I have been feeling better ever since the Wed night, Jan 6th after a couple of hours at Emergency. The bowel blockage straightened itself out and unblocked. In seconds I was out of pain and not nauseated. I looked so much better that the resident decided not to wake up the surgeon on call, but to wait until morning. The time in the 2 hospitals was pain free. I was up and about, wandering around. Even walking down to xray and CT Scans with the patient escorts that would arrive with a gurney to transport me.
Our friend, Art was also at the Vancouver hospital, for back surgery. One evening my nurse let me go over to the Centennial Bldg to visit him. (ah - another blog story to write - arrived back to my ward and just as I stepped out of the elevator, my IV pump started beeping - battery low, and my IV bag was empty and needed changing.)
When I got transferred from Richmond to VGH, I walked down with the ambulance attendants. Sat on a seat in the ambulance and walked into VGH - (ah another blog story - found a penny)
So, to answer your question?? " are you up and about?" Yes.
I keep wondering what Ralph wrote or said, or what I wrote or said that is so confusing to everyone. You are not the only one thinking that I was laid up and in pain during my hospital stay. Even my mom in Calgary said one day when I phoned her, that it was worrying her that the transfer was taking so long, that it had been 5 days and she didn't like it that I was on morphine for so long. I CLEARED THAT UP RIGHT AWAY. I MADE SURE SHE UNDERSTOOD THAT I had not had Morphine since after the blockage unblocked itself that 1st night in Emergency.
Obviously what Ralph and I were saying and emailing, was not being read / heard the way were thought we were saying / writing it.
I was discharged Friday. Went with Ralph to the HAM radio clubs weekly Sat. morning coffee gathering, then we went shopping.
Been back to attending the Wellness Clinic's and relaxation group. Been to poker group. Swimming pool.
Had a great day, yesterday. Took the sky train downtown, walked for blocks to find a bus stop with all the road closures etc for the Olympics and visited Shelina in the West End for a healing session. Then Karen picked me up and drove me to W. Broadway for a mammogram app't.
Back to pick up Shelina and we all went for dinner before going to the Unity Church for a movie presentation. Dr Wayne Dyer in "Shift" Great fun, full of laughter and many more stories within that story.
Today, Karen came out to Richmond and met me at one of the monthly Wellness Clinic programs and then 4 of us went out to lunch together. See story I just posted on the KARENS.
Lovingly Lynn
Feb 1/10
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