UW nurses definitely nicer

Well folks, I though it might have been the Oxycodone, but after two visits to UW Hospitals I have to tell you I'm getting great patient care up here. The neurologists are all over me, the pain meds are managed well and, unprofessionally speaking, the nurses are a bunch of babes. I'm not talking just physical qualities, either. My friend Mark Jensen and I used to talk about the "bran muffin" theory of women. The idea was that the dating world was full of "Little Debbies" and even "Ho-Hos" who were sweet and good looking but lacked content and nutrition and thus did not stick with you, left you wanting more. The answer was the "bran muffin." This is a woman of substance, nutritious beauty who invigorates and ennervates you. Lots of bran muffins here on the nursing staff. They like me because I have cognition and say "please" and "thank you." I have not told them about my theory.

Medical update:

- the wound is leaking but for a wound this long this is to be expected. To be exact, it was leaking yesterday afternoon. Does not seem to be doing so now.

- I am on MONSTER intravenous antibiotics which are calibrated to swabs taken from the wound.

- They put in a pick line for convenience. Not a big deal to have done but it involves a catheter that goes down the brachial artery (armpit) to the aorta. Mmmm. Aorta. That's serious. This was actually some time ago, but I didn't mention it. It's really better because they disconnect me from all IV when I'm not getting meds.

My mood is a lot better. I was so very sad when they told me I had to readmit. Kevin, I really did not appreciate how you and Diana felt when you got bad news. My deal is not really life and death, but from this perspective I got a little taste of how it must have felt. It was clearly the right thing to do, though.

I'm sitting in a chair and Robyn is taking a snooze on my bed. The chairs at the UW leave something to be desired. It was R2's turn for the comfy spot.