop expressing yourself :D Reading your last post had me in tears of laughter - oh the images ......
I'm so glad you're feeling well enough to give us such a great play by play - must mean you're on the rollercoaster to recovery :) Be good, play nice and get some rest.
Hugs,
Betty
Rolling on the floor again Phred!! Too bad the hospital staff really didn't share your wonderful sense of humor :rolleyes: Gosh!! Can't they take a joke or two?? What a thrill it is to be able to read your accounts of the adventure. Keep the stories coming. How are you feeling and how is it with only one arm? I can imagine it's a big pain in the........ I know if it were possible, all the PT'ers would form a great big nursing staff to make sure you have the best care 24/7. Too bad we can't all be there to help :) Take care and get better!!
Aw Phred, they'll probably put up a plaque in the hallway with your name on it for the "most memorable patient"! :D Try & take it easy.
Oh Phred- you are the one who is sick and you get everyone rolling on the floor!
How come that nurses always are tougher than doctors?
I can imagine how much the kids were happy to see you (and Bear) again :)
Phred, I work A LOT with Medtronic setting up the chemsitry test of their products to be sure they are safe for patient use. I don't know their sales people, but working with their engineerings, I found your joke very funny!!! They need to loosen up and laugh once and a while :p
Oh Phred... I'm pretty sure that the nurses there will not forget you and may be talking about you for a while!
Glad to hear your tickin'!