14th January, Monday Diary

Up every hour or so to pee
0600 blood draw
0730 Called Merry
0750 taken into OR  for endo--
0840 Dr arrived to do endo--
0900  woke up in recovery room
1000 back in room, with Merry waiting.... 
  met with Dr C for evaluation   (stomach ulcers) and ongoing treatment (meds) 
1030 dressed
1050 in car, in the rain, Merry driving to
1105 Walmart 
Got rx , took one of each,  sucralfate, reglan
Lunch: some burger, fries,iced coffee
Got XL adult diapers for me
 called Dr B's office, appointment same as M's on the 17th
1145 home ... looking through mail
pooped ... bed....
 texts to Denny for awhile, then to Sam to say I'd be later than usual
... more pooping

some sleep
1840 up
 Took  Reglan and sucralfate
 showered dressed, contacts in
made coffee to go
Kissed Merry goodbye

1948 car 
2037 office
2058 In 
 Sam left as soon as I came in 
23;58 out 

13th January Sunday Diary

0530  blood drawn
0600 nausea pill
0700 breakfast:  broth, coffee, jello, lemon ice, 
0700 vitals check
0800 ultra sound
815 met with Dr re endoscopy tomorrow
915 met with Dr C re endoscopy tomorrow
945 talked with M
10:00 game on 
12:00 vitals 

12:30 lunch  Roll, melon cubes, mashed potatoes, mashed green beans Rice?  milk, tea
1250  Pooped ...    
1300 Texts to denny
1325 met with cardiologist
1337 final Patriots 41, Chargers 28
1355  vist from Chief dr
1440 pooped
1500  talked to M
1645 final  Saints 20, eagles 14
1715  Dinner: cubed chicken, green peas, mashed potatoes, choc pudding, milk
1730  M and S visited,  brought iced and hot coffee
1805  M and S departed
1930 met incoming night nurse
2100 exchanged texts with Denny who just started shift at D.
23:58 goodnight text from Merry 

12th January Saturday Diary

0300 in room 248-b
0700 new nurse
0900 M called
1020 met D Cooperman
1120 vitals, change IV
1155 blood draw
1255 RN reported I was given a clear liquid diet
1330 game on, Colts vs Chiefs
1410 M here with a Blu starter kit ($38? She said. Bloody hell?)
1425 M left
1500 chief doc and team came in, discussed Endoscopy on Monday
1520 I sent texts to Merry and Denny
1610 vitals 
1645 game over , Chiefs win
1645-1745 nap
1745 game on, Rams Cowboys
1745 dinner broth, lemon ice, jello, ensure
1800 brought a big gulp of something unpleasant prior to a catscan
2020 Rams win
2200 Cat scan of abdomen

11th Jan Friday diary

In 0001
Diarrhea attacks.
5 of them. Unstoppable, uncontrollable, jet black.
Messed two pairs of briefs, one pants.
Mike in 0445, I left quickly.
Out 501
Car 508 home 548
M got up to take S to work.
Ate potroast
Contacts out
Bed
800 up pee candy
1130 up pee eat ham
1300 up pee, pain
1415 J up n showered, I dressed
I packed a bag
Car 1445 to CMC
She dropped me off, went to get S at work
1500, announced myself
1600 did intake 
M came back 
We waited.
And waited.
The nurse who did intake came out at 2045, "You're still here?"
I got a bed 2100
X-ray, EKG, IV, met Dr, 
Sent M home, Dr gave DRE, 
Waited f

Aug 2nd Thursday diary

out 0001

in 0040

out 609

Driving home  

on 710  started feeling short of breath and chest pains

home 722

fed D

went to bedroom without eating...

must have looked like hell.

Merry said, Let's go to Hospital.

At College MC 8ish

Taken in pretty quickly

tests done all morning

They decided to keep me o/n for observ.

In a room 1200ish

Finally lunch 1345

dozing  

Dinner 1800

sleeping... 

Merry stayed with me, left for awhile, came back, left 20:00