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rolanni ([personal profile] rolanni) wrote2011-01-13 10:03 pm
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A long day of waiting. Steve is overnighting at the cardio ward, which tosses visitors out at 8 p.m. When last seen, he was zoned out with a happy smile on his face, listening to Pandora on his cellphone. I fear ownership of my earphones has changed hands.

The ICD installation went well. Tomorrow before breakfast the doctor will do an Interrogation, to make sure that the device is answering the phone, then a chest xray, after which we'll be free to return to East Winslow.

The hospital has a 24-hour cafeteria, which is useful, strange, and wonderful (today, I had a Rueben for breakfast. Of course it was 10:45, but it's the principle of the thing), though I must say that I will be Very Glad to leave the land of White Bread Only. What's with that, exactly?

I'm as packed as I can be for the morrow, and I do believe I'll go to bed.

G'night.
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[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Glad to hear that things went well. Thanks for letting us know. Hope you get a good night's sleep!

[identity profile] jhetley.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! for progress.

My experience with that cafeteria wasn't positive. But that was 20-25 years ago, which might allow for change.

[identity profile] rolanni.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't, to my barely-informed eye, look very friendly to people who may have food issues, which seems...strange...in a hospital cafeteria. You hear me complaining about a lack of Bread that is Brown. And the Reuben breakfast happened because I wandered over to the Grill, which overhead signage promised would make me an omelet. Once there, I discovered that, no, the Grill was only serving the tree items on the counter sign, one of which was French fries.

Still -- 24 hours counts for something. Also not having to go out in the blizzard.

[identity profile] stevecheetah.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Glad the procedure went according to plan. I found that a cat in the lap while recovering aids in the healing process.

[identity profile] rolanni.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes. Cat therapy coming right up.

[identity profile] debmats.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
I too am glad that things are going well. Keeping you all in my thoughts.

[identity profile] paulcory.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Glad things are going well. I hope they continue and you get Steve safely home tomorrow.

[identity profile] missingvolume.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Glad to hear good news. Tell him to keep up the good work.

[identity profile] mardott.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Good news indeed. I know you'll be glad when things return to normal, as will the cats.

I am always appalled at what passes for food in hospital cafeterias. What's worse is they feed this junk to the patients, too. Makes you wonder how smart these people really are.

Keep Up the Good Work!

[identity profile] claire774.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
Seems like Steve is taking this very well. With the help of various medications. smiley face. The cafeteria does sound like fun. Let's hope the doctors let Steve out soon.
C.

(Anonymous) 2011-01-14 09:29 am (UTC)(link)
Wishing Steve a speedy recovery, very glad to hear the procedure went well.

Our lives are somewhat in parallel this week; I have just collected my husband from hospital after surgery; I’m taking time off work to ease his recovery which will be slow and long. The hospital food, he said, left much to be desired; though, of course, some people might enjoy their toast chilled, their coffee tepid and their soup reconstituted.

Phyllis

[identity profile] drammar.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I am convinced that hospital cafeterias exist to create business for the hospital.

Glad that all went well, and that cat therapy is applied forthwith.

Whew.

(Anonymous) 2011-01-14 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It's amazing how exhausted you can be just sitting there and worrying for hours, huh?

I'll keep up the good thoughts and prayers...have a safe trip home.
Lauretta
PS I wonder if the signal the doc sends the device is "I can hear your heartbeat" by the Partridge Family. Oh, no...now I've got an ear worm.....eeek.

Steve's Procedure

(Anonymous) 2011-01-14 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
All the best to Steve and you. Our prayers and best wishes go out to you now. Let's hope to be home with the cats soon.

Let's hope you don't find one of your most skilled surgeons someone you last remember as a teen-ager! At least, mine had grey hair, so I could pretend they were totally different persons.

Joan C
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