pretty princess Posted July 14, 2023 #576 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Welcome Home. Take care and rest. This is the best news 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted July 14, 2023 #577 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Norris, I’m so very glad to hear that you’re back home and feeling better. Remember though, that this is just the next stage of recovery. No relapsing please! Carol, thank you very much for all of your updates on Norris. Please be sure that you’re taking care of yourself as well. It’s so easy when you’re in a caretaker role, even temporarily, for someone you love to neglect your own needs because you’re so busy taking care of them. I’ve learned that lesson the hard way for sure and yet still catch myself and needing to regroup. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamar Posted July 14, 2023 #578 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Great! Please take care. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmagnum Posted July 14, 2023 #579 Share Posted July 14, 2023 9 hours ago, Bimmer09 said: THANK YOU EVERYONE! I have just come home after 5 days in the hospital and am feeling much better. My thanks to everyone who sent good wishes. Too many to reply to individually, alas. I had asked Carol to let you know why I wasn't writing- I was tied up in wires and bristling like a porcupine with tubes. Home now with a list of drugs and future specialist appointments. I will finish up the GSJ tomorrow and summarize and give an update on our next cruise. Hope to see you tomorrow! Norris, with thanks. So glad to see this update this morning. We may not know you personally but many of us were worried. Rest up and get ready for your next adventure!!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montythecat Posted July 14, 2023 #580 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Such great news. Now be a good boy and take the greatest care of yourself. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsford Posted July 14, 2023 #581 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Norris, I am so pleased that you are able to be at home. However not recovered yet so just rest and continue getting well again. Sending all good wishes to both. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manunia Posted July 14, 2023 #582 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Norris, i am so happy to hear you are back home. please, take it easy with everything to get better sooner. Carol, your guarding angel, was keeping us up to date. Healing thoughts your way 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperdo Posted July 14, 2023 #583 Share Posted July 14, 2023 So happy to hear you are out of sick bay. Time to get out on deck and smell the ocean air. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted July 14, 2023 Author #584 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) THE HOSPITAL VISIT You realize how lucky you (usually) are when, like Carol and I, you sit in an emergency room for 6 hours on a Sunday and watch the sick and wounded come in for treatment which they might wait for 2 to 3 hours while more urgent cases pass throughTriage in stages. I got oxygen within 2 minutes of registering and Triage within the first 30 minutes. There was no Guinness I learned but remained optimistic. I had an EKG an hour later in Triage. The 6 hour wait was for a bed as I was going to have to stay for the night. We arrived at 6 p.m and at midnight I had a room just off the emergency area. Carol had to go home at midnight as it was so late. It wasn't quiet enough to sleep, particularly when I could hear a suicidal girl tell the nurses she doesn't want this life. Just let me die. There but for fortune. At 3 a.m when I was dozing off as the hubbub died down I was wheeled through the corridors to a quieter room on the floor above. I wasn't in Intensive care but that's where the intensive care and a rigorous schedule of waking me up to prod and poke and question and draw blood began. I got 3 hours of sleep during my first night (Monday morning) A Doctor came to see me-prod, poke, questions and told me she was having me moved to a higher floor "in about an hour or so". That was at 11 a.m. Carol came to visit. Was moved at 6 p.m to the 13th floor where I had a scary "can't breathe" incident and within 2 minutes there were 5 people in the room to help including a doctor. My oxygen was increased to just under max. This was a big private room with it's own big bathroom, an electric bed that can fold you like a pretzel, tilt in all directions, raise your feet so they point at the ceiling etc. It also had furniture, enough for 5 visitors. It had a remote for the TV, lights and to get a nurse. It had a door!!! This was my new base camp until release on Thursday at 6 p.m. I was hooked to the oxygen with a 20 ft long tube so I could use the bathroom. I began a diet of antibiotics and steroids and machines like this did my IVs at night- 2 different drugs in sequence with a back-up. My care was around the clock including the parts of the clock where one is usually sleeping so having 3 vials of blood drawn at 4 a.m was normal. Blood 4 times a day, inhalator 6 times, vitals checked 6 times. Someone would come from "Nutrition" to have me choose what I wanted for breakfast lunch and dinner which was appreciated. The cuisine was not as good as Eden as I had hoped and the plating lacked finesse but I ate whatever it was. Like a sea day when it's cloudy the meals were the highlights