Subj : Re: moving or not was: C To : Daryl Stout From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Aug 16 2019 03:14:44 -=> Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 11-Aug-2019 11:32 <=- Replying 15 Aug 2019 23:14 from the Pond.... DS>> mascot for our ham radio license exam team (they work with me on it), DS>> and we've named him Zeigfried. He's holding a sign that notes "I am DS>> already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth"...reminding us as DS>> examiners to BE QUIET while the examinees are taking their tests. NB>> Cute... :) DS> They said when they saw it, they felt "we just had to have it". And obviously it has brought some nice humor into the situation... ;) DS>> Folger's got it wrong. The best part of waking up, is being able to DS>> go back to sleep, after you get up to pee. NB>> Agreed. :) DS> If you have a UTI, and/or on Lasix, that makes it worse. :P Certainly might... And hopefully it isn't too far a "run" for the facility... ;) NB>> Headaches certainly don't help at all..... DS> Being the victim of 2 indirect lightning strikes and a severe DS> concussion over the years doesn't help matters, either. DS> I think they're also hereditary...my late father had them, DS> especially related to tension, but I think they're also prevalent if DS> your blood pressure is elevated. I'm on medication, and it tends to DS> keep it under control. It was 124 over 79 when I went to the DS> cardiologist for an EKG, and pre-surgery clearance. I discovered he had DS> signed the form, but forgot to check "CLEARED". Then, it turned out DS> they never sent it, but I had a copy of it, and took it to Arkansas DS> Urology instead. At least it finally went through.... NB>> So your friends are able to get you to the hospital for the earlier NB>> date, then...? That's good.... :) Living with stones (kidney or NB>> gallbladder) isn't fun.... DS> Well, the original date they wanted to do the surgery was back on DS> July 22, but I had to be there at 5am...way before sunrise. I felt that DS> was unfair to my friends, so I declined that date. The date is in the DS> morning, August 12 (I'm typing this on August 11), and I have to be DS> there at 8am. Since the time is in the middle of morning rush hour, DS> there's an alternate route we can take to avoid the majority of the DS> traffic on one of the main roads in southwest Little Rock. Somehow I lost track of time (fancy that)... and thought that it had been postponed to September... I almost remember now your telling us those dates now.... ;) DS> Besides nothing to eat or drink for me after 12 midnight tonight, I DS> have to be there 2 hours before the procedure to: DS> 1) Fill out the paperwork (naturally), and make any insurance co-pays. DS> Thank goodness for financial assistance!! DS> 2) Get totally disrobed (naked), and put on that poor excuse for a DS> hospital gown (apparently, it's a tongue in cheek graduation gown for DS> med school students -- and why it's called ICU (I See You -- meaning DS> your butt crack and cheeks in all their glory). :P DS> 3) Get an IV started, and your vital signs checked. DS> 4) Possibly get blood pressure medicine with a SMALL sip of water. DS> 5) Consult with the surgeon and the anesthetist beforehand. DS> 6) Get anti-nausea medicine with the IV beforehand (I've never done DS> well with anesthesia, and my blood pressure plunges under sedation). All standard procedure... been there, done that... :) DS> I've got to update, and print up my 12 page med list today. It lists DS> all my doctors, surgeries, contact information, medications, etc. It DS> basically is "everything you wanted to know about me medically, but DS> were afraid to ask". That's a useful thing to have drawn up.... and I know that the staff appreciate the effort... :) ttyl neb .... Sure, when...OINK FLAP OINK FLAP...Well I'll be damned! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .