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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 14 Mar 08 - 05:32 AM Right. SINS and Sev and Bat Goddess have updated us fairly recently. I am doing very well. The nerves are awakening/regenerating nicely. I can raise my eyebrow almost half of normal and I can shut my eye tight enough to stop using "No Tears" baby shampoo. I seldom have pain in my cheek and I am getting better at shaving with a razor (that's a VERY good thing). My lips work pretty good and I mostly only slur my speech for a while in the morning if I sleep on my left side. Still can't spit worth a darn but I'll learn to live with that. Now... updates are required from Mudguard, Skarpi, Bill D, who else? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work Date: 13 Mar 08 - 08:36 AM Severn dear, keep smiling, at least you're still breathing. Megan - thank you for that, a much needed a laugh today... Oddly enough, I went for lunch in our local 'Subway' place and saw they had haggis and hovered... but I opted for tuna and sweetcorn instead. Now get back under that table.... beep beep beep beep! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Medchart Re:covert Ward 2008 From: Severn Date: 12 Mar 08 - 11:00 PM Aw, shucks! I can't be all that! I thank all of you for yout continued support and friendship and for helping me keep together through all this! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 12 Mar 08 - 08:25 PM And, I think I speak for everyone when I say, we would like to make sure the kitchen is clean and the dishrags are washed and tidy for when you are up to a good session, Severn. You are truly what Mudcat is about. Although, there may be some few people (newbies?) who don't know what a treasure you are and how much you mean to The Café, many do... most do. I certainly do. Not only are you a library of knowledge of folk and blues and beyond, but you are one good salt... generous with knowledge and generous with good will. Thanks, buddy. Now. Get finished with it all and get better. We need ya here. The puns suck lately! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 12 Mar 08 - 07:06 PM best wishes & hugs for the dishrag days, Severn sandra |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 12 Mar 08 - 03:25 PM Poet Lorryate she is. Keep on truckin, Megan. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Megan L Date: 12 Mar 08 - 01:41 PM Sins the car might not be a good Idea nurse squeeks set of to see a patient in John O Groats one day. She staggered back into the staffroom as the sun settelling us of her wonderous journey. Squeeky on the road The sun was just peepin ower the last field o oats When Liz she announced "I must see John O Groats" Poor Limpit said "Fine I can sleep in the car" Lady P said "Och it canny be far" And so they set of past Golspie and Tain I swear they'd been safer to have gone by the train Through Boat and through Doll till they reached Bettyhill Where Haggis Panninis were a culinary thrill. Tired o the drivin Liz went fur a paddle in the sea It made her sae cauld she needed tae - refresh hersel They spotted some Phesants and gied a wee peep But they wurny sae chirpy when the caur wis rounded up by some sheep We would send out search parties when the sun sank in the west But Manitas stopped us saying "Its all for the best" But his Laughter and song got stopped in its track. For like the bad Penny she found her way back. MHTBL. *Heading for under the table with all due speed |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Peace Date: 12 Mar 08 - 01:23 PM It's gonna work out, Severn. Really. You are one gutsy guy. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: John MacKenzie Date: 12 Mar 08 - 01:22 PM Stick with it Severn, you're on the last lap to rude health, [are puns rude?] Hope the dish rag days are not too bad. Giok |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Severn Date: 12 Mar 08 - 01:20 PM Final treatment today. Quick stop in for a white blood cell shot tomorrow and then it's all doctor followups, a final set of scans, and theweaning off process. Meanwhile dishrag/dirtbag days are setting in. I hope I'm in good enough shape to venture down the road a few miles for a Martyn Wyndham-Read house concert tonight. The real life nursing staff were all great. They say it will tale three months to get fri od all the effects. Not sure when I'll go back to work, but I'll need one more year to get her through college and build up some of my drained cash reserves again. But for now, I remain in the hands of those in here. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Pistachio Date: 12 Mar 08 - 01:17 PM Sorry I've completely missed this Ward. SINSULL and Severn - greetings from this half of Hissyfit! At times the thread has had me laughing out loud - it really is the best medicine. Hazel, x.x. