One of the things that cracks me up about Tony is that he is horrible with names, dates, timing of events, etc. So I feel bad when I have to correct him when he’s talking to doctors and nurses about medicine he’s taking, when certain procedures were done, names of certain doctors.
So the best way Tony knows how to keep people straight so I know what he’s talking about is giving people nicknames. Let’s take our day nurse Amy from yesterday for example – Amy and I started talking about food (I know – shocking!) and we got on the subject of salsa. I told her that I would bring in some of my baja salsa (she was awesome by the way – totally got our sense of humor) as a thank you. So now Amy is known as Salsa Lover.
Another nurse came in last night to take over for Amy. A small Asian woman, and when she walked in she was asking Amy what the goal was for him, and Tony said “I’d just like to dance again, maybe we can dance tonight?” So that nurses name is now Tiny Dancer.
I don’t even want to tell you how he kept Hannah’s softball team girls straight when we coached their team (to #1 by the way!) back in the 7th grade. There was “divorced kid” (whose parents were divorced and would sit on opposite sides of the field) “top heavy girl” (um, you can imagine why), “split lip” (because on the first day of practice, Tony hit a ball and it hit this girl in the lip and it split open), “speedy gonzales” (because she almost always rounded first base and ran to second without any guidance from the first base coach).
It would be hysterical for anyone listening to us figure out who was going to be in the field.
Biz: “So who do you think should play where?”
Tony: “Alright, why don’t we put split lip at second, speedy gonzales in left field because she’s got a great arm to throw to home, divorced kid at pitcher and top heavy at first.”
Well, we have some answers. Turns out the drain tube got infected and he also has an infection called “C-diff” which he probably got during his surgery stay in December. The bacteria is still growing so we probably won’t know until tonight or tomorrow what strain it is to figure out the best way to treat it.
Best case scenario? Antibiotics will just wipe it away, he gets rehydrated, they get his gout under control and he comes home.
Worse case scenario? Because his hernia was so big and the wound is obviously big, they may have to reopen him up, put something called a wound vac in the wound, and then sew him back up. Obviously we don’t want him to have more surgery – because he’s on blood thinners they have to ween him off that, so that he doesn’t bleed to much during surgery, but have blood thick enough so he doesn’t get blood clots to his artificial heart valve.
I really think Tony should be an episode of House!
I have been doing okay on the eating front – I haven’t been bringing my camera because I don’t want to leave it in the car at the hospital. I have to say that while the hot cafeteria food looks like ass most of the time, their soups and chili are delicious. I’ve had their baja chicken soup twice, and chili twice.
I haven’t worked out all week, which has led to a couple bad choices when I’ve come home from the hospital – I made myself a 6 inch pepperoni pizza one night while I watched “I am preganant and. . . a dwarf.” Yes, crazy shows like that are my guilty pleasure while Tony is away.
And last night I thought chips and dip were a good idea while watching American Idol. It’s a lot easier for me to emotionally eat when I haven’t worked out, but I need to realize why I am doing it and snack on fruit!
We are supposed to get 3-7 inches of snow today too. And man, was it cold! Here was the temp when I got home from the hopsital last night:
I am off to the hospital before work – again, your continued thoughts, prayers, emails and texts have meant the world to us! Hugs!
That “conversation” killed me! Lol.
Take care of your man, and have a nice weekend!
Thinking about you and Tony. Very weird that i found myself thinking about Tony this morning and praying for a complete stranger but there you go. 🙂 Hope it all works out. Keep updateing us and keep writing.
Thinking of you and Tony and sending prayers your way. I love how you all can still have a sense of humor through all this, I think that makes the healing process a little easier.
Hilarious post!! (and responses!) I’m sure Tony will be feeling better soon, agree that if you don’t have an infectious disease doc on board, good idea to do it.
I’m pregnant and a dwarf???????? NOW I’ve heard it all! 🙂
Have a relaxing weekend Biz, take care. Hugs to you!
I am cracking up about Tiny Dancer. Now the song is in my hair! Love the name game. Whatever works. (I do this when I’m teaching but have to resist saying their “nicknames” out loud. Imagine if I called out, “whiny little shit, why are you raising your hand?”)
I’m praying for the best case scenario! I’m glad that they finally figured out what is going on.
I busted out laughing at the Tiny Dancer story. It was would be so fun to spend a day with you Tony. I know that I would spend the whole day laughing my butt off.
Lots of hugs, Biz!
“I am preganant and. . . a dwarf” – You cannot be serious! I just spit out a blueberry when I read this and snorted if you must know. I adore your sense of humor and the softball team nicknames was a perfect story. I can tell that Tony would be my favorite patient of the night and all the nurses would be talking about how sweet his wife is.
House would cure Tony in seconds. I never get a chance to watch it anymore but it is such a great show.
I’m so sorry to hear about these post op complications. I agree with Lori above and hope that an infectious disease doctor gets involved.
Big hugs to you and lots of positive healing thoughts to Tony. Take care of yourself Biz.
That’s just the start of the off-beat shows I watch. Here are some other guilty pleasures:
My Monkey Baby:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/tv/my-monkey-baby.htm
I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant:
http://health.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=56.16815.56463.36836.19
Freaky Eaters:
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=2.1213.56291.40514.x
Freaky eaters is weird – one guy only eats cheeseburgers all day every day!
I could eat pizza, but not cheeseburgers. 😉
The nicknames crack me up!! Still sending prayers!
Hahaha tony and the nicknames.., just awesome! Hoping for the easiest solution!!
I love the softball conversation! Hilarious!
You and Tony are in my thoughts!
I would totally watch that episode of House!
Have you been speaking with an infectious disease specialist? Sometimes skipping over everyone else and going right there can help.
Glad you both have a sense of humor about this.
Yep – we have an AWESOME infectious disease specialist who is our main doctor as we go forward, obviously working in tandum with the heart doctor, kidney doctor, surgeon and autoimmune doctor. I think Tony wins for biggest medical staff!
Hoping for the best outcome!!
Snow on the way. Be careful!
Best,
Bonnie
I had a feeling it was cdif! I should have said so so that at least I could have won the boobie prize and bragging rights for diagnosing Tony. Poop. Pun intended;-) Hopefully he can get fixed without surgerty- that would be great!! Try to have a great and safe Friday Biz!!
I’ll give you a prize just knowing what c-diff is! But then again, your keen nursing skills kicked in!
Sending a huge hug your way! Praying today will be much better and that Tony will start to get an appetite and that the gift of humor continues to grow!
C-diff is some nasty shit….sending you good vibes for the “best case scenerio”. Praying that Tony’s body is strong and can fight it. ((( HUGS)))
When Glenn’s gone for the night I totally watch reality T.V., mainly The Bachelor, which Glenn would never put up with. I am so bad at names too, I should implement your & Tony’s method. Continued prayers.
Dear Tony, I am praying for you to be able to dance and dance well. I dance like Elaine from Stienfeld, so dancing well has a pretty broad definition on my side. Laughing is a great way to stay sane in the hospital. Glad you have a sense of humor. I wish the doctors did at time huh?
Amy in Florida
Ha – I dance the same way too! Hope he’s up dancing soon too! 😀
So sorry to hear about Tony and will pray that the antibiotics will take care of it without needing surgery. It would be really tough to fit in workouts and stay on top of healthy eating in those circumstances. You’re doing great.
I love the sense of humor you guys have! I can only imagine the nickname Tony would give me…there is a lot of “material” (lack of common sense, klutziness, inability to do basic math) that I could give him! LOL!
Glad to hear you have some answers…now let’s hope the treatment is better than another surgery!