Robert's blog for today..."I got nothing...I slept the last two days." Yesterday, Robert had a Upper GI which showed that the stent has stayed in place and no leak. This is GOOD news. The BAD news...intractable hiccups and pain. Both of his physicians say this is positive. Tell that to Robert. He is miserable but we are getting through it. He has been heavily sedated...as you can tell from his last blog. I keep telling him if he wouldn't blog in the middle of the night, I could scribe for him. Oh well. Free entertainment for you.
So as it stands, he is stable. Still no infection. What have we learned thus far?
1. You don't come to the hospital for sleep. I need to give them lessons on timing of care.
2. You don't come to the hospital for food. What kind of hospital closes their cafeteria on the weekends? Why is there one lonely vending machine full of Poptarts and Hot Cheetos? Yuck. However, surrounding this nice BARIATRIC facility...there is a Popeyes Chicken, Whataburger, Burger King, Sonic, Taco Bueno, Schlotskys's, Mattitos, Taco's y Mas, Subway and most importantly Starbucks within walking distance. Not that I am walking there but wowza!
3. Morphine, Ativan and Thorazine don't cure the hiccups. He sleeps through them mostly. He has a nice snore...hiccup...snore...rhythm going. Did you know the longest documented case of hiccups lasted 6 decades? See...it could be much worse.
4. Morphine, Ativan and Thorazine don't kill his sense of humor. I see a glimmer every now and then.
5. We have phenomenal friends and family. We want to thank you for your support and presence. He can't wait to go home. He can't wait for this nightmare to end. He can't wait for tomorrow.
--Jaime
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