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: SINSULL Date: 12 Mar 08 - 12:43 PM Chronic pain is a bitch. Pre-hysterectomy, I had severe cramps 21 days, one week off and then it started again. I was neveer without "protection". Think hard - does it hurt less than it did originally? Try to see it in that light. I will buy you some serious booze Saturday. Arrive drug free. Mary |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: John MacKenzie Date: 12 Mar 08 - 12:40 PM Sounds like you've reached a 'plateau' Linn, that's good, it means you're moving to the next stage. Keep the nasal protuberance in contact with the rotating carborundum implement, things WILL get better. Giok |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Bat Goddess Date: 12 Mar 08 - 12:32 PM Arghh! I'm tired of this! It's snowing...and supposed to turn to rain this afternoon. My arm has been in growing pain since I woke up this morning (as the snow got heavier). I'm avoiding taking the heavy-duty pain killers because then I really can't get anything accomplished, so I've been chewing (not literally) high dosage ibuprohen. Still, because of the pain, my brain isn't really at its peak operation and I really need to send out some resumes applying for a couple jobs and polish the cover letters that go along with them. I don't feel comfortable sending anything out until I can reread the cover letters when I'm feeling better. When I hurt, nothing seems to function properly, especially my thought processes. All I've managed to do today are the exercises prescribed by my surgeon and physical therapists. No, they don't amplify the pain; they usually make my arm feel looser and better. Today, they are neither loosening my tight and achy arm nor alleviating any pain. I'm tired of this. Geez, I can tell the weather by looking out the window. I really don't need this internal barometer! Yes, I AM whining (and I know it). Thanks for letting me do it here (she says, hoping she doesn't have to dodge bricks, snowballs and eviction notices). It's "only" been three months...and most people I talk to (physical therapists, nurse practitioners) say the body doesn't get back to anything resembling "normal" for about 6 months. The trouble is, when I'm in pain I can't remember NOT being in pain -- even if it was just yesterday. Linn |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: John MacKenzie Date: 11 Mar 08 - 07:20 PM I knew your flat mate. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Mar 08 - 07:15 PM Er... someone else will have to navigate - I've got the directional talents of a stunned hedgehog (for hedgehog read 'potential roadkill with spines'). LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 11 Mar 08 - 02:07 PM Sounds like a crappy idea, Sins. I like it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: SINSULL Date: 11 Mar 08 - 12:39 PM Getaway Car, Liz? What a great idea! you can drive us all (including the fair BatGoddess) to Maryland for the festivities. There I will present Severn with a suitable goblet and a bottle of bourbon (excuse me - sour mash) carefully disguised as prune juice. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Bat Goddess Date: 11 Mar 08 - 10:55 AM Well, I was brave. On Sunday I had Tom drive me up to the Nottingham school parking lot, figuring it would be empty and I could try out a few maneuvres and see if my left arm was a help or liability. Took the long way around rather than attempt the muddy morass down the hill from our driveway. Anywho, the parking lot was full, but there was space down at the end for some "spearmints" (experiments). First of all, closing the driver's door was a problem -- I'm not supposed to lift anything heavier than a coffee cup and a yank on that door to close it would be a bit more than that. Okay, right arm workaround. Drove a few times around the perimeter, then did a few Y-turns in each direction. I don't really feel comfortable, but in a pinch, I can drive. In turning the steering wheel, the left arm seems to be more safely useful to hold the wheel in position so the right hand can turn it further. I'm also concerned about stamina and fatigue. But I REALLY want to schedule a lunch with some friends in Portsmouth and, besides, Tom will probably be called for a project at Measured Progress sometime in the next few weeks. Talked to one of my physical therapists yesterday and she made some suggestions. I think I need to push myself to the point of fatigue a lot more often -- more stretching and DOING things. I don't see the surgeon until April 4th. I definitely would not consider driving in bad weather yet. I don't know. I definitely feel I have more information than I had before I tried driving, but I can't say I'm comfortable with actually driving. Linn |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: jacqui.c Date: 11 Mar 08 - 08:31 AM Good luck Sev. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work Date: 11 Mar 08 - 08:25 AM That Nurse Ratched - I'm pretty sure she was struck off a few years ago... Sev, stiff upper wossname and all that, take care and I'll be ready with the getaway car whenever you are. