tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post1327090885436951593..comments2024-03-19T01:28:30.002-04:00Comments on By Neddie Jingo!: Home Again, I Can Groan, Scratch, and Talk to MyselfNeddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079885040758748553noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-34223454828942629452007-02-26T09:12:00.000-05:002007-02-26T09:12:00.000-05:00My dad just found out that he has stage two AVN. ...My dad just found out that he has stage two AVN. He'll be 50 July 1st, and has been a "closet" alcoholic for years. <BR/><BR/>Really, I guess my question for you, seeing as you have already gone through all of this, is do you have any pointers, questions, ideas about what needs to be asked?<BR/><BR/>It's just they have effed around with him for the past year, stating that it's this and that and this and that and Xray here and MRI here, but not of where they needed to be, and now, because he demanded they do an MRI on his hip, our DUMB doctor has discovered this.<BR/><BR/>Any input that you have would be greatly appreciated. You can email me at tesrice@gmail.com if you like.<BR/><BR/>Thank you in advance, and I am glad to see you are doing better!mommy ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611407385016471246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-48413620694332236922007-02-15T10:45:00.000-05:002007-02-15T10:45:00.000-05:00Tuning in late - congrats to have it over with. Bo...Tuning in late - congrats to have it over with. Boy, your post makes me want to "reminisce":<BR/><BR/>I'd forgotten about the annoying leg thing - like having your blood pressure taken over and over and over again. I don't understand the catheter business - mine was installed by default. On that morphine drip - the timer thing is supposed to tell you it's OK to push it, but I reacted like Pavlov's dog and pressed it every time it went off! (Big Nurse bitched me out, but it's not like they read you the manual.) And the food - they seem to have a talent for putting the worst combinations in front of you - who in their right mind would eat a hamburger with a side of beets?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, dream on! You're going to have a great summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-31931677458917822742007-02-13T09:26:00.000-05:002007-02-13T09:26:00.000-05:00Wow, Jeddie. You can really write about post-op s...Wow, Jeddie. You can really write about post-op stuff well. I'd love you to write *my* version of having a baby! <BR/><BR/>It would put Stephen King to shame!<BR/><BR/>It would be a bestseller! Talk about population control. <BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you're on the mend and that you can imagine all kinds of fun things again. <BR/><BR/>You *are* one of the best.<BR/><BR/>xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-45562684676154981632007-02-12T08:06:00.000-05:002007-02-12T08:06:00.000-05:00Dear NedAny time you feel like hiking the Appenine...Dear Ned<BR/><BR/>Any time you feel like hiking the Appenines, give me a shout.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639265958695262241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-90905342537927084422007-02-11T23:15:00.000-05:002007-02-11T23:15:00.000-05:00Neddie,Welcome back to the land of the gloriously-...Neddie,<BR/>Welcome back to the land of the gloriously-happy-to-be-alive!!!<BR/>Have fun on the new joints: you've given me renewed hope that in a year or two when my knees go the way of all flesh that I can survive a similar ordeal....<BR/><BR/>Gin and tonic in hand, I salute you! <BR/>Bake a loaf,<BR/>Breadbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-21026634313216405702007-02-11T18:20:00.000-05:002007-02-11T18:20:00.000-05:00Welcome back!Welcome back!Sketchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412957363196241563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-13511359952774866342007-02-10T12:45:00.000-05:002007-02-10T12:45:00.000-05:00Surprised at your nurse's reluctance regarding the...Surprised at your nurse's reluctance regarding the straight cath--in my experience writing a straight cath q 6-8 hrs PRN order is de rigeur if only to prevent a UTI which, if left to rage unchecked, could endanger your new hip. Still, all seems to have turned out well. Welcome back to the fray!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-14522464270666619732007-02-09T19:19:00.000-05:002007-02-09T19:19:00.000-05:00Welcome back.snedyynn - What this blog is.Welcome back.<BR/><BR/><EM>snedyynn</EM> - What this blog <EM>is.</EM>The Viscount LaCartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206171681005442662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-68787140737243244952007-02-09T18:27:00.000-05:002007-02-09T18:27:00.000-05:00Glad to hear all went well.It turns out that "the ...Glad to hear all went well.It turns out that "the waiting is the hardest part" is NOT just a figure of speech after all. Sounds as if you've got your own private Sweden going on down there, although Nurse Diesel is a somewhat jarring note. Mine were sweethearts, yet I ran exactly the same escape routine. Instinct, I guess.Enjoy your Coleridge phase, you'll be back in the cubicle sooner'n you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-60403200030711554382007-02-09T18:05:00.000-05:002007-02-09T18:05:00.000-05:00Three cheers for our Neddie! Your experience shou...Three cheers for our Neddie! Your experience should be a lesson to all those who see a "moral hazard" in free access to medical care. I'm sure you'd do it again, if only for the endorphin release from your mighty micturition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-35478182467063761112007-02-09T14:11:00.000-05:002007-02-09T14:11:00.000-05:00Thanks to everybody for your kind words, it really...Thanks to everybody for your kind words, it really helps me heal knowing I've got nice folks like you reading along...<BR/><BR/>MikeinSeattle:<BR/><BR/>Awww, now you're just <I>trying</I> to make me cry, aren'tcha... <BR/><BR/>I liked that M. Ward song very much. He's got some very subtle, jazzy chord work going on that adds nicely to the emotional effect. I'm wondering what you'd call that weird-looking percussion rig that bald guy's playing. The cymbal looks like a cross between a Van de Graaf Generator and a Tiffany lamp...