Reflections on being at Duke Hospital for the first time in 9 years
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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.
@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!!!
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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.
"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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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.
@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.
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@89th said in Reflections on being at Duke Hospital for the first time in 9 years:
it shows how humans can live so much longer as compared to 100+ years ago when these modern marvels weren’t in place.
Yup, and I am sure that people 100 years or so in the future will look back at medical in 2025 and laugh at how primitive it was.
@taiwan_girl said
Link to videoYup, and I am sure that people 100 years or so in the future will look back at medical in 2025 and laugh at how primitive it was.
