How to pass the time...

[mcswny]

Ouch, are you 100% with one kidney? Do you have to do any special dialysis or anything?

Your posts about going down into canyons got me thinking lately, it will be nice to be able to do that again and keep up with the kids. After a walk up a hill a few days ago maybe only 100 yards I was sucking air, my heart was pounding out of my chest and palpitations. I knew something was wrong, then I got a call last night, something was wrong. So I should be healed up by spring and full of energy again with a new valve

Yeah 100% good--other than I can't take IBProfin and life insurance is more expensive (not that I have it). No dialysis, I was the healthy one, I donated it to a good friend 3 years ago.

Oh jeez, yeah, time to take care of that. Heal up and listen to your nurses/doctors. It's worth it!

 

[TicTokCroc]

Yeah 100% good--other than I can't take IBProfin and life insurance is more expensive (not that I have it). No dialysis, I was the healthy one, I donated it to a good friend 3 years ago.

Oh jeez, yeah, time to take care of that. Heal up and listen to your nurses/doctors. It's worth it!

Nice gift, yea I don't even think Big Lou will give me life insurance. My wife's disappointed.

 

[Billy]

Been a nurse over 10 years. Best advice I can give is to get up and move the moment you are cleared to! Don't take the stronger pain meds if you don't need them. They can and do cause side effects like constipation and worst.

Be kind to all the staff and don't be a creep and hit on the female nurses or CNA's. It's a hard enough job without harrassment.

Also pay attention to what everyone tells you and keep notes...it's easy to be distracted and get home and not have a clue your discharge instructions even though you were told. Good luck!

 

[FinLuver]

Sodoku and rest... ;-)
Heal up.

 

[TicTokCroc]

Been a nurse over 10 years. Best advice I can give is to get up and move the moment you are cleared to! Don't take the stronger pain meds if you don't need them. They can and do cause side effects like constipation and worst.

Be kind to all the staff and don't be a creep and hit on the female nurses or CNA's. It's a hard enough job without harrassment.

Also pay attention to what everyone tells you and keep notes...it's easy to be distracted and get home and not have a clue your discharge instructions even though you were told. Good luck!

Thanks... I think
Trust me I won't be pinching any nurses asses. Does this happen a lot?

 

[FinLuver]

Thanks... I think
Trust me I won't be pinching any nurses asses. Does this happen a lot?

My girlfriend works housekeeping in a hospital. She refused to go into one guy's room....seems when the lady staff members would enter the room, he would take up pleasuring himself. Ewww,,,

 

[TicTokCroc]

My girlfriend works housekeeping in a hospital. She refused to go into one guy's room....seems when the lady staff members would enter the room, he would take up pleasuring himself. Ewww,,,

Ok I can see it, it's a segment of the population for sure, just never really thought about it before. Still I'm a bit taken aback that my advice for surgery is don't sexually harass the staff

 

[mcswny]

Thanks... I think
Trust me I won't be pinching any nurses asses. Does this happen a lot?

When the patients realize the size of bass that billy brings in, they’d be fools to not.

 

[RCF]

Play card games. Improve your poker skills on free poker sites.

 

[clarkman]

Get better soon! I wish you a speedy recovery. Not having spent that much time consecutively (or much time at all) in the hospital myself--outside of work, the best I can say is something that I would do myself in that position. Streaming services are bomber....don't watch stuff that you may want to as to save it for later if you can (I don't have that kind of self control). Bottom line though, heal up quick!

 

[TicTokCroc]

Play card games. Improve your poker skills on free poker sites.

My older daughter is (I think) old enough to learn cribbage now so maybe I'll refresh my memory and teach us, keep them off the tablets, maybe learn some math.

 

[RCF]

Thread Drift: Make sure you have your chargers for any electronics. (So easy to forget them). Do not ask me how I know...

 

[claude]

My older daughter is (I think) old enough to learn cribbage now so maybe I'll refresh my memory and teach us, keep them off the tablets, maybe learn some math.

NYT Spelling Bee and Crossword (but you have to have a subscription)

 

[Peyton00]

My older daughter is (I think) old enough to learn cribbage now so maybe I'll refresh my memory and teach us, keep them off the tablets, maybe learn some math.

Being a 2, 3 or 4 person game. One of the best.

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

Get well soon!

Bring a rubik's cube. Watch a few you tube videos on how to. Cheap easy way to pass time.

 

[TicTokCroc]

Thread Drift: Make sure you have your chargers for any electronics. (So easy to forget them). Do not ask me how I know...

Not thread drift at all, just another thing to add: Helpful things to bring!

Button up shirt, don't try putting a regular shirt on after this ordeal.

 

[Kilchis]

Good wishes for an uneventful stay! May all your inpatient meds agree with you with minimal negative side effects.

 

[Ron McNeal]

Sometimes the Law & Crime Network streams live courtroom goings-on without any commercials. Can be interesting/entertaining........

 

[Canuck from Kansas]

Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery!! Take care.

 

[Rob Allen]

Trying to prepare myself... I will be stuck in a hospital bed for about a week real soon. I can only read soo much, and shitposting on PNWFF only takes up a half hour of my day so, besides books, magazines, phone, youtube, whatever cable stations they have on that little TV, word games/crosswords. I'm guessing hauling in my fly tying stuff would be frowned upon...

One hobby I have taken up is listening to audio books, the cool thing about then is when you wake up after a nap it takes hours to find the spot in the story where you fell asleep...