August 7, 2009

• all better LOL

  It was an adventure.  And when I came home I went straight to bed for 3.5 hours of much needed sleep, but after all of the adventure the drain
  is pulled and now I just get to focus on healing. *cheers*

  I showed up at 9 as requested, and radiology was in a bit of a panick.

  My surgeon met me in the waiting room, and was his gentle relaxed self, and re-explained what was going on.  He then asked where my husband was, when I explained they were waiting in the car.  He went out of the hospital and FOUND the excursion, and reexplained things to Rob.  How amazing is that.  And then he asked the kids what twirling is.  Cause we have it painted on the outside of the car.  And Zeria climbed out of the car and showed him how to twirl.  He came back inside and told me I had angels for kids. hahahaha.

  How many surgeons do you know that make car calls?

  So I went back to reading my book, and observing this older couple across from me, who seemed rather nice.

  She headed in for whatever she was doing, and the gentlemen and I ended up visiting.  For a LONG time snicker.

  The radiology techs came out and talked to me a couple times, and explained that they were backed up.  Finally about 10 they came in and did the CT. 
  They paged Dr. Flowers, and said they believed I would get to pull the drain.

  Dr. Flowers rearrived, and said they had *not* done the study he wanted done.  He wanted a contrast study to assure that the crud that was left wasn't interacting with my bile ducts.

  More panic from radiology.  They weren't on there finest. 

  She says its will be about 45 minutes, so back to the waiting room I go. 

  I'm soooooo tired and shaky as I just haven't done a lot of sitting up.   The elderly gentleman is still there.  We resume our chat.  He's a retired fireman.  So I find much to chat with him.  Joel and Tony would have loved him!!!  Actually Rob would have too.  LOL

  The tech come back about 30 minutes later and informs me its going to be at least another hour.  I thought of crying.  Instead I said.  "I need a place to lay down."

  "We can do that, that's easy."  She reassured me, and shortly thereafter I had a bed.    I'd been in this room before during the recovery of the placing of my drain.  They call it the cave.  *snicker*  It felt like home.   more snickers.

  Eventually they came back in, and took me to a new room.  It was equipment I hadn't met yet.  Still not entirely sure what it was.  More radiology equipment anyhow.

  I laid down on the bed, where the radiologist was training two new techs.  They were highly amusing.  The one steering the bed kept going the wrong direction.   And trying to take out my elbow.  (not painful--just funny)

  The male tech was supposed to be practicing sterile technique.   He wasn't doing so hot.  But it wasn't a sterile procedure, so it was all good.

  They eventually did the study, and the radiologist pulled the drain at the end confirming that it was safe.

  It wasn't painful *cheers*.

  The male tech gave me a lovely new fluff pad.   And then they told me Dr F still wanted to chat, and was in a procedure.

  I went out to find Rob.  And cried on him a bit.  I was soooooo tired.

  I went back to the waiting room.  The old gentleman was gone.  *darn*  I read, and desperately wished to go back to bed.   About 45 minutes later Dr F came, and answered a few questions, and then WALKED me out to my excursion, and reexplained things to Rob.

  The SECOND excursion call in one day.  Just astounding how kind he is.

  Rob had food waiting for me.  I was so hungry I started eating while Dr F was talking to Rob.

  A wee visit to Goodwill (more books for me to read)  And a run into Rite Aid (next door to Goodwill) for iron (anemia ya know)  and we were headed home.

  My drain site is a bit sore.  But from experience by Monday it will be itchy.  LOL  And I can finally start truely healing.  

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