A Room With A View

After being in Duke hospital for the fifth time since June, I finally got a room with a view. I can see the street in front of the hospital and a great view of the blue sky. It makes it feel more like a hotel room rather than a cell, oh I mean hospital room, lol. Also, the room I'm in is one of the bigger ones. It's not a suite, but it's comfortable. When I was in the hospital last week for my stomach surgery I think they put me in a closet. It was the smallest hospital room I had ever seen.

As far as the fluid around my lung, it's still draining but not as much. It's too soon to know when I may get out. Just have to be patient and let the drain tube do it's thing. I've got to get out of the room today and walk around. One thing about being in the hospital at Duke, they encourage walking. I'm actually looking forward to getting back to the fitness center. I graduated over a week ago and haven't been able to go back yet. I've worked hard to build my strength up and I don't want to lose any of it. I'm hoping to be out of the hospital by Tuesday, but hopefully Monday. Love To All!

Going Back In The Joint!

Unbelievable! I had the stomach wrap surgery last Friday and got out of the hospital on Sunday. Tuesday I had clinic and the fluid is still around my left lung so the dr. wants me to come into the hospital and have a chest tube put in to drain all of the fluid. I'll also have another bronch to make sure my lungs are still clear. I've got to be at the hospital bronch suite at 2pm Thurs. They will place the tube and do the bronch in the same place, then I will be admitted. I don't know how long how I will have to be in the hospital. Probably through the weekend. Another weekend in the joint, just great. I know I am on the downhill slide, I'm just frustrated that I seem to take one step forward and three steps back. I'm just ready to go home. I have two friends from rehab and I had my tx before them. Because they haven't had any setbacks, they are going to be released to go home at the end of this month. Don't misunderstand me, I'm happy for them. I'll just be glad when it's my turn. I know I am still blessed, I would not be here if I were not. I know The Lord would not put more on me than I can handle. I feel I am facing these obstacles because the Lord knows I am strong enough to overcome this. I'm sure I've said this before, but this too shall pass. I Love My Lord and I am on this journey with Him carrying me through it all. I'm going to be home soon enough, Whatever it Takes. I'll take it one day at a time. Love To All!

VIP Treatment?

As the day wears on I am sitting here contemplating what does someone have to do or be to get VIP service when inpatient in a hospital. I understand there are many people more important than me, but at this hospital I should be considered a VIP patient everytime! I've been trying to get moved to another room since I arrived here Wednesday. I have been complaining about my room being HOT. I have never had a room quite like the sauna this one gets to be as the sun falls in the Western Sky and beams right into my room. I finally got one of the nurses to bring me a fan to help cool it off in here. For anyone who has ever had serious breathing problems knows what I mean when I say "my thermostat is stuck on high". I am always hot so when I'm sick and my breathing is even worse than normal I want to be somewhere COLD. This room is not it! My primary doctor came to see me this evening and checked to see about changing rooms (since there is no word on when I'll be getting out of here). Turns out, there are empty rooms on my floor, but no rooms "available" because there is a VIP on this floor. WTHeck? As many years as I have had to come up here to the doctor, stayed in the hospital, and how much money has this place made from my insurance companies over the years? Oh yeah, I think I should be considered a VIP. Can someone please block off the rooms around me so I won't be disturbed, lol!