of my day. At least I had a private and quiet room With a view Each day I would have 5 doctors visit, including the Resident Physician and they'd take turns poking and prodding and listening to my heart and lungs. I got a few laughs from them as an ice-breaker and from then on they were more casual. Yesterday I was taken off oxygen and tested during a walk around the floor outside and set off at a rapid pace with two nurses following behind with oxygen just incase. I managed to pass the test after 2 walks totalling 0.9 miles (laps). They let me go after a last dose of steroids via IV and we got a ride share home. Throughout my stay all the staff were very attentive and helpful and showed my best interests to be their priority. Very reassuring. I have some recovery ahead, a bunch of drugs and steroids, inhalers and a stream of specialist follow-up visits and tests but I am home and ready to bring this GSJ into port! Thanks for following! Norris Edited July 14, 2023 by Bimmer09 punctuation 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted July 14, 2023 Author #585 Share Posted July 14, 2023 13 hours ago, JulsInAZ said: Glad to hear you're home again! I've only just discovered your travelogues and have been bingeing your past ones while you've been away. So much information and such engaging writing! Thank you so much for taking the time to write them all. Hope your recovery goes swimmingly! Thanks for reading and I'm glad you discovered my past reviews/rambles/GSJ -there are about 20 by now so you've not seen them all I imagine. This is surprisingly one of my shortest but was written after I got home from Amsterdam not feeling well and by now you know how that turned out. Great to have you along! Norris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted July 14, 2023 #586 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Norris-Very glad that you have recovered enough to go home. Resting at home in familiar surroundings can be the best medicine. Although , I have to say that your hospital room was quite deluxe as it was a private room with an en suite bathroom and a view! I am not surprised that you have written a review of your hospital stay, but where are the food photos ?😀 Sending continued good wishes for continued recovery. I have had bouts of pneumonia and double pneumonia in my time. It is no joke. Rest and taking the meds will bring you to feeling fine-it just takes time. Wishing you and Carol a good day! MJ🙋🏻♀️ 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted July 14, 2023 Author #587 Share Posted July 14, 2023 MJ I am very fussy about food plating of dinners but here's a photo of a lunch. I had already eaten half of the sandwich. The soup is chicken noodle. Norris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted July 14, 2023 #588 Share Posted July 14, 2023 24 minutes ago, Bimmer09 said: MJ I am very fussy about food plating of dinners but here's a photo of a lunch. I had already eaten half of the sandwich. The soup is chicken noodle. Norris Oh no, the dreaded jello. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted July 14, 2023 #589 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Norris-Looks pretty good for hospital grub! Is that the ubiquitous jello I see on the tray???? MJ🙋🏻♀️ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2chiefs Posted July 14, 2023 #590 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Should have shown the nurse your pics from Eden. 🙂 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustBCruzn Posted July 14, 2023 #591 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Norris, as a nuse for 40-plus years, your description of your inpatient stay really cracked me up! I'm glad they treated you well, and even happier that you're home and recovering. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lola2013 Posted July 14, 2023 #592 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Is this Northwestern in downtown Chicago? My dad had excellent care there. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery. Susan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted July 14, 2023 Author #593 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 minute ago, lola2013 said: Is this Northwestern in downtown Chicago? My dad had excellent care there. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery. Susan Yes indeed Susan. It's a top notch hospital. Norris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumbled Posted July 14, 2023 #594 Share Posted July 14, 2023 What a wonderful natural storyteller you are, Norris, even when so poorly. Glad to hear you are on the mend and sending good wishes for your continuing recovery and good health. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted July 14, 2023 Author #595 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Meanwhile back in Amsterdam June 19th We stopped at Cafe de Jaren on the way back from the Rijksmuseum as we apparently can't walk past without going in. There was a free table down on the river and we were in the mood for a snack. Had to have an order of crispy fries! For Carol a couple of scoops of gelato Postcard next door to hotel-I love the Mona Lisa Carol's plan was for a nap. Mine was to walk with the camera to the train station where the Stromma canal boats are based as we were thinking the clock was running out on taking a cruise. I stopped for an espresso to charge up my batteries There's an outdoor cafe in this building More... