EricM surgery rescheduled

[EricM]

Well, up at 4 AM to be at the hospital at 6, had blood drawn, and was sent to my surgical prep room. They shaved pretty much EVERYTHING (ever seen a naked bear? Not a pretty sight!) It was much better this time - last time I had a nurse who had obviously gone through a really nasty divorce just before being assigned to SCRAPE the hair off of me like a scalded hog. Anyway, they inserted a catheter (oww,owwwww) of what I estimate to have been approximately 2 inches in diameter and made of barbed wire. He said "take a deep breath" - no kidding!!!! emoEek emoEek

I talked with about a hundred different people, each of whom gave me the same test to see if I knew what my name was and when I was born before they did anything to me. I'm pretty sure I passed. So now I'm lying there watching a nurse with a wart on her nose, a nasty leer, and a foot-long needle prepare to do whatever it is that the letters IV stand for (maybe I've been watching too many Halloween horror shows, but I don't think so), when I was rescued at the last moment with the announcement that my blood clotting factor wasn't good enough and we'd have to postpone! Yay!

Oh NO!!! Here comes the guy with a winch to take the catheter back out (owwww,owwwwwwww)!!!! Turns out that all of the barbs on that barbed-wire tube were pointing backwards!!!!!!!! "Take a deep breath" - no @#$%, uhh, I mean, no kidding emoEek emoEek .

I dressed my now-hairless body (kinda wierd feeling emoTongue ) (bet I'd be popular in prison) and I am now home again - and get to do it all over again on Friday! emoDoh emoDoh

 

[Pointer 78]

After going through the catheter agony, you'd think you'd want it all over. Friday will be here soon enough Brother. You'll do just fine. We're pulling for you.

 

[Wet Willie]

Dadgum, Eric, that just killed me. I have had to pick myself up off the floor three times just reading this. I am glad you escaped and wished you didn't have to go through this again, but I can't wait for the next blow by blow call of "How the Catfish King Turns". Drink heavy between now and Friday and good luck brother. Al

 

[MrWiskers]

There are about 10 jokes I could make about this post, but I will be good and keep them to myself.emoEvil

 

[drumking]

MrWiskers - 10/29/2008 7:08 PM

There are about 10 jokes I could make about this post, but I will be good and keep them to myself.emoEvil

Ditto! emoBigsmile emoGeezer Which hospital, Eric?

 

[Guest]

MrWiskers - 10/29/2008 4:08 PM There are about 10 jokes I could make about this post, but I will be good and keep them to myself.emoEvil

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[EricM]

Memorial is where the surgery is being done, and by one of the absolutely best surgeons in the business, so I'm really quite happy with it..........well except for the catheter part. And NO "Mr. Weenie" jokes (it's a joke all by itself, thank you.) emoRedface

 

[Bubbakat]

Man Eric I feel for you bud. You know I have often wondered how the get such a big tube in such a little place and manage to coil 15 feet of into a 6 foot man. emoLaugh

 

[slo-ride]

EricM - 10/29/2008 5:49 PM

. Anyway, they inserted a catheter (oww,owwwww) of what I estimate to have been approximately 2 inches in diameter and made of barbed wire. He said "take a deep breath" - no kidding!!!! emoEek emoEek
emoDoh emoDoh

For some strange reason, I got a picture in my mind of the "catheter" orderly being a catfish from the neck up...."REMEMBER ME??????? BWAAAHAAHAA!!!" emoEek

Seriously,,,, sorry you've got to go through all that again Friday...

 

[groomer1a]

I had a situation with a catheter in the hospital. I was in for a kidney stone and they kept taking me to x-ray to track the stone. So the girl comes to the room and tells me she has to take me to x-ray in the wheel chair. Here we go down the hall with me in the chair holding the stand that holds all the bags and of course I have a tube from the catheter too. Suddenly the tube starts wrapping around the wheel of the chair. I am hollering for her to stop before the wheel removes it! She finally realized what was happening and stopped so we could untangle it. It is comical now but not at the time!

 

[rsimms]

Bummer... sort of like getting UNDRESSED for a date and getting stood up.

 

[hoggerhead]

Ouch! .....Well atleast you know what to look foward to now. Next time i would request them test your blood clotting BEFORE they put in the cathedar lol.

 

[josh.schreiber]

im lovin how youre keeping your sense of humor about you in all this.

 

[WLG]

Eric..you are the best story teller EVER!!! LOL I was thinking about you while I was out there reeling in those cats today. I told em all youd be back soon!!! I could see the fear in their eyes!!!! emoEek

 

[Hal]

WLG - 10/29/2008 8:28 PM

Eric..you are the best story teller EVER!!! LOL I was thinking about you while I was out there reeling in those cats today. I told em all youd be back soon!!! I could see the fear in their eyes!!!! emoEek

I 2nd that, emoUpsmile Ole Erik can tell a story. He told that so good it even hurt me, emoBigsmile

 

[groomer1a]

I also meant to tell you that you are in good hands at Memorial. I had to have a stent put in almost 4 years ago there. They did a great job and I still go to the rehab unit 3 times a week for excercise. I would not hesitate having any surgery done there. Hang in there!

 

[Fat Albert]

<font face="comic sans ms,sand" color="#ff0033" size="4">the horror of it all....... I had trouble sleeping last night thinking about the story of Eric's slow ride to the OR. got a full body shivier just thinking about the nurse having to shave his whole body........not a pretty sight....but big E you know we are praying for you and the wife......yes, her too. she will have the job of giving TLC until the cats at the nuke can help you out........speedy recoverey is what we have in mind......so you will know, we have a bunch of fine folks pulling for you.....FAemoGrouphug emoGrouphug </font>