Some random mutterings

dandysmom · 31-03-2011, 04:30 PM

Hospital food is awful! And before the colonoscopy and the CAT scan you have to have a completely clear liquid diet the day bwfore, and like our poor pusses, nothing at all from midnight on ....... I sympathioze more with them now having had to do it several times myself now!

Before the colonoscopy you have to drink a gallon (not an exaggeration, a real gallon) of nasty tasting liquid to give yourself diarrhra so the colon will be empty for the exam! Also,before the upper GI there's another horrid liquid to numb the esophagus.....

It's almost impossible to sleep in a hospital: firstly, wires and tubes connected to you and then machines so rolling over is very difficult; then the ambient noise: things beeping, the staff taqlking, and being awakened for BP and temp twice a night!

Do you gather that this is the first time I was ever in a hospital?!

But the staff was lovely, everyone was very pleasant and caring.

Elaine · 31-03-2011, 04:34 PM

Yes it's the same here too. Especially the food part YUK.

Mags · 31-03-2011, 04:35 PM

That sounds awful Eileen but familiar ....... my husband has undergone the same procedure today. I couldn't believe it when they told him he had to drink a gallon of the horrible stuff too! I'm hoping he will be out of hospital soon.

If that was your first time in hospital it must have come as quite a shock for you ...... I'm so glad they have 'set you free'

Squirrel · 31-03-2011, 04:36 PM

Sounds about right Eileen. And goodness - you've done so well to avoid hospital stays so long! I've never been in as long at a time (though one of my friends has done that and more...) but I have now had 2 overnighters... And one evening I came very close to having a third!

dandysmom · 31-03-2011, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mags

That sounds awful Eileen but familiar ....... my husband has undergone the same procedure today. I couldn't believe it when they told him he had to drink a gallon of the horrible stuff too! I'm hoping he will be out of hospital soon.

If that was your first time in hospital it must have come as quite a shock for you ...... I'm so glad they have 'set you free'

It was a shock indeed! I'm so sorry for your OH, it's not nice ........ give him my sympathy1

Mags · 31-03-2011, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dandysmom

It was a shock indeed! I'm so sorry for oour OH, it's not nice ........ give him my sympayhy1

Will do Eileen, thanks!

MrsH · 31-03-2011, 05:11 PM

Whenever I've been in hospital it was the NOISE! at nights that really got to me, nurses clomping around (what do they wear on their feet? hob-nailed boots??) banging doors and clattering all manner of things. You must be in need of a really good sleep now Eileen!

Mags - best wishes to your OH, hope he's back with you very soon.

angieh · 31-03-2011, 05:29 PM

Yes, it's the night-time noises that got to me .... you're just drifting off and there's an unfamiliar noise and you're awake again. Hope you can have some sound sleep now Eileen. As others have said, great that you've kept yourself out of hospital until now. A new, and not very welcome experience!

Fingers crossed for your OH Mags.

calismum · 31-03-2011, 06:03 PM

Never been overnight before so I can imagine from that post that it must be awful.

Hope your OH is ok Mags.

dandysmom · 31-03-2011, 06:30 PM

Had a great sleep last night at Carolyn's. Up twice to the bathroom, but that's the meds to reduce the edema. Swollen legs are back to normal,

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