Out of the Belly of the Beast

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Ben Arown-Awile

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After a week deep within the bowels of the Kaiser Medical System, I' m sitting here at my computer with a slightly different slant on life. I'm not sure yet which way this slant leans, but this five pounds of Titanium and Chrome-Cobalt in my hip definitely makes me into a different person.

Besides the pain, and not being able to get out of bed, the worst part of the ordeal was the tube pushed up and pulled out so I could pee. They did this several times and were starting to talk of sending me home wearing a pee bag strapped to my leg with a catheter that I had to insert several times a day.

That scared the piss out of me. I was elated as I threw a towel at the widening puddle on the floor that was heading for the door.

I can't praise Kaiser’s Filipino Nurse Corps enough. I had always known that Nursing was more than a Profession. It is truly a Calling. But now I know why so many Saints have come from the nursing ranks.
 
Ben...

heal fast, be well.

Kis


(edit: Btw, from now on, you have enter in the "modified" class at the raceway.)
 
My father has one that was put in a long while ago, it improved his life 10 fold, hopefully you too...

:)
 
Get well. I had Kaiser do a number on my shoulder one year. And worse.



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Be well soon Ben. From all I've heard about this exchange you're gonna be fit as a fiddle before long. I truly hope so! I sometimes wonder if a hip replacement would help the pain in mine generated from undue pressure on my SI joints. Maybe one of these days when arthur gets worse it'll happen.
 
All the best, Ben. You're too much of a pain in the butt to be out for long. Let us know if we can help.

What news of your daughter?
 
The nurses from the P.I.'s may well be good. But there's one aide - I know god will take care of her but I'd still like to get a few licks in down here.
 
A catheter adds a different perspective to life for sure. For a real epiphany try a colostomy.
 
Aardvark said:
...You're too much of a pain in the butt to be out for long...

What news of your daughter?
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Those annoying pain in the butt days are over. This experience has shown me the error of my ways and made me into a new person. I am now the epitome of agreeable sweetness. I am also a compulsive liar.
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My daughter is getting along pretty good. She will be in a wheelchair for a few months, and full recovery will probably take about a year. She lives alone in a second story apartment, which complicates logistics, but she has a lot of friends to help her, and she is an incredibly strong woman (she takes after my wife). Even though she's in her late 20's, she's still my baby and I can't help worrying about her, but as long as she doesn't have an accident like falling down the stairs, I think she is going to be OK.
 
Ben, glad you've turned the corner. Of course, I fully expect you to keep turning the corner until you're right back where you started.

Thanks for the update on you both. If it should come up in a conversation with her, you can embarrass her by telling her how great we think she is.
 
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