Reflections on being at Duke Hospital for the first time in 9 years

[blondie]

Good luck with your treatment @jon-nyc .

[jon-nyc]

I tolerated it so well they let me out right after my infusion finished rather than keeping me overnight just in case.

I did have a last minute incident. They took out the PICC line and wrapped it per protocol and gave me my discharge papers. As I was getting my things together to leave my room it suddenly started gushing blood. I put a towel on it, raised it, and called for help. They sorted me out and rewrapoed it but the floor looked like a crime scene. Mostly because it was wrapped so well a whole lot of blood was behind the plastic and when it finally burst a ton came out.

But I’m good and sitting in my hotel thinking about where to go for dinner.

[Mik]

Pro tip: Don't look for Bolognese.

[jon-nyc]

Ha

[Mik]

I really made a bunch of it. We've fed seven people, gave a quart to my neighbors and I froze two quarts of it today.

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc said in Reflections on being at Duke Hospital for the first time in 9 years:

I tolerated it so well they let me out right after my infusion finished rather than keeping me overnight just in case.

That is awesome!!!

[89th]

Glad to hear, Jon

[jon-nyc]

Yeah, though relatively small victory. The real test will be what happens to my lung function in the coming months.

But thanks all the same. I appreciated having a night as a real human rather than a patient.

[Axtremus]

Best of luck with staying healthy.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said in Reflections on being at Duke Hospital for the first time in 9 years:

Yeah, though relatively small victory. The real test will be what happens to my lung function in the coming months.

But thanks all the same. I appreciated having a night as a real human rather than a patient.

I’ll bet. Even small issues like for me today are an interruption.