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Updat on Nancy's surgery replies will be forwarded unedited
Hi All,
I am writing to tell you all that Nancy MADE IT!! A bit of confusion at the first that made for a "funny" day. She is OK, in some pain but in her room and doing fine. Full story below, for those who have the time <VBEG>. You have been warned!! We were woken up at 7:30am by a phone call from the hospital. Nancy was asked if we could be there at 9:00 (her appointment was for 1:00 with surgery at 2:00.) for a 10:00 surgery. Nancy said we could be there at 9:30 (1 hr to get ready , 1/2 hr to get there.) and the scheduling nurse said that would be fine. Oh well, what you gonna do? So we are running around getting ready and ~8:00 they call and reschedule to 1:00 surgery time! There was an emergency (pediatric auto accident ), so Nancy got 'bumped', fair enough! Oh well, what you gonna do? sound familiar? We show up at 12:00 and followed the signs to the "OUTPATIENT Admitting" door. Inside the waiting room are a zillion people, a table with an IN box and a telephone. A sign next to the phone says to call XXXX for Outpatient Admitting & call XXXY for the Recovery room. Nancy calls the Admitting # and they tell her that we need to go to the other end of the building and take the elevator to another floor and go to Admitting. Huummmm this seems odd to us, since we are at the admitting location (according to the signs. But off we go. Of course the elevator is broken, so we take the stairs. All together now (hands raised in Join the Choir motion) "Oh well, what you gonna do?" OK now we are at the correct place , Admitting, not Outpatient Admitting, and Nancy gets admitted. So far so good. A tad confusing, but we are doing OK. NOW back to Outpatient Admitting to put our paperwork in the IN box and call the phone number. I am starting to see the picture here. It is a test to see if you REALLY need this surgery! <LOL> Fortunately, ever on the ball, Nancy got us there early, so we are fine. Only about 15 -20 minutes goes bye, just long enough for Nancy to go to the bathroom (we have been here a while, eh? or is this TMI???) <EG>, and out comes the Miller (He was very nice and professional, with a great sense of humor) to take Nancy into the back to get her robed and get the IV going. . We chat for a minute and Nancy comes back. And Hey! it's only 12:15, right on time for a hospital, right? OK so 20 minutes (~ 12:35) later and after asking the volunteer to check for me I get in to see Nancy in the Pre-OP room. It shouldn't be long now! .... .... ..... (that's time passing, We tell jokes with Miller) ,,,,,, ..... ..... (hey everybody else has rotated out and new people are in all the cubicles!).... ...... ....( I know, lets play 20 questions)... ... ...OK it is now 2:30 and the doctors and Nurses show up, go away, come back a while later, I kiss Nancy & she is off to the Operating room at ~3:00. Oddly, something about this time sounds familiar, I remember, the original appointment was for 3:00!! "Oh well (I know, by now you are groaning), what you gonna do?" I go get lunch, make a few phone calls and come back at ~4:20 , over 1/2 hr before the doctor's estimate ("at least 2 hrs"). I wait patiently for 45 minutes and then call the recovery #. The person tells me that she is in Recovery and should be up in the room in ~ 1/2 hr. and I can see her there. HMM, I thought the doctor was supposed to see me and tell me what is going on. "Oh well,..." By now you know the rest. ;-P I go up and she has a nice little private room for the night. I was waiting in her room when she arrived. She feels kinda crappy (as you might expect), and says that they underestimated the amount of pain :-( So now she is up in her room sleeping (9:00pm PST). I am home and the kitties are a bit cranky, cause they don't understand why we were gone and where the heck is 'meow-ma' ??? Quite a tome, eh? glad I gave the end away so you could relax while you read this?? hahahha Nancy should be home tomorrow but may not feel like getting on the PC, OK, who am I kidding, that's what wireless is for, right? SO all together, for the LAST time (I promise) "Oh well, what you gonna do?" Anyway, it's late here so I am off to bed. I know Nancy thanks all of you for your kind words and good wishes, as do I. :-) Geoff Nancy |
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I am so glad that all turned out ok. My thoughts and prayers are with you