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: John MacKenzie Date: 11 Mar 08 - 08:13 AM Sheesh Mary, I should think a sip will be enough to floor him after being abstemious for such a long time, a thimbleful will suffice to kick start him. G |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: SINSULL Date: 11 Mar 08 - 08:06 AM So when can you have your first bourbon, Severn. Being declared healthy, I will be happy and proud to administer the initial dose. Even have a suitable tankard. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 11 Mar 08 - 07:55 AM best wishes. Severn |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Severn Date: 11 Mar 08 - 07:24 AM And she doesn't even know that Chemo patients are not supposed to have any liquor until treatments all over! I was given a wonderful Sheffield tankard as a get well present back in November that I can't use, alas, until I actually get well. Is this a Poison IV? Do I sense a malpractice suit here, Ms. Ratched? Can I see the administrator in charge? What was his name again?..... 'Til then: "Hit the road Jack (Daniels) And dontcha come back no more....." "Glory Glory! Hallelujah! 'Til they lay my Bourbon down...." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: freda underhill Date: 11 Mar 08 - 05:16 AM That old cow is developing multiple personality disorder - don't worry, Severn, she's all talk. freda |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: GUEST,Nurse Ratched Date: 11 Mar 08 - 05:09 AM Who are you calling an old hag? I'll have you in an NHS bedbath so fast your head will spin! Mr Savage, get back in that bed and back on that IV of bourbon. Nurse will be round with the big needle soon. Nurse Ratched. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: freda underhill Date: 11 Mar 08 - 04:53 AM yes, lots of good thoughts, Severn. I'll even keep that old hag Ratched chained up for a while. fred |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 11 Mar 08 - 04:40 AM Sev... good thoughts and prayers on their way. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Stilly River Sage Date: 10 Mar 08 - 11:24 PM Good luck with that! Nurse Ratched may need to have someone fix up a quiet corner for Gov. Spitzer. Seems he just shot himself in the foot. Big time. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Severn Date: 10 Mar 08 - 10:59 PM Starting my Sixth and last Chemo round. Then it's a few months to wean myself off the effects permanently. I checked with the on-call-ogist to see who's on call this week. For the nurses, they have "Mary Ellen Cauterize" again, tending all wounds, as well as Nurse Ratched, Intervenous De Milo and most of the old favorites. As for the docs, it looks like Lance Boyles, Malcolm Funxion (Maj. Ret.) and Abraham Bortz as well as Drs. Howard, Fine & Howard. Looks like we'll be in capable enough hands. I know I am. Nurse De Milo left hers behind with me after a goodbye hug. Hope she's got a ride home!..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 03 Mar 08 - 02:40 PM Spring... which seems as far away as those other things right now. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: SINSULL Date: 03 Mar 08 - 12:14 PM gnu - is there any point in living?????? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 03 Mar 08 - 11:03 AM Soooo, sucker for punishment that I am... just got back from a meeting with the "diabetes nurse" (none - just something I wanted to do as a preventative measure) and an appointment with my GP. The whack of blood tests were all okay to excellent. And, the prostate exam went well. Ah, I mean, he didn't feel anything untoward. I did, rearward. Now, all I have to do is start eating properly, lose weight, cut down on the beer, exercise, stop smoking... oh dear! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 03 Mar 08 - 04:26 AM Another success story. Good news. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 03 Mar 08 - 03:45 AM She's much better today thanks, the steroids have kicked in and she's almost frisky... well, as frisky as a 20yr old cat can ever get. She's selecting her favourite bed at the moment... watch out for the cat scan. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: SINSULL Date: 02 Mar 08 - 06:03 PM Poor kitty. There is room here on the pillow. And a little Jack Daniel's if you like. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Severn Date: 02 Mar 08 - 08:48 AM A quick dose of Cat-A-Tonic and the kitty will be fine. (The hair of the cat as scratched me?) If Seamus can wander around giving me Lab reports, we certainly have room for a cat. Sorry I can't help you any further on it, even though I got admitted to the hospital partly because I was a vet.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: jacqui.c Date: 02 Mar 08 - 08:18 AM Kitty can come and snuggle with me too. Give her a get well hug from me, she is a lovely cat. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 02 Mar 08 - 06:30 AM I'll make room. I haven't had a kitty or dog for years. The only pet I've had recently was was on Friday morning. I was reading my email and having my first tea when something caught my eye... a large, green spider walking across my old backup monitor. I petted it with a kleenex and took it swimming. I would normally have put it outside, but, seeing as it was -23C at the time, that would have been cruel. I hope kitty makes a full recovery soon. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 02 Mar 08 - 03:16 AM Can someone make room on their bed for a poorly kitty? Yesterday morning Shadowcat was observed to be wobbling, rather than walking, she'd vomited and the litter tray bore traces of dire ear. Her gums were very pale and her eyes wouldn't stay still but twitched from side to side. She seemed to have trouble focusing and was very confused and disorientated. We knew she wasn't at all well when we managed to get her into the travelling basket with no fuss and not a single hiss or scratch. This is a cat who usually has to be immobilised and poured into the basket. So, we whisked her off to the vet and it seems she may have suffered a small stroke (how ironic - a cat stroking, rather than stroking the cat) or else has an inner ear infection. According to the vet, her eyes aren't reacting as they should but her kidneys are fine (urine was at the green end of the dipstick) so she wasn't a candidate for euthanasia as we'd feared. We're treating both diagnoses, she got a broad spec antibiotic for the inner ear and is on steroids to boost her up a bit. She's lost some weight but she was never a big cat - 4kg is about her heaviest (about 8lb UK pounds) she's down to 2.80kg or 6lbs at present. Anyhoo, she was inspected, injected and ejected to our care where she has made good progress. She refused to come out of the basket for several hours (another first, she's usually clawing her way out as we walk up to the front door) but she did drink some water put nearby, and had some fish for her lunch. She'd recovered enough to glare at us as we ate our dinners and ate her own as usual. She was back upstairs on the bed with me last night and seems much better today but still needs careful attention. I'll let you know how she's feeling when I give her her pill tonight. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: jacqui.c Date: 01 Mar 08 - 08:34 AM I just need to crawl in for a day or two right now. That cold is still hanging on and I'm tired. Kendall's colonoscopy, with the attendant fasting and purging on Wednesday/Thursday and two trips to Boston Tuesday and Friday have just about done me in. Snuggly bed please, Chardonnay drip and butter pecan ice cream. And keep that coff away from me Ms Squeak! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: John MacKenzie Date: 01 Mar 08 - 08:25 AM Giok is also undergoing a long pickling process Severn, very enjoyable it is too. Hic *#! Slainthe. G |
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Subject: RE: BS: Re-cat Montgomery Ward 2008 From: Severn Date: 01 Mar 08 - 07:51 AM As I have never tasted the shark dish in question and have none in my possession, as does Giok, I've merely been referring to the long pickling process. Maybe if we sent the shark down to the Fer-Mental Hygene Ward for a little Shark Therapy they could speed up the process a little bit. After all, one of the lab retrievers who works down there told me that the gang in that unit, through Hickory Smoke Therapy, was recently able to to successfully administer the previously mentioned famed "Smithfield Cure" for a hog even AFTER it had died! You can't miss the place. It's right behind the cafeteria. What was the name of that doctor/curate in charge again?..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Liz the Squeak Date: 01 Mar 08 - 04:02 AM coff coff coff. Brennevin for me and no bloody shark! I agree, it was 'interesting' but definately an acquired taste. Sorry Skarpi, for insulting your national heritage and your stout efforts to teach the southerners some culture (everything is south from Iceland, except maybe Alaska), but I'm afraid it's come to nothing. coff coff coff. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: SINSULL Date: 29 Feb 08 - 08:41 PM It does if you pickle the sharks in a tank of gin with a bit of lime juice. They swim around happily until they the alcohol takes over. Once they float to the top, they're done. It works on Linn too although she prefers a magharita bath. IV of Jack Daniel's here if you please and no open flames! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: John MacKenzie Date: 29 Feb 08 - 03:52 PM But it doesn't taste as good as Kimchee :) G |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: Severn Date: 29 Feb 08 - 03:23 PM Maeve, Even if you caught and pickled the shark for Skarpi, I don't think it would be aged enough in time. Think more in terms of "kim-chee (sp?) with a single dorsal fin"..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: maeve Date: 29 Feb 08 - 12:19 PM Yes, Skarpi. You are supposed to recover. That means that you have to rest and maybe listen to some good music. Gunna gets to take good care of you and bring you nice things to eat. Be good! maeve |
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Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Recovery Ward 2008 From: gnu Date: 29 Feb 08 - 12:18 PM Um, Brevinnin, Skarpi? |
