Medical Gibberish and Such...

[shesulsa]

Praying for ya, Bill.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Hang in there Bill!

 

[Bill Mattocks]

I have returned from the hospital, all in one piece. Thanks, all, for the prayers and good wishes.

What I say now is the God's honest truth.

They doped me up to the gills. I do not remember the surgery at all.

However, I am told that I ranted, raved, and generally behaved like a lunatic. All of my fellow patients in the recovery room were scared of me and laughing at me at the same time, but would not tell me why.

My coworker, who took me to the hospital and drove me back to my apartment, said that he heard me ask the nurse for a glass of water, and when told I could not have one yet, replied, "Then I guess a Jack Daniels is out of the question?"

I remember none of it, except the very last episode before my brain rebooted. I am ashamed to say it, but it is very clear in my memory. They were getting concerned because the drugs were not wearing off, and they had a specialist come up to ask me questions. He asked me who I was, and I told him I was Dorothy Hamill. He said I didn't have the hair for it, but I replied that I had the legs.

Oh, and the doctor told me that I informed the nurse-anesthetist that I was there to have my elbows surgically removed to stop me picking my nose.

I am now ashamed to ever show my face in that hospital again.

But I am alive, which overall is a good thing.

 

[shesulsa]

I have returned from the hospital, all in one piece. Thanks, all, for the prayers and good wishes.

What I say now is the God's honest truth.

They doped me up to the gills. I do not remember the surgery at all.

However, I am told that I ranted, raved, and generally behaved like a lunatic. All of my fellow patients in the recovery room were scared of me and laughing at me at the same time, but would not tell me why.

My coworker, who took me to the hospital and drove me back to my apartment, said that he heard me ask the nurse for a glass of water, and when told I could not have one yet, replied, "Then I guess a Jack Daniels is out of the question?"

I remember none of it, except the very last episode before my brain rebooted. I am ashamed to say it, but it is very clear in my memory. They were getting concerned because the drugs were not wearing off, and they had a specialist come up to ask me questions. He asked me who I was, and I told him I was Dorothy Hamill. He said I didn't have the hair for it, but I replied that I had the legs.

Oh, and the doctor told me that I informed the nurse-anesthetist that I was there to have my elbows surgically removed to stop me picking my nose.

I am now ashamed to ever show my face in that hospital again.

But I am alive, which overall is a good thing.

:lfao:

Nice.

I love stories like this - always entertaining. My husband ... no shrinking violet and a man of few words ... must have told me and his mother "I just really, really LOVE you guys," every 8 seconds or so. I'm lucky if I hear it once a week. Can't touch the elbows story, tho.

Let us know when you get the results, Dorothy.

 

[terryl965]

Bill hang in there and sending good thoughts as well.

 

[Carol]

Oh to have been a fly on the wall

So glad you got through it OK. Now here's to hoping the results are good news, or at least as good as such a thing can possibly be.

 

[Stac3y]

When I had wrist surgery, I hit on the flaming gay male nurse. In front of my husband.

Glad you made it through, Bill. Take care of your elbows.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I have returned from the hospital, all in one piece. Thanks, all, for the prayers and good wishes.

What I say now is the God's honest truth.

They doped me up to the gills. I do not remember the surgery at all.

However, I am told that I ranted, raved, and generally behaved like a lunatic. All of my fellow patients in the recovery room were scared of me and laughing at me at the same time, but would not tell me why.

My coworker, who took me to the hospital and drove me back to my apartment, said that he heard me ask the nurse for a glass of water, and when told I could not have one yet, replied, "Then I guess a Jack Daniels is out of the question?"

I remember none of it, except the very last episode before my brain rebooted. I am ashamed to say it, but it is very clear in my memory. They were getting concerned because the drugs were not wearing off, and they had a specialist come up to ask me questions. He asked me who I was, and I told him I was Dorothy Hamill. He said I didn't have the hair for it, but I replied that I had the legs.

Oh, and the doctor told me that I informed the nurse-anesthetist that I was there to have my elbows surgically removed to stop me picking my nose.

I am now ashamed to ever show my face in that hospital again.

But I am alive, which overall is a good thing.

Ahh no worries... I use to work in a hospital (I worked in 2 actually) as security and from what you are saying you said...that is nothing compared to the things I heard from people that were NOT medicated. Believe me they are use to it.

Glad to hear your doing ok.... and that you still have your elbows

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Got the results of the biopsy back - it's as suspected, sarcoidosis. The good news is that since I'm asymptomatic, the treatment is - nothing. I just go back every six months for a blood test to make sure my ACE and calcium levels are normal (no idea why) and if so, then it should go away by itself over time.

I'm all done with the doctors for awhile!

Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes, folks. Now it's full speed ahead on MA training. Well, I never stopped, but at least now I don't have to worry about other things.

 

[jks9199]

Got the results of the biopsy back - it's as suspected, sarcoidosis. The good news is that since I'm asymptomatic, the treatment is - nothing. I just go back every six months for a blood test to make sure my ACE and calcium levels are normal (no idea why) and if so, then it should go away by itself over time.

I'm all done with the doctors for awhile!

Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes, folks. Now it's full speed ahead on MA training. Well, I never stopped, but at least now I don't have to worry about other things.

Don't be done with the docs for a few more minutes... Find out why they care about those blood tests, and make sure that you understand any symptoms to watch out for.

Other than that -- glad it's OK news!

 

[shesulsa]

What he said. This condition can suddenly worsen and suddenly go away, remit for decades and return. If you want to know what my husband went through, PM me.

Otherwise, good training and good health to you, Bill. :asian: