Tuesday (Day 12).

MaGee Women's Hospital.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

/\/\/\ IV Dressing Change /\/\/\

My IV had some leakage and bleeding, so they put a call out to the IV tech and she came back to change my dressing. It wasn't the greatest fun I've ever had, let me just tell you what. (:

Cleaning the Site.

Using peroxide...it burned, BADLY!

But I lived through it...WHEW!

All nice & clean.

Doesn't it look nice?

/\/\/\ More Sleepiness /\/\/\

Boy, I must've been really tired.

Like my bruise on my left cheek?

My Favs: Kenny, Me, & Liz.

Dr. Richard & Me.
He's totally my favorite.
Can you tell? MUAH!

Well, Dr. Richard stopped in to my room to discuss the latest update. He also wanted to discuss the newest possibilties with me. The words that were brought up were: ileostomy, colostomy, etc... These words all came as a shock to me and I cetainly didn't think in these extreme terms. So now decisions need be made and we have to figure out where to go from here. So you can pray for wisdom.

THE END!!!

Saturday (Day 9)

MaGee Women's Hospital
March 6, 2010.
Day 9...Saturday.

Here are some pictures o' my room, or I should call it a suite. It's so lovely. I'm not used to this sort o' treatment and comfort for being in a hospital. (:

Come To Room 2842!

My Info Board.

Ace's Chair/Recliner/Bed.

My Messy, Irish, Beddie Bed Bed.

My Camode...

Shower...it's WONDERUL!

Sink, Mirror (Me), Shower.

/\/\/\ My Last Jaw Breaker/Buster /\/\/\

So, I love candy! Even though I'm on a clear liquid diet I can still get eat candy. So one o' my favorite candies is Jaw Breakers, also called Jaw Busters. Anyway, I was board and in my room and lonely, so I took some pictures o' me eating my last jaw breaker/buster.

Look Lyra...my last one.
All Gone...this's my Sad Face.

/\/\/\ MY HUBBY!! /\/\/\

At 12:10 p.m. my honey arrived. Apparently I texted him the wrong room number, so he went to the wrong room. Haha...whoops...me on drugs. But then he asked the nurse and made it safe and sound. I was just SO glad to see him.

YEAH...my Honey is HERE!!

Cards and presents from people!

/\/\/\ My Schedule /\/\/\

I was actually surprised that the nurses didn't come in at 6 a.m. to wake me up and do my vitals, and at 7 a.m. the nurses didn't bring me my food either. It was weird to have to call to get my food and everything that I wanted. So that was different. It is kinda nice b/c I feel like the staff is conformed around ME and MY schedule.

In the morning when I wake up, I pick up my phone, call extension 1-MEAL and say, "Room #2842, Jill Finnegan, and I'd like to order..." Then I order whatever I want (well anything on my clear liquid diet :) About 30-40 minutes later there's a knock at the door, and they come in and drop off my food. Yummy!

Chicken Broth. MMmm Good!

Now that Ace is here, he has to eat too! He can go down to the cafeteria and get food down there OR he can pick up the phone, choose food from the menu, and order a guest tray from Room Service. Let's see, who wants to leave the room if you don't have to.

HHmm...what to eat.

This is what he picked:

Baked Cod with Citrus Crust
Seasoned Bread Stuffing
Oven Roasted Redskin Potatoes
Cottage Cheese
Coleslaw
Granny Smith Deep Dish Apple Pie
Mountain Dew

Ace's Saturday Supper!
Yes, he ate it all, Haha...barely!

/\/\/\ TEST TIME /\/\/\

At 1:00 p.m. transport came to get me for some tests; however, there were some unforeseen circumstances that will have to postpone the test. We'll try tomorrow (Sunday). The doctor's gave me this totally disgusting drink that I had to drink to help clear out the bowel. It was really gross, but I drank it. I made Ace take a few sips...you'll have to ask him what he thought o' it! Haha...he was scared the sip that he took was going to make him sick or something! YUMMY, YUMMY in my tummy!

Eww...Gross!!!

The medicine really made me sick. The pain was so excruciating. After drinking just a few swallows from the bottle, it felt like my stomach was burning. Within an hour my stomach had swelled up huge, and felt like my stomach was going to pop!

Preggo? or Flare?

After crying all day and just plain feeling like crap, Ace had finally had enough. He went out to the nurses station and said what was what. Within 10-15 minutes the nurse opened up the door and had a lovely pain pump for me! If Ace wouldn't have stood up for me, I would have just suffered (and would still be suffering). PTL!!! God has truly blessed me with a wonderful hubby!

Thanks so much, babe!!

Givin' Ace a mouth fart on his head.
I love this guy!

Ace's chair all straightened out to a bed. The difference between the Altoona hospital and MaGee Women's hospital is so crazy. At Altoona, Ace wasn't allowed to be in my room after a 10! Here at MaGee, He's got his own chair, that turns into his own bed, and he can be with me the WHOLE time. PTL...what a blessing, right?

