Let me tell you how awesome my dad is. We had extended family over, which includes a 7-year-old and a 3-year-old. Both we are not familiar with our family at all. They are also girly girls.
During dinner it was the usual battle with young children to eat, so my dad offered to help.
"I don't like chicken!" The 3-year-old said.
"Oh its not chicken." My dad said. "Its big bird."
Her eyes got huge then squinted. 'Nuh-uh.' She retorted. But dad wasn't gonna give up, he set down his fork then smiled at Kanoosh (my little bro), Officer Bubba and I.
"It is!" He exclaimed. "Kanoosh and I hunted him down last week. He jumped on his back, knocked him unconscious and then I clubbed him like a baby seal."
"Oh my!" Grandma chimed in, nearly more horrified than the 3-year-old as she too now stared in awe at this great tale.
This caused me to shoot my coke out my nose and all over my clean shirt. Kanoosh has lost control and is choking on his green beans and Bubba is trying to hide his laugh while I regain composure.
"MOM!" the 3-year-old yelled. "Is this big bird?"
"Yep hunny, turkey is a big bird." her mom replied, apparently not paying attention.
"Told ya so." Dad said, taking a big bite of turkey. "Feathers are in the garage if you don't believe me."
She was very well behaved after that...and quiet.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday Photos
The more I see my battle scars the more iffy I get about my emotions towards them. On one hand, I think they are awesome. On the other, not so much. Im working on getting the surgical graffiti off but I'm not allowed to scrub or rub, so its difficult.
Great part is that I have a huge pain tolerance, which is great since the narcotics make me ill. My life is planned around pain meds and it sucks. Im not fond of feeling 80 and clock watching.
However, my body responds to pain by making me nauseated- the same effect the narcs give me. Guess what I was up doing last night?
Happy Turkey Day,Monday, November 23, 2009
Monday
Hey folks, Dani here. im one handed and medicated so ill make this short but i wanted to thank everyone for the comments and well wishes- it means alot to me!So far its been a rough ride. They had problems with my lack of blood clotting and had to give extra meds. The injury was a 100% closed dislocation and a 360 degree labrial repair, a total of a 5 and a half hour surgery. Pretty freakin intense if you ask me.
Having not held anything down for 24 hours we were sent back on sunday for more meds and an IV. That was scary- the cheif anesthesiologist couldnt get a vein at all! Finally he found a deep one and a got meds,which got me til last night- thankfully i got to sleep and drink, which was excellent.
My future sister in law pulled the block for me last night while i slept and today has been simple pain control. Pain sucks, but its not as bad as I thought. Today I got to take the dressings off and shower- it was heavenly.The photo is of three of my seven incisions. The most is four stitches on an incision. Now hello kitty bandages cover it up.
Other than that there is nothing to report. Hope yall are doing great!
update time
this morning dani went to the hospital again she wasnt feeling very well and was throwing up like crazy. she was dehydrated and was givin an IV as well as some anti nausea pills. as soon as she got home she took a very long nap witch was good. sense she didnt get much the night befor. she slept for most of today and is doing much better than last night. we are waiting for her bupivcane block to finish so we can take it out.
more updates soon to come. cadet bubba
more updates soon to come. cadet bubba
Saturday, November 21, 2009
post-op
Hey every one this is Cadet Bubba. Just giving an update on Dani after her surgery. She had a 360 degree labrium tear. As well as a 100 percent dislocation. The surgery took 5 hours for the doc. to complete. they gave her a bupivcane block. witch has numbed her whole arm. and she isn't very happy about it. first night of sleep was a little rough. but she has taken a few naps and is doing a little better.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Q & A Day Answered
Sophie asked:
Where do you live?
Dani answers:
Hahaha. I've gotten this one a few times before. I will NOT give up my location. The banner is from a city I once lived in, not one that I am living in now.
Jeremy asked:
Where do you get inspiration for the blog?
Dani answers:
Honestly- before I clock in I pretend my life is a show worth watching. I think about how all the episodes of television shows have themes, and then I pay attention to my colleagues and patients. At that point it unfolds. If I am at a loss but know a topic- I pull from a once-upon-a-time patient.
Music is another huge inspiration. When I get up in the mornings I turn on CMT or GAC (yep, I'm a hick) and if a song catches my eye and my ears then I'll keep listening. Every now and then a song makes you cry, or feel strong, or even both. Thats when I post the lyrics on the sidebar. Those help me out when I re-read the blog, seeing the lyrics that got me through.
Justmyblog asked:
What is your opinion of using a Sager on a open femur fracture vs. a closed one.
Dani answers:
I'm sorry, what? I'm a CNA and an EMT-B...and I couldn't even google an image of this thing to make sure I wasn't missing something. Oh, and to top it off, I'm Blondie and left handed. Sorry to be useless with that one.
TEMTI asked:
What inspired you to create the blog?
Dani answers:
Actually my best friend. I have been through a hell of a year, and I was sitting outside the campus in march, pouting a little bit about how frustrated I was. I worked at one unit, was looking for another and am legally too young to work as an EMT. There are only about 3 of us who continued on with EMS, one is a firefighter in a small town and the other is an ER tech at a local hospital. Sadly, me working an ortho unit is the next best thing to working EMS. Everyone else gave up.
He read Peter Canning's books, 'Paramedic' and started his own blog. He gave me the link and asked me to read it and I agreed. I thought the idea was fantastic. Suddenly I started my own. He didn't get past one post before deleting it. I kept writing. Suddenly, the blog bloomed.
Kanoosh asks:
What do you like about your job? What do you hate about it?
Dani answers:
Good question!