<BR/><BR/>Also, in light of my latest post, the one about last night's dream, I have to admit I laughed real hard at the "Severe Weather Alert" crawl at the bottom of the screen during the first half of the performace... It just doesn't let up, does it? <BR/><BR/>Donna: You were absolutely right about that morphine-drip fraud. One hunnert-percent. Everything was exactly as you said it would be. Fortuna willing, I won't have to decide whether to use one again, but if I do, it'll be an emphatic NO!<BR/><BR/>Robin: <BR/><BR/><I>Hospitals always sound like places that are to be avoided.</I><BR/><BR/>If ever a Moral Lesson were to be drawn from this experience, you have stated it as clearly as any human could.Neddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079885040758748553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-74315099764067734502007-02-09T13:59:00.000-05:002007-02-09T13:59:00.000-05:00So glad to hear that you're on the mend, Neddie. ...So glad to hear that you're on the mend, Neddie. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-20511946479075325692007-02-09T11:09:00.000-05:002007-02-09T11:09:00.000-05:00Your pre-op state of mind was exactly what I fear ...Your pre-op state of mind was exactly what I fear mine would be. I would do too much research, see too much. So, it is a relief to read that you made it through the other side of that terror. Hospitals always sound like places that are to be avoided. I hope your recovery goes very well. Some chicken korma and homemade naan might do the trick.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-38525950779435728392007-02-09T09:24:00.000-05:002007-02-09T09:24:00.000-05:00you'd have thought I'd asked for a tracheotomy kit...<I>you'd have thought I'd asked for a tracheotomy kit to play with</I><BR/><BR/>Didn't they market those back in the '50s?<BR/><BR/>To your health, Neddie, and your future.QREDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01646749781613963755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-22165146073413115992007-02-09T08:21:00.000-05:002007-02-09T08:21:00.000-05:00There's no place like home.My hospital stay was ex...There's no place like home.<BR/><BR/>My hospital stay was extended; there was no way around that, but I did indeed get out as fast as I could manage it. I know the feeling - the pull as if from outside the building. It was like being in the Big House. (Luckily, they put no cap on my morphine and the food was okay.)<BR/><BR/>I had one misconception completely erased from my mind: that a hospital is where one goes to rest and recuperate. I know know it is impossible to do so in a hospital.<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear that you're mending, Neddie. I am, very sincerely. Looking forward to more posts on, say, what it's like to bungy jump off a cliff. Welcome back.<BR/><BR/>(P.S. My lame joke in a comment I left here pre-op, in which I refer to "tripping," was meant in the druggy sense, not in laughter at your temporary disability.)Kevin Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490345765638949916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-49106779937807785672007-02-09T03:09:00.000-05:002007-02-09T03:09:00.000-05:00I told you to tell your doctor don't do the morphi...I told you to tell your doctor don't do the morphine pump! It sounds good but is a torture device! I forgot all about the leg massage thing though. Mine wasn't loud but it made my legs so hot and sweaty, just add some more discomfort why don't ya, doc?<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you were able to make a break for it and are recovering at home.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714518339153250453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-4103202129726677992007-02-08T23:01:00.000-05:002007-02-08T23:01:00.000-05:00Welcome home Neddie! Glad you're back with your mi...Welcome home Neddie! Glad you're back with your mischief and mayhem muscles intact and growing stronger once again. You'll be back to your swashbucklin' ways in no time. Ask me for my recipe for pozole ...<BR/>(raising a mug o'mead) Here's to you!Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285813981508179421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-8138119851297051202007-02-08T22:11:00.000-05:002007-02-08T22:11:00.000-05:00By Neddie Jingo--welcome back to the world of poss...By Neddie Jingo--welcome back to the world of possibilities. I went through what you described twice. There is a sameness to these situations apparently. Like what's with the catheter reluctance thing? I had to beg to get one. I was slipping into a drug facilitated hysteria before they deigned to "do no harm." Sheese! Your world will expand now...not continually contract to an area the size of couch. Great good luck to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-51087895276085353922007-02-08T22:04:00.000-05:002007-02-08T22:04:00.000-05:00Nice f'n goin', big guy - *now* you're cookin'.I w...Nice f'n goin', big guy - *now* you're cookin'.<BR/><BR/>I wish you huge wild blueberry pancakes w' the real stuff (and powdered sugar), sausages 'n fresh-squeezed and fresh-roasted Guatemalan "La Provincia" to wash it all down. In Bed.<BR/><BR/>Skøl!Ol' Pal Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609590487866628132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-81794900318023343902007-02-08T21:29:00.000-05:002007-02-08T21:29:00.000-05:00Neddie, I sure am glad you're back home and feelin...Neddie, I sure am glad you're back home and feeling better, if not quite in the pink. I'm drinking a Sierra Nevada in your honor as we speak. <BR/><BR/>Lots of people out here, most of us lurkers, of which I am one, know you only through your writing, but are able to see what kind of a good man you are. I appreciate you and always get a kick out of your writing. And may I say, was a little worried from your description of the procedure. So I'm damn glad you're back. The world can sure use more like you. <BR/><BR/>If you're in the mood for a tune, courtesy of <A HREF="http://tbogg.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">tbogg</A>, here's a terrific little <A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=xvwam9Tu5AI" REL="nofollow">performance on Letterman</A> from last summer by composer/guitarist M. Ward whose music I'm really starting to enjoy, and I hope you do, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-46315648753622533392007-02-08T21:16:00.000-05:002007-02-08T21:16:00.000-05:00Cheers, Ned! I'm glad to hear you're out and on t...Cheers, Ned! I'm glad to hear you're out and on the mend. Best wishes for a fast and complete recovery, and much faithful service from the new wheel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com