and yours. -- Kat "MaÇk· " > wrote in message ... > Hi All, > > I am writing to tell you all that Nancy MADE IT!! A bit of confusion > at the first that made for a "funny" day. She is OK, in some pain but > in her room and doing fine. Full story below, for those who have the > time <VBEG>. You have been warned!! > > > We were woken up at 7:30am by a phone call from the hospital. Nancy > was asked if we could be there at 9:00 (her appointment was for 1:00 > with surgery at 2:00.) for a 10:00 surgery. Nancy said we could be > there at 9:30 (1 hr to get ready , 1/2 hr to get there.) and the > scheduling nurse said that would be fine. Oh well, what you gonna do? > > So we are running around getting ready and ~8:00 they call and > reschedule to 1:00 surgery time! There was an emergency (pediatric > auto accident ), so Nancy got 'bumped', fair enough! Oh well, what > you gonna do? sound familiar? > > We show up at 12:00 and followed the signs to the "OUTPATIENT > Admitting" door. Inside the waiting room are a zillion people, a table > with an IN box and a telephone. A sign next to the phone says to call > XXXX for Outpatient Admitting & call XXXY for the Recovery room. > > Nancy calls the Admitting # and they tell her that we need to go to > the other end of the building and take the elevator to another floor > and go to Admitting. Huummmm this seems odd to us, since we are at the > admitting location (according to the signs. But off we go. Of course > the elevator is broken, so we take the stairs. All together now (hands > raised in Join the Choir motion) "Oh well, what you gonna do?" > > OK now we are at the correct place , Admitting, not Outpatient > Admitting, and Nancy gets admitted. So far so good. A tad confusing, > but we are doing OK. NOW back to Outpatient Admitting to put our > paperwork in the IN box and call the phone number. I am starting to > see the picture here. It is a test to see if you REALLY need this > surgery! <LOL> Fortunately, ever on the ball, Nancy got us > there early, so we are fine. > > Only about 15 -20 minutes goes bye, just long enough for Nancy to go > to the bathroom (we have been here a while, eh? or is this TMI???) > <EG>, and out comes the Miller (He was very nice and professional, > with a great sense of humor) to take Nancy into the back to get her > robed and get the IV going. . We chat for a minute and Nancy comes > back. And Hey! it's only 12:15, right on time for a hospital, right? > > OK so 20 minutes (~ 12:35) later and after asking the volunteer to > check for me I get in to see Nancy in the Pre-OP room. It shouldn't be > long now! .... .... > .... (that's time passing, We tell jokes with Miller) ,,,,,, ..... > .... (hey everybody else has rotated out and new people are in all the > cubicles!).... > ..... ....( I know, lets play 20 questions)... ... ...OK it is now > 2:30 and the doctors and Nurses show up, go away, come back a while > later, I kiss Nancy & she is off to the Operating room at ~3:00. > Oddly, something about this time sounds familiar, I remember, the > original appointment was for 3:00!! "Oh well (I know, by now you are > groaning), what you gonna do?" > > I go get lunch, make a few phone calls and come back at ~4:20 , over > 1/2 hr before the doctor's estimate ("at least 2 hrs"). I wait > patiently for 45 minutes and then call the recovery #. The person > tells me that she is in Recovery and should be up in the room in ~ 1/2 > hr. and I can see her there. HMM, I thought the doctor was supposed > to see me and tell me what is going on. "Oh well,..." By now you know > the rest. ;-P > > I go up and she has a nice little private room for the night. I was > waiting in her room when she arrived. She feels kinda crappy (as you > might expect), and says that they underestimated the amount of pain > :-( > > So now she is up in her room sleeping (9:00pm PST). I am home and the > kitties are a bit cranky, cause they don't understand why we were gone > and where the heck is 'meow-ma' ??? > > Quite a tome, eh? glad I gave the end away so you could relax while > you read this?? hahahha Nancy should be home tomorrow but may not > feel like getting on the PC, OK, who am I kidding, that's what > wireless is for, right? SO all together, for the LAST time (I > promise) "Oh well, what you gonna do?" > > Anyway, it's late here so I am off to bed. I know Nancy thanks all of > you for your kind words and good wishes, as do I. :-) > > Geoff > Nancy > |
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"Kat" > wrote in message m... >I am so glad that all turned out ok. My thoughts and prayers are with you >and yours. > Likewise! Nicky. -- A1c 10.5/5.7/<6 Weight 95/79/72Kg 1g Metformin, 75ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004 |
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Whew!!
