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Here's today's report from Kelly at Bandage Central:
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Have you ever wondered why people look so sick when they get out of the hospital?
10 PM - evening meds
11 PM - check blood pressure
12 AM - start an IV
2 AM - start another IV
3 AM - one of the IVs is done and beeps loudly
4 AM - time for regular morning blood draw
5:30 AM - The guy who regularly comes around to empty the medical waste and replace bags
6 AM - somebody measuring something
7 AM - nothing being done to me but people here to bother my roomie. Nobody bothers me again till breakfast at 8 AM.
So as you can see, we get a great night's sleep here. My roomie's Miz Turner; she's 4'1", older than dirt, very funny, and has tons of friends visit each evening. Makes for great evesdropping.
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Later on, they gave her some painkillers (Dilaudid), leaving her a little muzzy for the afternoon, so that they could change the dressing over the surgical wound site. This evening before I left, she got out of thecell room and walked up and down the corridor.
We still have not received any info on a release date. I think they are waiting on various cultures to be sure they are prescribing medicine to attack ALL the bacteria involved. When Kelly is released, she will have a long-term IV socket plugged into her arm, so we can drip in antibiotics for a couple of weeks.
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Have you ever wondered why people look so sick when they get out of the hospital?
10 PM - evening meds
11 PM - check blood pressure
12 AM - start an IV
2 AM - start another IV
3 AM - one of the IVs is done and beeps loudly
4 AM - time for regular morning blood draw
5:30 AM - The guy who regularly comes around to empty the medical waste and replace bags
6 AM - somebody measuring something
7 AM - nothing being done to me but people here to bother my roomie. Nobody bothers me again till breakfast at 8 AM.
So as you can see, we get a great night's sleep here. My roomie's Miz Turner; she's 4'1", older than dirt, very funny, and has tons of friends visit each evening. Makes for great evesdropping.
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Later on, they gave her some painkillers (Dilaudid), leaving her a little muzzy for the afternoon, so that they could change the dressing over the surgical wound site. This evening before I left, she got out of the
We still have not received any info on a release date. I think they are waiting on various cultures to be sure they are prescribing medicine to attack ALL the bacteria involved. When Kelly is released, she will have a long-term IV socket plugged into her arm, so we can drip in antibiotics for a couple of weeks.
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Is it a stylin' long-term IV socket? But aren't they all stylin'?
Are you and the rabbits/pigs/other assorted critters fending for yourselves okay?
You sound like you are doing well
HUGS to you my friend.
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Well, at least the nurses are not afraid of Lady Bunrab...:-7