Back in the big house

Some of you complained that I hadn't posted on the blog in a while. Well, now look what happened? I'm back in the hospital. Hey if I have to slug it out with hospital food I might as well make you all feel guilty as well. Not to be outdone by my sister's little weekend getaway at Mass General I decided to work up a bowel obstruction. things aren't the same inside after a bunch of surgeries and the bowel can get kinked on scar tissue. Luckily this one worked it's way out with just some rest and pain medicine.

I was all set to bounce out of here when a very nice resident told me they couldn't let me go because my kidney function was off. So I've had a scan and some fluid and some potassium. Now I'm waiting for the kidney specialists to weigh in on this. I might be up for a procedure soon. Try not to get sick on a holiday weekend. Hospitals, like the rest of the world grind to a halt. It shouldn't be that way but it is. I wonder how much extra money our insurance companies pay for extended hospital stays just because a holiday rolls around?

With any luck they'll get this show on the road soon. In the meantime I'm going to get a bunch of knitting done and watch the NCIS marathon. It is probably not a good idea to watch a medical crime show while in the hospital. I don't care, it fuels my black sense of humor.

On a more practical note, i think alain is set with the boys as far as food goes. he just went shopping. they are back from vacation in Montreal. Sam is enjoying his jar of Nutella they bought up there. He was introduced to it in France. He'll be glad to know they have it at Wegman's.

beth