I'm glad it all had a happy ending and it sounds like you both weathered it all in good humor. You guys are in my thoughts. Jennifer MaÇk· wrote: > Hi All, > > I am writing to tell you all that Nancy MADE IT!! A bit of confusion > at the first that made for a "funny" day. She is OK, in some pain but > in her room and doing fine. Full story below, for those who have the > time <VBEG>. You have been warned!! > > > We were woken up at 7:30am by a phone call from the hospital. Nancy > was asked if we could be there at 9:00 (her appointment was for 1:00 > with surgery at 2:00.) for a 10:00 surgery. Nancy said we could be > there at 9:30 (1 hr to get ready , 1/2 hr to get there.) and the > scheduling nurse said that would be fine. Oh well, what you gonna do? > > So we are running around getting ready and ~8:00 they call and > reschedule to 1:00 surgery time! There was an emergency (pediatric > auto accident ), so Nancy got 'bumped', fair enough! Oh well, what > you gonna do? sound familiar? > > We show up at 12:00 and followed the signs to the "OUTPATIENT > Admitting" door. Inside the waiting room are a zillion people, a table > with an IN box and a telephone. A sign next to the phone says to call > XXXX for Outpatient Admitting & call XXXY for the Recovery room. > > Nancy calls the Admitting # and they tell her that we need to go to > the other end of the building and take the elevator to another floor > and go to Admitting. Huummmm this seems odd to us, since we are at the > admitting location (according to the signs. But off we go. Of course > the elevator is broken, so we take the stairs. All together now (hands > raised in Join the Choir motion) "Oh well, what you gonna do?" > > OK now we are at the correct place , Admitting, not Outpatient > Admitting, and Nancy gets admitted. So far so good. A tad confusing, > but we are doing OK. NOW back to Outpatient Admitting to put our > paperwork in the IN box and call the phone number. I am starting to > see the picture here. It is a test to see if you REALLY need this > surgery! <LOL> Fortunately, ever on the ball, Nancy got us > there early, so we are fine. > > Only about 15 -20 minutes goes bye, just long enough for Nancy to go > to the bathroom (we have been here a while, eh? or is this TMI???) > <EG>, and out comes the Miller (He was very nice and professional, > with a great sense of humor) to take Nancy into the back to get her > robed and get the IV going. . We chat for a minute and Nancy comes > back. And Hey! it's only 12:15, right on time for a hospital, right? > > OK so 20 minutes (~ 12:35) later and after asking the volunteer to > check for me I get in to see Nancy in the Pre-OP room. It shouldn't be > long now! .... .... > .... (that's time passing, We tell jokes with Miller) ,,,,,, ..... > .... (hey everybody else has rotated out and new people are in all the > cubicles!).... > ..... ....( I know, lets play 20 questions)... ... ...OK it is now > 2:30 and the doctors and Nurses show up, go away, come back a while > later, I kiss Nancy & she is off to the Operating room at ~3:00. > Oddly, something about this time sounds familiar, I remember, the > original appointment was for 3:00!! "Oh well (I know, by now you are > groaning), what you gonna do?" > > I go get lunch, make a few phone calls and come back at ~4:20 , over > 1/2 hr before the doctor's estimate ("at least 2 hrs"). I wait > patiently for 45 minutes and then call the recovery #. The person > tells me that she is in Recovery and should be up in the room in ~ 1/2 > hr. and I can see her there. HMM, I thought the doctor was supposed > to see me and tell me what is going on. "Oh well,..." By now you know > the rest. ;-P > > I go up and she has a nice little private room for the night. I was > waiting in her room when she arrived. She feels kinda crappy (as you > might expect), and says that they underestimated the amount of pain > :-( > > So now she is up in her room sleeping (9:00pm PST). I am home and the > kitties are a bit cranky, cause they don't understand why we were gone > and where the heck is 'meow-ma' ??? > > Quite a tome, eh? glad I gave the end away so you could relax while > you read this?? hahahha Nancy should be home tomorrow but may not > feel like getting on the PC, OK, who am I kidding, that's what > wireless is for, right? SO all together, for the LAST time (I > promise) "Oh well, what you gonna do?" > > Anyway, it's late here so I am off to bed. I know Nancy thanks all of > you for your kind words and good wishes, as do I. :-) > > Geoff > Nancy > |
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Nancy........ {{{{{HUGS}}}}}