A) I love the people, namely on the ortho unit. The patients are so awesome, always so nice, funny, polite, and even if their not, their still great! The staff is incredible, its definitely a family and I love being a part of it. I also love that they let me learn, I've been in on surgeries, I've seen scans and radiology reports and surgical images. Its been an amazing job.
B) I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE feeling like I'm working a care center. When I have 4 patients and all of them are dying, have brief changes every 5 minutes and are mean, ICK! In care centers the residents are sweet, in hospitals- ACK!
Archie asks:
What do you hope will come from this blog?
Dani answers:
Honestly I hope to take my best-of posts and turn it into a small book. I would love to turn this into something more for myself and my readers. I hope that somehow, someday I will have inspired someone to keep going in medicine, to start a career, or to wait another year before quitting. I hope that one day I can go into Barnes and noble and see one copy of my book on the shelf and smile, even if my mother is the only one who buys it.
Where do you live?
Dani answers:
Hahaha. I've gotten this one a few times before. I will NOT give up my location. The banner is from a city I once lived in, not one that I am living in now.
Jeremy asked:
Where do you get inspiration for the blog?
Dani answers:
Honestly- before I clock in I pretend my life is a show worth watching. I think about how all the episodes of television shows have themes, and then I pay attention to my colleagues and patients. At that point it unfolds. If I am at a loss but know a topic- I pull from a once-upon-a-time patient.
Music is another huge inspiration. When I get up in the mornings I turn on CMT or GAC (yep, I'm a hick) and if a song catches my eye and my ears then I'll keep listening. Every now and then a song makes you cry, or feel strong, or even both. Thats when I post the lyrics on the sidebar. Those help me out when I re-read the blog, seeing the lyrics that got me through.
Justmyblog asked:
What is your opinion of using a Sager on a open femur fracture vs. a closed one.
Dani answers:
I'm sorry, what? I'm a CNA and an EMT-B...and I couldn't even google an image of this thing to make sure I wasn't missing something. Oh, and to top it off, I'm Blondie and left handed. Sorry to be useless with that one.
TEMTI asked:
What inspired you to create the blog?
Dani answers:
Actually my best friend. I have been through a hell of a year, and I was sitting outside the campus in march, pouting a little bit about how frustrated I was. I worked at one unit, was looking for another and am legally too young to work as an EMT. There are only about 3 of us who continued on with EMS, one is a firefighter in a small town and the other is an ER tech at a local hospital. Sadly, me working an ortho unit is the next best thing to working EMS. Everyone else gave up.
He read Peter Canning's books, 'Paramedic' and started his own blog. He gave me the link and asked me to read it and I agreed. I thought the idea was fantastic. Suddenly I started my own. He didn't get past one post before deleting it. I kept writing. Suddenly, the blog bloomed.
Kanoosh asks:
What do you like about your job? What do you hate about it?
Dani answers:
Good question!
A) I love the people, namely on the ortho unit. The patients are so awesome, always so nice, funny, polite, and even if their not, their still great! The staff is incredible, its definitely a family and I love being a part of it. I also love that they let me learn, I've been in on surgeries, I've seen scans and radiology reports and surgical images. Its been an amazing job.
B) I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE feeling like I'm working a care center. When I have 4 patients and all of them are dying, have brief changes every 5 minutes and are mean, ICK! In care centers the residents are sweet, in hospitals- ACK!
Archie asks:
What do you hope will come from this blog?
Dani answers:
Honestly I hope to take my best-of posts and turn it into a small book. I would love to turn this into something more for myself and my readers. I hope that somehow, someday I will have inspired someone to keep going in medicine, to start a career, or to wait another year before quitting. I hope that one day I can go into Barnes and noble and see one copy of my book on the shelf and smile, even if my mother is the only one who buys it.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time to Burn
If you have time to burn, I found a funny website. It is called faceinhole.com. You add your photo to any scene and ta-da! You've become famous. I've added two of the ones I did yesterday.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Scared. Worried. But Ok.
Last night was offically my last shift for the next 12 weeks. After that I am going to become an 'assistant' and do all the paperwork and such that the charges can't keep up with. It was an easy shift- all great patients who needed no lifts or special care. My problem was that I did some lifts and today I am hurting.
At this point I have accepted that I will be having surgery. I have also accepted the fact that its for a good reason. When Im awake only 3 hours and immediately need pain meds, it's a good thing. Somehow within he last few weeks it must have damaged more, but I'm gonna fix it.
Yep, I'm still terrified. I am still scared, but its not as bad. The fear of my boss seeing me naked isn't as bad. My catherter is in when I am out and is removed before I wake up. My bupivicane block will prevent pain for the first few days.
On the day of surgery I have asked that my fiance post for me. I may wake up early and post something. He will post photos, updates, and anything else he sees fit. I will see it all later on, so don't be afraid to comment or e-mail! As soon as I am used to the heavy narcs and can see straight (lortab makes me fuzzy) I will post again.
Until then guys, BSI
At this point I have accepted that I will be having surgery. I have also accepted the fact that its for a good reason. When Im awake only 3 hours and immediately need pain meds, it's a good thing. Somehow within he last few weeks it must have damaged more, but I'm gonna fix it.
Yep, I'm still terrified. I am still scared, but its not as bad. The fear of my boss seeing me naked isn't as bad. My catherter is in when I am out and is removed before I wake up. My bupivicane block will prevent pain for the first few days.
On the day of surgery I have asked that my fiance post for me. I may wake up early and post something. He will post photos, updates, and anything else he sees fit. I will see it all later on, so don't be afraid to comment or e-mail! As soon as I am used to the heavy narcs and can see straight (lortab makes me fuzzy) I will post again.
Until then guys, BSI
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