The last 10 days have been a bit of a blur. Parents arrived on 9-11. Pre-op happened on 9-11. Surgery day was 9-12. Talked with the surgeon. Saw the patient for the first time. (Insert deer in headlights look.) 3.5 days in ICU, 3.5 days in a normal room. Exited the hospital on 9-19. Blood … Numbers and Cardiac ICU
Figured since I got to stay for 7 days inside the hospital, and 3 without being tied to my room (grounds pass) and kept finding some great views and cool things to see that most wouldn’t go in to see, I’d make a countdown list. #10 – Your room during a fire alarm Had 3 … Top 10 Best Places inside Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Thursday morning. My answers (from yesterday): 1.4, 7.5, 9/19 What I’m hoping for today: 2.0, 7.5, 9/20 Johnny Carson style questions: What’s my INR? What’s my coumadin dose? When is my next test? If it hits 2.0 on the result I’m waiting for now, there is a chance I get out today. For now I’m … INR
Average age to get a mechanical valve is about 64, based on one study I found. Probably in the history of valve’s its lower. But even if we say 60, I got a 20 year head start on recovery. That’s quite something when I think about it. I got my grounds pass today, meaning I … Sounds like Jerry is bored
First off, a clarifying statement: I want readers to see the funny side here, this isn’t a rant on what they should have told me. It was my responsibility as a patient to ask more questions. The numerous amount of people have done so much for me by doing their jobs and doing them well. … What they don’t tell you…
This is me now while writing this: Not really worried, why would I ever be. But my legs itch, I can’t put on lotion.. I’ve been told to go au-natural, so I feel like I’m going to sweat. And I’m a bit thirsty cause I stopped drinking water at midnight. Otherwise, I’m just another one … Somewhere over the rainbow
Both of us have been there a few times, and only once before together. Of course that was for a robot event and I’d have to dig to remember which year. This time, we were staying with a robot friend, from Israel, now living in Vegas. I met Shahar in 2012 when I went to … What happens in Vegas, was not all in Vegas
Oakdale, CA was the last Holiday Inn Express on our quick tour. It would have been nice to see the view when driving in and the breakfast was getting to me as being the same thing it had been for days. A quick nights stay and we got on the road and headed East on … It’s a “dry” heat
Next office, San Francisco, another Holiday Inn Express, so the setup was about the same (see grapes = corn), and about the same schedule. Had to make a short drive from Napa to Fisherman’s Wharf. Meaning we drove across the Golden Gate Bridge for a second time, here was leaving San Francisco to Napa: And … Remote Work day 3 & 4
Unpack, sort, repack… Again reminding to stop and stay a big longer when it’s not just vacation but life as lived. First thing to note if you are travel-working, pack so that you minimize time spent on packing. Since I had to pack for Taiwan, Georgia, California, and Nevada before getting back to our car … Catch up not Ketchup