makes you wonder about hospitals and their scheduling.... but i guess you don't want the Dr to rush you anymore than rush the person in front of you here's hoping for a quick recovery from your surgery...... take care kate -- Join us in the Diabetic-Talk Chatroom on UnderNet /server irc.undernet.org --- /join #Diabetic-Talk More info: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/ I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be an expensive teacher. "MaÇk· " > wrote in message ... > Hi All, > > I am writing to tell you all that Nancy MADE IT!! A bit of confusion > at the first that made for a "funny" day. She is OK, in some pain but > in her room and doing fine. Full story below, for those who have the > time <VBEG>. You have been warned!! > > > We were woken up at 7:30am by a phone call from the hospital. Nancy > was asked if we could be there at 9:00 (her appointment was for 1:00 > with surgery at 2:00.) for a 10:00 surgery. Nancy said we could be > there at 9:30 (1 hr to get ready , 1/2 hr to get there.) and the > scheduling nurse said that would be fine. Oh well, what you gonna do? > > So we are running around getting ready and ~8:00 they call and > reschedule to 1:00 surgery time! There was an emergency (pediatric > auto accident ), so Nancy got 'bumped', fair enough! Oh well, what > you gonna do? sound familiar? > > We show up at 12:00 and followed the signs to the "OUTPATIENT > Admitting" door. Inside the waiting room are a zillion people, a table > with an IN box and a telephone. A sign next to the phone says to call > XXXX for Outpatient Admitting & call XXXY for the Recovery room. > > Nancy calls the Admitting # and they tell her that we need to go to > the other end of the building and take the elevator to another floor > and go to Admitting. Huummmm this seems odd to us, since we are at the > admitting location (according to the signs. But off we go. Of course > the elevator is broken, so we take the stairs. All together now (hands > raised in Join the Choir motion) "Oh well, what you gonna do?" > > OK now we are at the correct place , Admitting, not Outpatient > Admitting, and Nancy gets admitted. So far so good. A tad confusing, > but we are doing OK. NOW back to Outpatient Admitting to put our > paperwork in the IN box and call the phone number. I am starting to > see the picture here. It is a test to see if you REALLY need this > surgery! <LOL> Fortunately, ever on the ball, Nancy got us > there early, so we are fine. > > Only about 15 -20 minutes goes bye, just long enough for Nancy to go > to the bathroom (we have been here a while, eh? or is this TMI???) > <EG>, and out comes the Miller (He was very nice and professional, > with a great sense of humor) to take Nancy into the back to get her > robed and get the IV going. . We chat for a minute and Nancy comes > back. And Hey! it's only 12:15, right on time for a hospital, right? > > OK so 20 minutes (~ 12:35) later and after asking the volunteer to > check for me I get in to see Nancy in the Pre-OP room. It shouldn't be > long now! .... .... > .... (that's time passing, We tell jokes with Miller) ,,,,,, ..... > .... (hey everybody else has rotated out and new people are in all the > cubicles!).... > ..... ....( I know, lets play 20 questions)... ... ...OK it is now > 2:30 and the doctors and Nurses show up, go away, come back a while > later, I kiss Nancy & she is off to the Operating room at ~3:00. > Oddly, something about this time sounds familiar, I remember, the > original appointment was for 3:00!! "Oh well (I know, by now you are > groaning), what you gonna do?" > > I go get lunch, make a few phone calls and come back at ~4:20 , over > 1/2 hr before the doctor's estimate ("at least 2 hrs"). I wait > patiently for 45 minutes and then call the recovery #. The person > tells me that she is in Recovery and should be up in the room in ~ 1/2 > hr. and I can see her there. HMM, I thought the doctor was supposed > to see me and tell me what is going on. "Oh well,..." By now you know > the rest. ;-P > > I go up and she has a nice little private room for the night. I was > waiting in her room when she arrived. She feels kinda crappy (as you > might expect), and says that they underestimated the amount of pain > :-( > > So now she is up in her room sleeping (9:00pm PST). I am home and the > kitties are a bit cranky, cause they don't understand why we were gone > and where the heck is 'meow-ma' ??? > > Quite a tome, eh? glad I gave the end away so you could relax while > you read this?? hahahha Nancy should be home tomorrow but may not > feel like getting on the PC, OK, who am I kidding, that's what > wireless is for, right? SO all together, for the LAST time (I > promise) "Oh well, what you gonna do?" > > Anyway, it's late here so I am off to bed. I know Nancy thanks all of > you for your kind words and good wishes, as do I. :-) > > Geoff > Nancy > |
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