Friends in good places

• ER, readmitted to Big Barnes

This morning I couldn't keep anything down and vomiting is at the top of the list for post-op reasons to call the doctor. So I called the exchange and basically "nothing coming out, nothing staying down" means a trip to the ER. Thankfully, Brenda made a call to a friend of hers working in the ER today, and within 15 or so minutes of arrival, we are back in a room and getting started. While I did end up spending about 6 hours in the ER, I'm convinced my waiting room time would likely have been closer to 3 hours if Brenda hadn't contacted her friend.

They start fluids, take an x-ray, run a CT, and basically keep an eye on me. After the ER doctors confer with Dr. MM, they decide to admit me to the hospital. The GI floor where I stayed last week is full (no penthouse for me this week) but I get a room one floor down and on the other side of the building (so this time my view includes the helicopter landing pads). The nurse tells me that the patients on this floor are mostly in for liver, pancreas, and gall bladder issues. Close enough to GI, right? And no roommate, so Hector can stay with me overnight.