Thread: Tumor

The bad thing is we can't do this in Desoto County, MS. Have to do it in Memphis. He leaves to check on other things for the evening. At 9:20 am he returns with some news. I'm in a Baptist hospital. If I stay I can get a transfer to Memphis Baptist in 4 to 6 weeks. If I go home it could be 8 to 10 weeks. St Franes hospital is 7 to 8 weeks. He and his staff are working to get me somewhere fast.
Wednesday 11 am. The doctor says go home, come to my office and establish TN doctor patient relations. Friday is my visit. I'm told that Methodist Hospital can get me in on July 11th. Wow, 1 week away.
Within that week I'm preregistered for my surgery. We got to the hospital at 4:40 am and sign in. In prep room at 5 am. The doctor comes by, we have an emergency and will have a little delay on you. Debbie sat in one of their wheelchairs during the prep. Complained about it the whole time, it looks like a luggage cart from a cheap hotel. I told her to go back to the waiting room for a better chair and let other family members have some time with me, she didn't. I'm wheeled to the operating room at 11 am. Was talking away with the staff until that hot liquid was sent through the IV and I was out.
The last thing I remember from Wednesday night is a friend changed the photo on his face book page. Now holding 4 large crappie on his finger tips. At 4:05 pm I'm asked if I can answer some questions. His photo is the first thing I see. Yep, I'm ready to go fishing. Answered all the questions right and wheeled to my ICU room. It's across the hall from the nurse's station and I can't rest.
After I'm settled in the bed my kids came for a 45 minute visit. They washed their hands before leaving. Paper towel machines don't work, shared the only hand towel found in the room. That's when my inspection of the room of everything wrong started.