canadianbeaver Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Thinking of you and hope you get out of the institution soon. CB
PigFish Posted August 19, 2016 Author Posted August 19, 2016 I just want to get out of here before they kill me. I have not sleptan f'n wink all night. Need to be drugged into a coma to get rest at this place... Pills and pain verse peace and quiet. Get me outta here... All this crap when 8 hours rest and an order of biscuits and gravy would be just fine. 3
zeedubbya Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 You're a major asset to us all, and I truly hope everything turns out ok. Please get well soon! ZW
laficion Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Dear Ray, Thinking of you mate, get well soon. Guy
earthson Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Smoke something nice when you get home - one of those "irreplaceables!" 1
JohnS Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Thoughts and prayers, brother Ray! And I want photos of the farm and plenty of sunshine when you recover!
MaxG Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Your feisty spirit already tells me you'll be fine. But get the hell out of there, friend! - MG
gweilgi Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Good luck and all the best for a speedy recovery! I shall smoke one for you ....
soutso Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Brother Ray, This probably isn't the thread for it but I wanted to share with you something that may warm your heart. I keep a small stash of stogies inside a ziplock bag in my work vehicle and enjoy one on the occasional break or on my drive home. Today I had one whilst on a break and clumsily left the stash on my dashboard. It's winter here in Sydney but today is a very pleasant, sunny day. Luckily we've had several of these days this winter. After an hour I went back to my van and noticed the bag. What did I find? Beads of water! I took the cigars out and placed them in a new bag. See pics below and check out the water that was removed from the cigars with the temp change. I hope it comes up in the pics. Thankfully no cigars were damaged (no split wrapper etc. Whilst this not an ideal way to remove water, I only post this to show the science behind what you preach. You are a genuine guru! Lol Hope you are recovering well. Cheers, Nik
scap99 Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Thoughts and prayers, brother. Dad is going in for a heart cath next week, this will be his fourth time. I know how miserable it can be, so be calm and get back home soon. We're rooting for you.
Hurltim Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Hope everything turns out well! Keep your eye on the prize (getting out) and think of sweaty cuban women...
ABQHank Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 You should keep an unlit cigar in your mouth at all times, and a lighter in your hand, flicking it over and over just to keep the staff on edge. "Please don't light that sir! Please! Sir!..." Mend up quick good sir!
Popular Post PigFish Posted August 22, 2016 Author Popular Post Posted August 22, 2016 Thanks for the well wishes my friend... I love you guys (I know, when do I show it???). I feel pretty crappy, another night of no sleep... This was a really strange hospital visit for me. It started okay, I am very jovial in the hospital and I never give grief to my caregivers, but I blew my top once with a nurse and I feel pretty bad about it! My doctor gave me a nasty lecture, but he was not here to see what was going on, not that its justification for me losing my cool. It pretty much started with computers and too many doctors. You see they put me in intensive care after the cathlab. My cardiologist is busy as hell, I get that... But they made some mistakes, and while I don't hold a grudge with anyone, I understand they are not gods but human yet at the same time, I am not exactly brain dead, and when I see people making mistakes I not only take notice, I begin to take control myself. I take quite a few meds. Not all the time, some are dependent on what work I am doing and how much I hurt. But my meds list is pretty long... I regulate my meds also depending on how I feel. I know what meds do what to my well being and if I have to adjust it (within reason) I don't blindly follow some number on a pill bottle. I have a long standing prescription for my heart care and blood pressure. I never tinker with it. It must have taken me a year to work out how and when to take it so that I don't fall asleep on a hour commute at 5am... You get the picture, some of this stuff affects how you feel and it must be controlled so that you can function. My cardiologist does not like my BP meds and he waited for this opportunity to change them. He wanted to see how they worked along side his new plan while in a controlled setting, the hospital. That is good thinking from my perspective. Here is the problem... I have a meds list, the cardiologist has a new meds list, the attending doctor, thinking I might have come in from the ER, has a 'standardized' meds list... Here is where the computer comes in... They all made it to my bedside list! I know, my doctor was changing my meds, yet my existing meds were left on the list, so as a patient, not knowing the doctors intentions, what to take and what not to take, I was in the 'blind following mode until bad stuff started to happen. These people gave me everything... and I mean EVERYTHING... As a result I got really sick, pretty angry and not exactly what you might call 'at ease.' It worked out okay, but not before I took the bull by the horns and said enough is enough... When they began to start to chase my BP around (like I watched a hospital do just before my mother-in-law died) I said enough is enough. You want my blood pressure up, disconnect me and I will take my IV for a walk around the hospital, all night if I have to but don't just pump me with one drug to fill me with another 3 hours later... ONE THING I UNDERSTAND IS OVERSHOOT! I don't get lead easily. One must have my trust and my cardiologist was not there at 1 am and 3 am while these people were panicky whispering in the hall... If you cannot display confidence and competence, i will assume neither and take control of my own destiny... So I did! It turns out that my new BP medication is a part of a plan