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted July 14, 2023 Author #596 Share Posted July 14, 2023 My brain will eventually become unscrambled...some photos I forgot about in the de Jaren post earlier... The bridge by Hotel de L'Europe The hotel bar Freddy's ( next visit!) de Jaren-isn't this a cool place to have a drink and a bite? Ok back to my walk next 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TenneSea Posted July 14, 2023 #597 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) You just can't help yourself, can you !! Pictures of hospital food; you're cracking me up ! So glad you're better. Edited July 14, 2023 by TenneSea 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kauai Kid Posted July 14, 2023 #598 Share Posted July 14, 2023 5 hours ago, Bimmer09 said: THE HOSPITAL VISIT You realize how lucky you (usually) are when, like Carol and I, you sit in an emergency room for 6 hours on a Sunday and watch the sick and wounded come in for treatment which they might wait for 2 to 3 hours while more urgent cases pass throughTriage in stages. I got oxygen within 2 minutes of registering and Triage within the first 30 minutes. There was no Guinness I learned but remained optimistic. I had an EKG an hour later in Triage. The 6 hour wait was for a bed as I was going to have to stay for the night. We arrived at 6 p.m and at midnight I had a room just off the emergency area. Carol had to go home at midnight as it was so late. It wasn't quiet enough to sleep, particularly when I could hear a suicidal girl tell the nurses she doesn't want this life. Just let me die. There but for fortune. At 3 a.m when I was dozing off as the hubbub died down I was wheeled through the corridors to a quieter room on the floor above. I wasn't in Intensive care but that's where the intensive care and a rigorous schedule of waking me up to prod and poke and question and draw blood began. I got 3 hours of sleep during my first night (Monday morning) A Doctor came to see me-prod, poke, questions and told me she was having me moved to a higher floor "in about an hour or so". That was at 11 a.m. Carol came to visit. Was moved at 6 p.m to the 13th floor where I had a scary "can't breathe" incident and within 2 minutes there were 5 people in the room to help including a doctor. My oxygen was increased to just under max. This was a big private room with it's own big bathroom, an electric bed that can fold you like a pretzel, tilt in all directions, raise your feet so they point at the ceiling etc. It also had furniture, enough for 5 visitors. It had a remote for the TV, lights and to get a nurse. It had a door!!! This was my new base camp until release on Thursday at 6 p.m. I was hooked to the oxygen with a 20 ft long tube so I could use the bathroom. I began a diet of antibiotics and steroids and machines like this did my IVs at night- 2 different drugs in sequence with a back-up. My care was around the clock including the parts of the clock where one is usually sleeping so having 3 vials of blood drawn at 4 a.m was normal. Blood 4 times a day, inhalator 6 times, vitals checked 6 times. Someone would come from "Nutrition" to have me choose what I wanted for breakfast lunch and dinner which was appreciated. The cuisine was not as good as Eden as I had hoped and the plating lacked finesse but I ate whatever it was. Like a sea day when it's cloudy the meals were the highlights of my day. At least I had a private and quiet room With a view Each day I would have 5 doctors visit, including the Resident Physician and they'd take turns poking and prodding and listening to my heart and lungs. I got a few laughs from them as an ice-breaker and from then on they were more casual. Yesterday I was taken off oxygen and tested during a walk around the floor outside and set off at a rapid pace with two nurses following behind with oxygen just incase. I managed to pass the test after 2 walks totalling 0.9 miles (laps). They let me go after a last dose of steroids via IV and we got a ride share home. Throughout my stay all the staff were very attentive and helpful and showed my best interests to be their priority. Very reassuring. I have some recovery ahead, a bunch of drugs and steroids, inhalers and a stream of specialist follow-up visits and tests but I am home and ready to bring this GSJ into port! Thanks for following! Norris Glad you’re on the mend. I’ve been following since your first post. Thank you Carol for keeping us informed. Looking forward to your Ruby cruise. We sail the Ruby out of our home port, SF. It’s an older ship but feels like coming home when we sail her. Regards, Mark 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kauai Kid Posted July 14, 2023 #599 Share Posted July 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Kauai Kid said: Glad you’re on the mend. I’ve been following since your first post. Thank you Carol for keeping us informed. Looking forward to your Ruby cruise. We sail the Ruby out of our home port, SF. It’s an older ship but feels like coming home when we sail her. Regards, Mark I should have mentioned that the Ruby, while older, is very well maintained, and a beautiful ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weacat Posted July 14, 2023 #600 Share Posted July 14, 2023 So happy to hear you are home and on the mend! We leave for Amsterdam tomorrow and been voraciously reading your journal. I just looked and Cafe de Jaren is a 3 minute walk from our hotel - I'm so excited! We board Apex on Wednesday. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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