He is just "posing" for the picture (cause I asked him to) so you can get the idea o' how the bed works. It's a recliner chair that folds completely out into a bed. Down here at MaGee's, they didn't kick him out o' my room. They got him sheets, TWO pillows, and TWO blankets! Hopefully he gets a good nights sleep!

Goodnight Honey!

YEAH...for my Baby Love!

It was a long day, but I'm so thankful that Ace is here finally.


/\/\/\ THE END /\/\/\

Friday (Day 8)

Altoona Regional Hospital.
March 5, 2010. (Day 8)


Me on my way to take a shower...they had to cover my CVC. Take a good look at this, b/c when I took my shower this time, all the water leaked into my central line and it was a mess. The water was everywhere, and they had to clean the bandage, which meant they had to take all the bandages off, clean the area (which burned like liquid fire), and then they gave me my pain shot!

I look kinda funny!

Then my morning was made all better cause more visitors stopped by. Joyce Brubaker, a lady from my church, spent the morning with me. She is oh so very sweet. She really brightened my morning. She's also very gorgeous. She has a wonderful husband and two beautiful, sweet daughters. Thanks for stopping up, Joyce! (:

Joyce & Me.

Joyce brought me things to cheer me up. Can you tell she knew that I absolutely LOVED polka dots? She bought me a polka dot balloon, yellow cheerful flowers in a polka dot vase. I really wanted to take it with me to Pitt, but thought it'd be too much to haul in the ambulance. So I sent it home for my family to enjoy them!

Thanks, Joyce!
(The flowers were my fav!)

Me & Bobbi Jo, my newest BFF! (:

Bobbi Jo didn't like the picture above, haha...so we decided to make silly faces for fun! And, honey child, it was fun. Bobbi Jo has also been a real encouragement to me thru all this. I got her into texting (I tend to get people hooked on texting:) and we text every now and again. Haha...anyway, she had to stop up to Altoona to pick up some things, and she stopped by to visit me and give me a hug!! (I love hugs...and kisses!)

Our Silly faces...Haha...We're Awesome!

O' Course there's a FEET PICTURE! (:

Friday

• Dr. came in to visit me at 6 a.m. to make sure I was ready to leave.
• We were still waiting for a bed AND transportation.
• Had visitors over...still no word
• Got a call @ 3 p.m., bed is available!
• Nurse came back, ambulance would be there in 30 minutes.
• Doug, Heidi, & Caden stopped by to see me off.
  
• 4:16 p.m. in transit to Pittsburgh.
  

My Family...Love Them!

Isn't he a doll?

Haha...he loves his auntie!

Caden and his teeth!

He was talking to his Auntie Jilly.

/\/\/\ Going to PITT!!! /\/\/\

Me on the gurney...Doug & Caden watching

The back doors o' the ambulance.

They escorted me to my room and everyone stared at us. Brad drove the ambulance and Austin sat in the back with me. It was a long trip, and by the time I got to Pitt, I was feeling the two and a half hour ride. Haha...Brad and Austin drive to Pitt regularly, and as tradition they always go out to eat after the trip. They all were going to out to eat and were telling me about the restaurant they were going to. Haha...it sounded really good. It would've killed my stomach, but it sounded good. So then they giggled (since we all know guys giggle...sorry wrong choice o' word) when I told them that I needed a picture o' them both for my blog. Haha...but they new I was sick and in pain and they were willing to play along. Haha...thanks guys! (:
My paramedic guys--Brad & Austin.

MaGee Women's Hospital.
300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh

I finally made it to Pittsburgh, it only took a few days! Here are a few pictures o' my room. This is all the information that I guess I need. My room number and my phone number. Also, it has my nurse (Kenny), who was amazing. He actually was very good. When I arrived my pain level was pretty extreme. Down here, they don't like to use shots for pain relief, they prefer to use pills. The pills obviously don't work as quickly, so when they gave me my pill it didn't really help. They put a call out for my doctors, which they called back and doubled the dose. We'll see if that helps. Hopefully...Also the Nurse's Aid, Liz did my vitals. I didn't get pictures o' either o' them. Hopefully Kenny will work again so I can get my picture with them.

My Info Board.

In this hospital, they don't bring me food at 7 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. They bring it up when you call. It's more like room service. There is a slip o' paper that has everything I can order. Mine is pink b/c I'm on clear liquids. Whenever I want something, I call down (1-M-E-A-L), order what I want, they bring it to my room within thirty minutes.

Telephone & Menu Card.

My hospital room--Room #2842!

/\/\/\ My Doctors /\/\/\

Friday night, my doctors came in to visit me and give me game plan. These two guy are so amazing. They really were concerned about my situation and the fact that all the other doctors were too scared to "take my case", so they were pretty excited to take the challenge and "fix me all up". The game plan is intense, which includes buttload o' tests over the next couple days. They'll get the results from the tests and go over them to decide the best way to handle the situation.

Dr. McBee & Dr. Richard

Bring on tomorrow (Saturday)...lots o' tests and hopefully some answers.

THE END!!!