to regenerate some vessels in my heart. My anti-platelet meds were also changed to a 'newer' product that is of course, formulary and pricey.... If it works it works!!! But my new BP drugs are not that type that knock you out, not like I am used to, these jack me up, give me a headache and make me sick... Not being my first rodeo, I understand that sometimes drugs don't work with people, but you need to give them a fair shot to see if your system can adjust to them. My doctor is a smart and knowledgable guy... I follow his advice because he is a pro. Yet he is not on the medications that he is prescribing!!! Some decisions have to be made at my level, with the doctors guidance, but not to be followed blindly. One of the Nazi nurses started to give me grief about smoking cigars (of course while I was feeling crappy) and after politely listening to all her BS data on the topic, I finally said, you know nothing about the topic short of your narrow opinion and when I get home I am going to buy two boxes to make me feel better!!! Then she suggested a 'program' and I finally said, "that punctuates your ignorance on the topic, and when I want further advice, I will ask... End of topic..." When these same people, the ones who did not question dosing me with every BP medication in the medicine book, start pulling out bags of drugs for the IV, telling me that they are starting multiple IV's because these 'cocktails are hard on your arteries' I finally said, I am wide F'ing awake, wired like a bulb, all those sleeping meds that you gave me can't even put me out, if you want my BP up, just continue to make me mad and stand clear of how far I can throw stuff!!! I sat up, pumped some ELP into my headphones, pretend I was Carl Palmer and attempted to play "Tank" on my pillows! Low BP problem solved. I took off about every 40 minutes to pee and have the nurse make sure I was not bleeding out my groin and they put all those nice bags of meds back in the closet... Refusing medication really pissed off my doctor and he told me so. Not being about winning an argument, I withheld the fact that he was responsible for my medication list and simply said, "that is not how it went down, I was here and wide away and you were not here!" So that is the story... I am out now, have a bunch of comments and threads that I would like to comment on but just not up to it. I follow a few folks here, my friend Goo for one and sometimes that leads me to threads i want to partake in, but I don't think I am going to chase them today. I am in the mood to do nothing but veg... Not dead yet, looking forward to having a cigar in a few days. Maybe I need help!!! If that damn nurse only knew! Love you guys (gals) and thanks again! Your friend, Ray 7
airtrade Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Glad to hear your out! Sounds like a standard hospital visit. Anyway relax and enjoy freedom!
PigFish Posted August 22, 2016 Author Posted August 22, 2016 On August 19, 2016 at 7:10 PM, soutso said: Brother Ray, This probably isn't the thread for it but I wanted to share with you something that may warm your heart. I keep a small stash of stogies inside a ziplock bag in my work vehicle and enjoy one on the occasional break or on my drive home. Today I had one whilst on a break and clumsily left the stash on my dashboard. It's winter here in Sydney but today is a very pleasant, sunny day. Luckily we've had several of these days this winter. After an hour I went back to my van and noticed the bag. What did I find? Beads of water! I took the cigars out and placed them in a new bag. See pics below and check out the water that was removed from the cigars with the temp change. I hope it comes up in the pics. Thankfully no cigars were damaged (no split wrapper etc. Whilst this not an ideal way to remove water, I only post this to show the science behind what you preach. You are a genuine guru! Lol Hope you are recovering well. Cheers, Nik ... just when my defenses are down, you call me a guru, when my back is turned....! Some friend you are!!! -LOL I will be finishing up your parts this week my friend with any luck. I own you a nice cigar, ever have a Partagas SdC? Never doubt Mr. Piggy!!! -LOL Love ya' mate! -Ray
Fugu Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Great to hear you're out, mate! Take your time and recover! 19 minutes ago, PigFish said: One of the Nazi nurses started to give me grief about smoking cigars (of course while I was feeling crappy) and after politely listening to all her BS data on the topic, I finally said, you know nothing about the topic short of your narrow opinion and when I get home I am going to buy two boxes to make me feel better!!! Then she suggested a 'program' and I finally said, "that punctuates your ignorance on the topic, and when I want further advice, I will ask... End of topic..." Hilarious - Had liked to be present at that moment - 14 minutes ago, airtrade said: Glad to hear your out! Sounds like a standard hospital visit. ^^ Absolutely, sounds all too familiar to me with reg. to some loved ones. These days, you permanently have to check and question what they are doing. Problem - too many different personnel with too much fluctuation, no clear responsibilities, lacking communication and NO time for the patient.
rckymtn22 Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Glad to hear you escaped not to worse for the wear. Continue the fight to recovery.
madandana Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Glad you're out and fiesty as ever. Good to hear from you Piggy.
soutso Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 3 hours ago, PigFish said: ... just when my defenses are down, you call me a guru, when my back is turned....! Some friend you are!!! -LOL I will be finishing up your parts this week my friend with any luck. I own you a nice cigar, ever have a Partagas SdC? Never doubt Mr. Piggy!!! -LOL Love ya' mate! -Ray Yes as I expected, you picked up on the Guru comment lol I was wondering if you were doing it tough given your silence on the board. Genuinely glad to see that you're out. They say that too many cooks spoil the broth and it must be unnerving when you're the broth! Sadly I'm way too young and handsome to have enjoyed the retro Partagas SdC! Take it easy, I'll be calling you soon. Cheers, Nik
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