Finally I'm home! Oh my God!!!! My daughter was so excited to see me, hugged and embraced me, her eyes twinkling when she opened the door for us and said, "Mom))), Mom))), Mom!!!!!!!!!and my husband who picked me up at the hospital. I'm glad and overjoyed to be back home. Atlas! I can be with my loving family: husband and children and Echo the puppy. Even Echo (Eko) was so happy, wiggling her tail non-stop, hugging and licking my toes and legs and jumping frequently as much as possible then gets tired and almost breathless from jumping. OMG! My son, one of the twins are already asleep. My son in Vancouver doesn't know and aware of my condition or it will emotionally devastate him so we are quiet about it.
I'm feeling good, however my doctors thought I'm not. Why not? Oh, I know my Blood Pressure is so high, as in above maximum. It can go higher than over 200/ or lower than 150/74. It varies day to day on medication.
You know what I love about being in that hospital in NRGH? All the medical staff: doctors, nurses, interns, therapist, laboratory med-techs, porters, laundry and janitors, dietitian, cooks, food delivery service, porters...all of them are so kind, compassionate, dedicated to their jobs. They are so hardworking able to work for long hours from 7 AM to 7 PM until their reliever comes to relieve them for the next shift which is 7 PM to 7 AM. The patients get their medicines on time, always checking Vital Signs (Checking blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, weight). They measure your fluids (liquids) intake including urine. They will check on you every hour even at night. They are likened to BIG HERO 6 - Baymax. At the scale of 1-10 how much is your pain?
When it comes to food ration for patients. The menu or meals on tray are deliberately portioned and checked. Dietary measures are simply strictly followed. My food is little bit bland because of no salt (bawal ang salt) in but the preparation and presentation of the meals are almost restaurant/hotel style. Wow! Thank you! I like those roast beef with gravy and mashed potatoes and steamed green beans.
What else needs to mention in my blog of memories? So many memories... I am overwhelmed and overloaded.
Okay ciao for now because some other people might tell me to shut up as in am I being over dramatic?
Not actually. If I am overly dramatic I will cry every hour and blame myself for having to come to this situation when I am not a smoker, not a drinker of alcohol and my urine is clear light yellow. I peed 7 X everyday filling up a gallon. My bowel movement is regular. Doctors said my kidney is small. MY KIDNEY IS SMALL. She ( the one who did the ultrasound) didn't say that my kidney is damaged. My blood pressure is high and has damaged my kidney according to another health care worker. WTH?????????????????????? That's the reason for dialysis. When I was released from the first hospital, Dr P. said that my condition is stable. It has stabilized and I just have to keep my BP in check to lower than at least 160/- The reason why I have to be in the other hospital it's because the kidney specialist "wants to see me in person." I was taken by ambulance to the other hospital without loud siren because my condition is ok, stable or has been stabilized. However, when I get to that hospital swarm of bees approached me! lol. Medical students and nurses (student-interns) were all over me wanting to poke their needles on my skin, on my arm. They found a "target." According to one of the health care workers said that I became the pin cushion! These medical students and interns (nurses on practice) used me as training ground for practice!! How to poke needles on veins, how they are trained to administered catheter, how blood work is done and how IV saline solution is administered... and so on forth until my hand and arms looked black and blue. I am not a sadist or pseudo-masochist (are they?) but what was happening is like WTH is this? Who are they? That was such a torture! If I am in a very serious condition I will be in the ICU and the only attending physicians are the specialists, RNs nobody else. No medical or practicing student nurses. Because know what? I am not a guinea pig! I know! I had an OJT in military hospital. Then another stranger asked me if I have money or cash? What? Why? Do I have assets? Then they usually scan the hospital CARE bracelet they put on my wrist. Is she begging me for money? OMG! Looks like everyday was sort of a nightmare. I'm glad watching vampires, vampire academy, zombie movies and comedy movies had helped me deal with this bizarre condition. Hmm, they really like BLOOD!
THEY ARE VERY THIRSTY! TOO THIRSTY FOR BLOOD!
They always asked me if I feel any pain and I'm dizzy. To tell you the truth I don't feel any pain or dizzy. Then they let me be on my own. Darn it. Should I be in pain? Tell me do I have to scream that I am in pain to inform them that I AM A HUMAN BEING? I was numb from all the pain they caused me. I'm glad the nurse just told me that they made me looked like a "pin cushion" not "pinhead" of Hellraiser,
I know if I'm in DR. HOUSE Medical Series, I know how highly intelligent is Dr. House and his Diagnostic Team will figure it out for me. I'm not in his medical series so be it. I am not Dr. House and whoever is Dr. House in that hospital maybe he is badly in search for Vicodin. ha ha ha!
Just recently, news in the local newspaper of a nurse (RN) caught stealing painkillers (pain medication) in the hospital where she was working for years and years. Probably been caught by co-workers! Her license was revoked and was terminated. Another nurse was caught. She was a "fake nurse." She faked her way working in hospitals for over a year without being caught!!!!!!! Until one day... OMG! How could that happened? The hospital staff, the nurses who worked with her, the doctors in that hospital didn't even knew until the fake nurse was caught. Wow! How that situation is possible? To find those kind of news? Seek pages of newspapers within BC area or find it in the internet if you are interested to know their names. Know what? HOSPITALS SHOULD HAVE DETECTIVES. Employ Magnum P.I. Have a local FBI inside the Hospital. Hope that helps.
