Serious Tunes
>> 28 April 2011
The Playlist has been updated for those of you die hards. I hope you enjoy the tunes.
Some of the oldies have been left at the bottom of the player.
Seriously!
TinaMarie
The Playlist has been updated for those of you die hards. I hope you enjoy the tunes.
Some of the oldies have been left at the bottom of the player.
Seriously!
TinaMarie
So You're The Lady Who Had The Latex Reaction
What is the first thing the nurse says to me this morning as she takes my pre-op information over the phone.
DING! DING! DING!
I could not believe it. Here I am, trying to tell the nurse all about my medications I take, the allergies I have, my contact information and...
"Oh, so YOU'RE the lady who had the latex reaction at the hospital last Friday. Do you know you shut down the whole hospital?"
NO...REALLY??? I didn't know that. Please excuse me as I wipe the sarcasm dripping from the corner of my mouth. *palm : forehead*
On Friday, when I went in for my pre-op labs, I had an Anaphylactic (ANA) reaction to the latex GO-FLEX bandage that the phlebotomist used to hold the cotton to my arm after taking out 12 freakin' vials of blood, which sent me from Admitting to the ER directly.
Long story short, the bandages were thought to be latex free...at least they were ordered that way. Come to find out that the hospital did place the order correctly, but they did not receive what they had ordered. Instead, they received the bandages that have latex, with a cute little note on the back of the package that reads "latex free alternative available". SERIOUSLY???
Well while I was down in the ER receiving treatment, the entire hospital stopped to pull the last shipment of these Go Flex bandages from all departments. Apparently, I was the talk of the hospital, too, as they had not seen an ANA reaction to latex happen THAT FAST there. Of course, it had to be ME who ended up being their guinea pig! And now my reactions will be forever worse. This sucks!
So, needless to say, every call I have received this week about my upcoming surgery (which is this coming Monday morning) has included... "So you're the lady who..."
Seriously?
TinaMarie
Welcome Back!
>> 27 April 2011
Welcome Back...to me? Well, yeah...I guess so. I took a somewhat long hiatus from the blogasphere, but I have decided to return to my virtual world in hopes of aiding, learning, and loving those who share my road with me. But this time, there's a twist...
Not only will I be blogging about my family's numerous allergies, I will also take you on my journey into the world of Gastric Bypass, which I am scheduled for on Monday morning (o2 May 11). Honestly, I am not sure I am ready to reveal a pre-op pic, other than of my lovely face (lol), but at least I can share this journey with you.
Please join me as I navigate these twists and turns on my new path.
Seriously!
TinaMarie
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