What a week

[giza]

So, my parents are in the hospital. Both of them.

Tuesday afternoon, my mother (music4fun) began suffering stomach pains and vomiting. She was rushed to the ER, and a day later, the doctors figured out the cause: gallstones. She's scheduled for surgery to remove her gall bladder this Friday.

My father had a surgery scheduled early this morning. It was an elective procedure which involved scraping some bone off his hip and fusing his ankle with it. This was due to some pretty nasty arthritis in his ankle that kept getting worse and worse over the years. The problem is that it required two specialists to coordinate their schedules and plan this months in advance, so he couldn't just skip it.

All things considered, my parents are doing well given the circumstances. Family members are checking in on my mother up in Allentown, and I've been checking in on my father, who is down here in Philly. One of my aunts is a Registered Nurse, and she has been a BIG help throughout all this.

The main effect of this on me means that I'll have less free time to get random stuff done. Oh well, it's only an inconvenience, and far lesser than what I'm sure my parents are going through right now.

Plus, I get to see my parents soaring high on morphine, which is kinda fun to watch. :-P

Comments

[baconcoyote.livejournal.com]

Sheesh man.. what crappy timing. Hope they recover quickly!

and lol on the high on morphine... It's great seeing the parents high on drugs :D

[omnibahumut.livejournal.com]

Yikes! >

[drzarron.livejournal.com]

Well good thoughts to them both, sounds like they're both in good stead.

[randomzen.livejournal.com]

I hate to add anything negative to the mix, but I can't help but think, "your dad has his foot up his ass now."

I'll try to keep it to myself.

[tgeller.livejournal.com]

Please send them my best wishes. I liked your parents a lot when I met them... seven years ago? Something like that. Another world! You still lived with them, and slept on a single (!) bed with TLK sheets. ;)

[skippyfox.livejournal.com]

Yikes! I hope they get out soon.

The last time my dad was in the hospital after surgery we thought he was getting addicted to morphine. He kept pressing the button over and over again to feed it in through the IV.

We later learned the IV was disconnected from the machine the whole time, and every time he pressed the button, morphine just spilled onto the floor. O_o

[danruk.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that, in spite of the hospitializations, both yer folks are doing fine and shoudl come through with no further problems.

My mum also has a 'bad ankle' and severe arthritis problems, she once considered the procedure that I think your dad is having done. (fuse the bones together) She opted out at the time and I don't know if she's going to consider re-considering it. At the time she figured "I still have a good lot of mobility and it's only mild pain from time to time" -- but she also said "I'll see in another five years"... and its' been at least that.

I'll have to ask her.. but send well wishes on all our behalf to them. Let them know that next year they can't use the hospital excuse to duck on helping out at Anthrocon. ;)

[giza.livejournal.com]

My father's pain was constant, and starting to keep him awake at night. Hence his decision to get the operation.

[netcrimes.livejournal.com]

Plus, I get to see my parents soaring high on morphine, which is kinda fun to watch.

You're an evil, evil son

(ha ha)

[duncandahusky.livejournal.com]

Good heavens! Fortunately, you don't have anything else stressful going on in your life right now.

Here's hoping for a quick recovery for both of them, and that should you decide to record them while they are loopy with morphine that you accidentally loose the tape ;-)

[tchall.livejournal.com]

Best wishes to your mom and dad and that they'll have a speedy recovery. All the best to you, too.

[baccala-30.livejournal.com]

I pray that everything turns out ok with your mom. :)

[xshengx.livejournal.com]

Sounds like both you and your parents need a hug. ^w^
*massive hug*
I hope they get well soon!

[wildw0lf.livejournal.com]

Awww, that's sort of mean to make fun of your parents on morphine...not quite their fault if they're on another planet for a short time. :)