My trip to the hospital

About two weeks ago I had a pain in my abdomen which I thought was a pancreatitis attack which I haven't had for about ten years. I am going to give the shortened version of this. About 30 hours later (10 being in the ER) I had gall bladder surgery which went very well. They kept me in the hospital an extra day because my pancreas showed some damage from my previous pancreatic attacks. So, they had me on dilaudin (a narcotic pain killer...note the word 'killer').

I was minding my own business looking forward to being released to go home and was under the care of two darling student nurses who said to "pretend" I was real sick so they could bathe me and wait on me like a real sick person. It was about 9am and as they were washing my face and brushing my hair, I felt REAL nauseous (like where's the garbage can). So, at first, I think they thought I was kidding....but then I went green around the gills and they asked my nurse for an anti-nausea shot. I had that at 9:15am. It was time for my pain shot at 9:30am and I had the dilaudin which I had been having every 3-5 hours as prescribed. At 9:32am, I asked for them to help me back into bed because I became very, very tired. I didn't feel surprised at this, because I hadn't slept for more than 1 hr in a row for about 4 days, even after the surgery.

The student nurse said she would wait until I fell asleep and then would be waiting outside my room till I woke up and would be doing paperwork for her class. At 9:35am, she said I started snoring and she pulled my curtain and left my room. At. 9:38am (we know the time, because Jim missed a phone call and looked at the time on his phone), Jim came for a visit and sat down on a chair to read the paper and my phone rang and I didn't stir. He came up by the bed and saw that I was foaming at the mouth. He called my name and tried to wake me but couldn't.
He called the student nurse and she called my nurse. They had to call the narcotics rapid response team and they came and gave me "nar-can" or "nar-cam" or something like that which did bring me out of it. I was "awake" by 10am but it took till about 2pm before I was all bettter.

What a time that was.......I didn't know where I was. I couldn't speak, I couldn't hear, I was in a dark tunnell with no bright light at the end of it. So wierd. I saw a big calendar and it was going backwards from 2009, 2008. I got to 2003. Wierd. They kept asking me questions like 'Do you know your name...do you know who is President...do you know where you are" I guess people pay good money for "tripping" but this is one thing that I do NOT ever want to do again. If I am going to hallucinate, it better involve a lot of money and Pierce Brosnan.

So, I just wanted to thank God for sending Jim to visit me at that particular moment otherwise I might not be here.

Boredom Sets In!

I am really, really bored! Too much time sitting around after my gall-bladder surgery and that was after being told I should be in a wheelchair till my foot heals up. So I have had it up to here!!!! (putting my hand up to my eyeballs). I am sick and tired of being sick!!!!! And I am not going to take too much more of it. So............I just have to be patient a little while longer, like maybe another two weeks and then maybe, just maybe, I will get the doctor's ok to be able to take walks. So say a prayer, light a candle, whatever it takes, to think of me and remember me in the next couple of weeks. We have been here for two years and I have been in the wheelchair for most of the time that we have been here. Yuk!

Guatamama and Mumble (Monkey is his name now) came to visit in January are here are some fun pictures of our time together.

He is growing up so fast!! He is 2 1/2 years old already........babbling like a brook......and we can even understand his words. Pretty good for a tyke who only heard Spanish until he was 8 months old.

Hey!! this is too small for me..............................nani's tub is way better!!!!

First I make my breakfast................................then I have to clean it up!!!

Then I have to go to work!! Cissy is off this week........man, I am pooped! This is hard work sending all these people to Timbukto. I think that I am going to puke. Maybe my cousin,

'So-juh' will help me out a little!

After a nap, we had a fun time at the park...........I love all kinds of animals, especially doggies.

Then we went to a festival where a guy Talk about balloons!!!!!

made a balloon doggy for me.

I had a great visit!!!!!!