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feveryone@toast.ooo to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 days ago

I'm wired to a bed in a hospital for a week. AMA

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I'm wired to a bed in a hospital for a week. AMA

feveryone@toast.ooo to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 days ago
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    Oh okay so this is an ama. Into radios?

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    Okay, I’ll ask the obvious. Why?

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      epilepsy monitoring unit

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      Hobby.

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        It’s not a hobby ; it’s a passion.

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          You can’t be that good at it, if they need to hook you up to electronics.

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            they have to hold me back ; BC I’m that good.

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        So breakdancing ?

        • feveryone@toast.oooOP
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          the opposite.

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.org
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    How long does it take on average until a nurse shows up when you press the button?

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      hmm 🤔 less than a minute

      • Auli@lemmy.ca
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        Wow that’s quick. Mine was slower but wasn’t wired to bed just isolated.

        • feveryone@toast.oooOP
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          interesting. was this at a large hospital?

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.org
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    What’s the make and model of your bed?

    • feveryone@toast.oooOP
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      idk but I’d like one at home ; it’s electric

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    Wired or chained? 🤔

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      electric wires

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        Kinky.

        • feveryone@toast.oooOP
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          It’s not my kink ; health and well-being are.

          Also, financial security.

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    Do you already have a nurse you hate?

    • feveryone@toast.oooOP
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      not here. but there was a resident doctor whom I really hated: looked 18, acted like he was 40, mind of a 4 year old. They never should of let him graduate high school.

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    My wife is going to Stanford for that next week . Best of luck .

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      thanks, tell hear to be extra diligent with staff about exactly what meds she needs and when. They are medication Nazis.

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        Fortunately we are the medication 101st Airborne.

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    • Cyborgs every time a Windows update comes out
    • feveryone@toast.oooOP
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      I saw the computer here, it’s windows 10 with team viewer lol.

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        What’s the Teamviewer ID and password?

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          😅 they scolded me for even looking at it

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    I just spent a few days sitting with my FIL in hospital. We binged Gunsmoke. I am a reluctant fan of Festus now.

    • do they have you scheduled for any sight-seeing like CT or MRI scans?
    • can you order UberEats to your room? I watched them come and go frequently and wondered if it was for employees, inmates, or both
    • do you ask all the nurses for crunchy ice?
    • have you asked that one nurse for a bed bath?
    • are most of the nurses pregnant like they were at my hospital? Wtf is in the water?!
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      24/7 EEG

      other stuff was done last month

      idk about uber eats, I’m poor lol.

      I love crunchy ice, I’ll have to ask.

      I give myself washcloth baths in the bathroom ; it’s ok.

      Ha, they all have kids, idk if they are pregnant. A lot have those fancy flag pins now, and it’s a metro hospital so maybe pregnancy is going out of style.

      I think you know what’s in the water.

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        Flag pins?

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          rainbow and other non-country

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      Lead, if OP is in USA.

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        pregnancy juice.

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    What does it cost per day? How much of it do you pay?

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      I think its like 10k total, I pay 0 bc already met deductible 😎

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    Green Jello or Apple Sauce cup?

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      brought my own food lol

      🍮

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    What do you do to keep yourself entertained?

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      surprisingly no need, things are very busy.

      Especially since I’m not allowed to go to the ,🚽 by myself

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        Who helps you go pee and do you think they enjoy it?

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          nurse, they don’t care bc its their daily job, but I don’t enjoy it 😐

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    Can you at least walk around the hospital / move in a wheelchair or are you bedridden?

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      can’t even go to the 🚽 alone

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        so not strict bed rest?

        do you have to use a bedpan, or can you go to use the toilet?

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          they can assist me to the bathroom but I’m free now 😎

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            congrats, does that mean you’re no longer in the hospital and were discharged early?

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      Also what’s the best dish you got so far?

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        my own trail mix I brought

        have mostly stuck to raisin brand on the menu, out of fear.

        the menu name sound hilariously gourmet, bc the food is small and bad.

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    what’s your job and family situation? how will missing a week affect things

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      lost both jobs bc of this condotion. :-/

      home is about 90 mins away, so wife needs to work since she is only income earner now.

      working on resume in hopes of health stability. trying to get into teaching either computers, psychology or english at any level, but ideally college.

      Got any job leads? 😅

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        sorry to hear that man. wishing u luck.

        jobs come and go but family is forever. so hopefully u get that sorted

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        I don’t have any advice, just wishing you luck!

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          ha, thanks 😁

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    Do you get to eat food? And if so, what are your meals like?

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      ha, yeah, it all sounds good on the menu but is bad irl

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        Rippp

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          👻

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