So, as you may have read earlier, some of my care was less than superior. I didn't even begin to talk about the nurses who took care of me while I was in my room or in recovery. I want to be honest here, I had some great nurses like Lourdes, Johmil and Katie and one other whose name escapes me. They were quick to respond and always did it with a smile. Then there were the ones who when I called asking for help getting up said "we're busy, call us back at 9pm" It was 7. There were those who said "I'll be right back" and came back 20 minutes later. I had one who actually said "You sure are asking for a lot this time" and my honest response "I'm afraid if I call again you won't come." I had one nurse in immediate post surgery ecovery (first surgery) get mad when I said out load "I didn't even get the surgrery I came in here for". She said please be quiet, you'll scare the other patients. Whatever.
Okay, it's all behind me (until the next surgery, God I hope none of those nurses read this and torture me when/if I go back for the gastric bypass... I mean more than they already did) and now I'm home, and what a difference a wife makes. Jessica has moved herself to the guest bedroom so I can sleep in the nice big comfy bed without her disturbing me, she has created a little corner of stuff for me where I have my laptop/DVD player (yup, using my laptop to watch movies while in bed), my iphone with speakers and other misc. items. She is also made it so her cellphone is always on and makes a special tone when I send her a text message. Which is how I communicate with her, I send her a text with what I need and she comes in with it. Another pill, glass of water, latest copy of Maxim, whatever it is, shes on it. So, I want to give a big thanks to "Nurse Jessica" who has done nothing but further show the extreme contrast between care and obligation.
Oh, and she doesn't wake me up every 20 minutes to take my damn blood pressure!
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Horray Jessica! You go girl.
ReplyDeleteI am sure nurses, like everyone, come as the one's who are good at their jobs, and the ones who are not. When my dad had bypass surgery 11 years ago, he was terrified. When he woke up for the first time after the surgery, he was in a hallway, and he was alone because there was a little girl getting heart surgery, too, and they were all in there. he tried to get someone's attention, he was scared and he just wanted to know if the surgery went ok and if he was ok. He finally got a nurse to stop and look at him, and she pointed a finger at him and said sternly, "you have a bad attitude" and left!
Anyway, I'm glad you have Jessica to take care of you for a while.
After my first surgery I was horrified when my doctor told me I could go home after two days in the ICU. I thought, "No way! I don't want to go home, what if something goes wrong?" The doctor said I'd get better rest at home but he would move me to a regular room if that was what I wanted. After I was moved I realized that a shared room was hell on earth.
ReplyDeleteGoing home after surgery is a sure path to faster healing.
Wow, Jessica sounds TOO nice to you ;-) I'm glad you are feeling better and getting some rest. You'd better give that big comfy bed back when you can!
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