I name body parts, to help me deal with my scary, almost life threatening, problems. Alright, maybe I went a bit overboard with the whole 'life-threatening' situation, and to tell you the honest truth, if I hadn't gotten this ileostomy, I really would have received a disease called, 'septic shock' and here's the definition of 'septic shock.'
Oh, imagine being in prison, certainly a scary vision right? Well, the first two days, they sent me to the ICU - Insta Care Unit. The first time I woke up, I slowly observed the room around me, and noticed that there toilet was in the left hand corner, with only a curtain for privacy! Haha. Prison was just my goofy way of lightening up the mood for those around me. I know they giggled, but I'm not sure if they actually believed for a fact that I was humorous, or if they were doing it to please me. :)
2 days later, when I was being transferred to room T1111 the first thing that came to mind was, "Oh boy! 11 is my favorite/lucky number!" You see, I've had several of my surgeries at the IMC, and it was fun to be in a room with all the same number, '1111.' My blood pressure finally read up to 100, which meant I could receive my pain meds. The good news about the pain, is that the nurses treated me so well, that I can barely remember feeling any sort of discomfort, until they took the pain button away.
Man, I wish I could have taken a picture of this fantastic pain pump. Actually, it's more of a button. The patient is the only one in charge of the device, but only when feeling uncomfortable. If you know my mom and I, we have a saying when it comes to pain and medication(s), "It's always good to try and stay ahead of the pain. Medicine is your friend." However, you should also remember that medicine taken all the time, can be a bad thing too. Finally, on June 30th, I was relieved of that precious pain button. At first, I was nervous about not having that magical device, but I ended up being fine.
On Saturday, June 30th, some of my extended family came to visit me. The Harpers, 'Cameron, Alexis, Lincoln, and Story.' Plus, Opa and Oma. Lincoln gave me a cute artistic masterpiece, of a glittery, jellyfish, that he chose to paint for me. My grandparents gave me some nice smelling lotion - 'Bodycology,' and a cute little round, stuffed dog. Apparently the name of this stuffed toy is 'Sky' and from a T.V. Series known as 'Paw Patrol.' I've heard of it, but still have yet to experience an episode.
{ It's nice to know what shows are on the infamous PBSgo.org station. I was a huge fan when I was a mere toddler myself, and mainly enjoyed viewing shows titled, 'Arthur,' 'Sesame Street,' and 'Mr. Rogers,' to name a few. The other day, I watched a current PBS kids show titled, 'Super Why' and the characters teach kids how to read. It was actually quite engaging, even for someone like me, who's in their late 30's }
On July 3rd, my dad sent me a Marco Polo (while using my mom's phone), and showed the front door to me. Why would the front door of our everyday home be so important to show? Well, my friends from the Lone Peak Young Single Adult Ward, gave me a friendly 'Heart Attack.'
Man, I wish I could have taken a picture of this fantastic pain pump. Actually, it's more of a button. The patient is the only one in charge of the device, but only when feeling uncomfortable. If you know my mom and I, we have a saying when it comes to pain and medication(s), "It's always good to try and stay ahead of the pain. Medicine is your friend." However, you should also remember that medicine taken all the time, can be a bad thing too. Finally, on June 30th, I was relieved of that precious pain button. At first, I was nervous about not having that magical device, but I ended up being fine.
On Saturday, June 30th, some of my extended family came to visit me. The Harpers, 'Cameron, Alexis, Lincoln, and Story.' Plus, Opa and Oma. Lincoln gave me a cute artistic masterpiece, of a glittery, jellyfish, that he chose to paint for me. My grandparents gave me some nice smelling lotion - 'Bodycology,' and a cute little round, stuffed dog. Apparently the name of this stuffed toy is 'Sky' and from a T.V. Series known as 'Paw Patrol.' I've heard of it, but still have yet to experience an episode.
{ It's nice to know what shows are on the infamous PBSgo.org station. I was a huge fan when I was a mere toddler myself, and mainly enjoyed viewing shows titled, 'Arthur,' 'Sesame Street,' and 'Mr. Rogers,' to name a few. The other day, I watched a current PBS kids show titled, 'Super Why' and the characters teach kids how to read. It was actually quite engaging, even for someone like me, who's in their late 30's }
On July 3rd, my dad sent me a Marco Polo (while using my mom's phone), and showed the front door to me. Why would the front door of our everyday home be so important to show? Well, my friends from the Lone Peak Young Single Adult Ward, gave me a friendly 'Heart Attack.'
