AndyJ's Body Enhancement Thread

"May you live in interesting times." ??? [grin]

Though unexpected, things were such that it was a convenient time to have it done; no yard work needs to be done since the grass signed off for winter.

The hospital actually had a "Patient Transport" department who sent guys to wheel me around the various departments. The main hospital is over a century old and is probably 90% additions now, so it’s a maze inside. One of the PT guys said it took him weeks to learn where everything was.

OR was on the other side of the campus, and we went through a long series of double doors. Apparently they’re keyed to RFID or Bluetooth since they opened automatically each time we went through one. I made a comment about the opening scene of Monty Python’s "Meaning of Life", but the PT guy had never heard of the movie, and I’m fairly sure he didn’t know who Monty Python was, either. Kids today…

The other interesting thing was the hospital was quiet inside; no blaring PA system yammering "Code Blue, Room 2214, Stat… Nice Try, Guys." I’m pretty sure they’ve moved to cellphones for all the stuff they used to do on the PA.

No explanation. Where are their parents?

We spent some time visiting a grandson at a local hospital recently, now that you mention the quiet part, I’d guess the same, either cell or small radios.

Well that’s great you got that square. Once recovered you’ll be way better off.

I hope so. Right now it feels like a horse kicked me in the stomach.

The doc who did the surgery said he usually does it as an outpatient procedure, door to door in an hour and a half. No pain meds for recovery; take an over-the-counter pain reliever if needed. Amazingly, though I get shooting pains getting on and off the bed, I have no discomfort to speak of.

Temperature was normal when I went to ER Wednesday night; 96-97F, which is normal for me, anyway.

Got back from the hospital Friday evening, exactly three days ago, with a temp of 98.6, which is high. Over the next three days it has gone as high as 99.9, coupled with a scratchy throat, sinus congestion, and slight vertigo.

I thought it was a "hospital cold" at first, but it hasn’t gone away after three days. I hope it’s not an abdominal infection.

I have to admit my recent stay in the hospital was about as nice and efficient as I could have asked for.

As I was being out-processed I was told to make an appointment with the surgeon in two weeks to have the bandages and drainage tube removed. The name, address, and phone number were printed in the information packet they gave me.

Mrs. Andy called to make the appointment, and was told it would be mid-January before an appointment was available.

Dafuq? Six more weeks of spit baths and managing the drain bag? Then she got a call from the surgeon’s office - they didn’t have a record of me, so I was probably a patient of the *other* gastro surgeon WITH THE SAME NAME. They helpfully provided his office number.

[sigh] "No matter where you go, AndyLand is just a step away."

Duplicate Doc (or, more likely, one of his nurses) will remove the bandages and drain bag day after tomorrow, at least.