April 2, 2022
Good morning!
A little update and some observations, my loved ones…
Yesterday I went to the hospital for a procedure, and they ended up putting a stent in my ureter to drain the right kidney. It was closed off and looked ready to burst, they tell me. They’ll go back to biopsy the ureter in three weeks. One good thing, the surgeon says there is no sign of cancer in the bladder. And I’m already feeling so much better, as I don’t have the throbbing pain in my side.
Some pre-op observations:
-nurses are angels. I always knew that, but it got confirmed again yesterday.
- my right arm can’t be used for blood draw or pressure cuffs because of my past history with breast cancer. Wearing a pink cuff never is enough. So my attending nurse made it a fun activity to draw and tape and write on the arm. I think she had really DID have fun with it. So did I, watching her. Definitely a mood booster.
- left with one good arm, putting an IV line in is a nightmare. I regularly get poked multiple times. But yesterday, after one poke they called in the expert. He showed up with an ultrasound device. And sure enough, they got the vein on the next try.
- I can’t say enough about the kindness and sense of humor of the anesthesiologist. She loved the name ‘Nikoo’, and she and nurses decided to make up a song about Nikoo on the way to surgery. Of course, I was out cold halfway there.
Keep the prayers and good vibes coming. Love you all so much.