TV - not a chance

April 12
From Dave -
I got the news from the CT scan that they could not see in significant pools to drain from my abdomen and my white blood cell count is improving.  The CT scan didn't show anything they could attack specifically. My earliest release date would be Tuesday and tomorrow I am getting a stint.
I don't have time to even relax and watch TV.  They keep me busy.  Here is my day.....
6:00 Pretty good nights sleep because I took a sleeping pill.  Gives me weird dreams right after I take it and I still had two hours of prodding, poking and checking but otherwise it really worked!
6:30 Up, potty and bag.  Talk to CNA about Eddyville
6:45am - tried to read an article
6:50am - "Dexter" shows up and takes his three vials of blood
6:50am - Nurses shift changes so we talk about yesterday and today.  We set our goals. New nurse hasn't come by yet.
7:10 - Try to read that article again.
7:30 - CNA arrives earlier than expected.  So I get my blood pressure, my heart rate, my teperature taken.  Check to make sure all my vitals are okay and everything is functioning properly.
7:55 - Nursing student arrives and does all the checks and has me breath for her in my little contraption.
8:15 - Doctor and one of the students show up to check on me.  Take some bandages off, discussion of what's to come today.
8:30 - My nurse and the student start to change my bandages now that the doctors have inspected them.
8:55 - I decide I'm going to shave and washcloth myself clean.  I order breakfast first and it arrives before I am done shaving.
9:20 - Lori arrives and I am hungry.  My Uncle calls.  I am hungry.
10:00 - I'm expanding my walk today to go from "C" all the way down to "A" elevator.  The night shift nurse had found a pair of pants so I actually feel like I am walking in style now, not some skirt.  It is much more comfortable.
11:30 - Rested in chair, so now time to change bag and potty, stuff like that.  Nurse tells me that I have to stop eating because I am getting a port.  No big deal but I was surprised.  I won't have to keep getting poked now.
11:45 - Lori leaves
1:15 Turns out it is Sunday from Midnight I can't eat
12:00 - Nurse needs a vital count check.  So I move from the chair to the bed.  I get poked, prodded and breath exercises.
12:35 - I think I'm going to finally read my article
12:37 - The wrecking crew walks in.  All of his students, physicians assistant, my nurse and her student so 8 people in the room.  Everybody wants to see the scar.  Dr. Nakamoto also explains why he will put the port in first thing Sunday morning.  It'll heal up and be pretty easy to use going forward.  I ask him if there's a version that comes with an MP3 Jack (don't think he gets it)
1:15 - I order lunch, tuna on rye, honeydew melon slice and start to read that article while I wait for it to arrive.
1:25 - The student nurse walks in to talk about HER lunch, she also gave me my painkillers (because I am still in a lot of pain)
1:45 read my article, watch the latest episode of surviving Jack, break one of the staples from laughing so hard.
2:30 - finished my lunch and rest in the chair
3:15 - Brooke comes with her taxes, she puts me to work (Lori falls asleep in my bed)
4:25 - Lori shampoos my hair WHEW, (while Brooke actually falls asleep in my bed), we put fresh clothes on and do the big walk again down the "A" elevator and back three times.
4:50 - Brooke and Lori leave to pick up Elizabeth
5:00 - I sit down to write this note.
5:35 - Maybe I can get a second article in today!

OH AND I CAN HAVE LOTS OF VISITORS SUNDAY.

BEST,
Dave