Exactly, grogginess is the whole issue! I'll be fine when I'm wide awake.
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Exactly, grogginess is the whole issue! I'll be fine when I'm wide awake.
Bad AJ, very bad!
Yes. I should be spanked.
Yeah, the schedule's buried somewhere upthread. Tuesday, March 15. Probably one night in ICU and another 6 or 7 in a regular room.
Once I hit that regular room, I can have my iPad.
I've got it marked on my calendar.
How are you for candle lightings?
^Candles are excellent. Going by that question and the style of cross on your avatar... Are you Eastern Orthodox?
Oh, yes, you did say that, didn't you?So we won't hear any news for a week?
Let's try again: One night in ICU, then a regular room for a week. I can have my iPad in the regular room. So... depending on my energy, you may hear from me in a couple days.
Well, that's good.Possibly they even care.
Oh, yes, you did say that, didn't you?So we won't hear any news for a week?
Let's try again: One night in ICU, then a regular room for a week. I can have my iPad in the regular room. So... depending on my energy, you may hear from me in a couple days.
Yes, I did say it. And you were so devastated by the thought of even a couple days w/o my charming presence here, that your mind blew it up into a full week.
Possibly they even care.
That, too. Definitely. It was obvious just from talking to the nurse manager.
I think that's wonderful that they're going to be so thoughtful and considerate of you.
Possibly they even care.
One consistent thing about you is that you really are an irrepressible optimist! That may not sound like a massive achievement to other readers here, but that's because they don't realise how rare that is after working in health care. Most develop either frazzled neuroticism or despondent intellectual laziness, while I am lucky enough to be part of the small but not insignificant subset that settles for light-hearted amusement and co-existence with reality. Actual optimism though? Worth remarking upon!
Thanks, goldbug.
I'll second that. How are you doing Ziyal?
Thank you. I do consider that a compliment.Possibly they even care.
One consistent thing about you is that you really are an irrepressible optimist! That may not sound like a massive achievement to other readers here, but that's because they don't realise how rare that is after working in health care. Most develop either frazzled neuroticism or despondent intellectual laziness, while I am lucky enough to be part of the small but not insignificant subset that settles for light-hearted amusement and co-existence with reality. Actual optimism though? Worth remarking upon!
After working in two urban hospitals for over 22 years and now in health insurance for over two years, I have seen how it can wear people down. I try to maintain that element of amusement, too, along with the optimism.
Thanks. How I'm doing depends on which hour you ask...
Someone's coming to visit and help me get some stuff done around the house (I don't want to come home to a dirty one!) today, and the friend who's taking me to the hospital is arriving midday tomorrow, so I won't be alone much between now and then.
The fact that I'm seeing that as a good thing says I'm kind of shaky.
Well, you're not alone in spirit as long as we're all here.
I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say we're genuinely invested in this. We're sending supportive vibes your way.
Thanks, DN. You're really a sweet guy for someone who's deranged.
Yeah, that's awesome. The next time I have to go into the hospital I'm going to ask for all-female staff, too. 
I was raised Catholic like my father's family, but my mother's family was Russian Orthodox. As a kid, I loved it -- got to celebrate Christmas twice every year!
I was raised Catholic like my father's family, but my mother's family was Russian Orthodox. As a kid, I loved it -- got to celebrate Christmas twice every year!
That must be a cool circumstance.
Personally I find it interesting that everyone was 'raised catholic.' Its really sort of a cultural thing I gather. I wouldn't know, being a Calvinist.
