Right, so there was this one thing that happened today...
I was helping Chris get settled in his bed before I left. (His Mom wasn't due back for another 40 mins or so and the nurses were all busy.) "Could you adjust my pillow?" he said.
"Sure," I said. "Hey, looks like you need a fluffier one. This one's pretty flat."
So I went and picked a fluffier pillow out of the pile. He picked up his head, I pulled the flat one out, tossed it aside....then wondered why he was shouting and writhing as I was trying to position the other one. Was he having some sort of spasm? Were these the long-awaited gas pains?
No. I had tossed the flat pillow right on his incision.
"Holy Sweet Jesus [remaining words edited out for delicate sensibilities - ed]!!!" I gasped. (So elegant!)
"gggggggaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh" he moaned.
"I'm so sorry! Oh, Honey. This will be funny very soon, I promise. Oh! You see? This is why I'm not a nurse!!!"
Then he started to laugh.
"Huh huh huh," he said, trying not to let his belly shake. "Stop it. Laughing hurts, too."
Right on his incision. For Lord's sake. If you need a nurse, call my mom or my sister Rachel or Chris' aunt Vickie. Don't call me!!!
*(Licensed Massage Practitioner does not equal Registered Nurse)
this is funny (kinda) and it reminds me of the Stephen King film about Kathy Bates with the "author" but I am sure you guys are writing it in such a way with humor that its funnier now than when it happened!
Keep up the chuckles "team" - its gonna make this whole thing fly by faster.....Love you both!
Posted by: mickey kampsen | January 11, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Sponge Drinking?!?!? Hmmm, that could be a new drinking game.... sweet!
Glad you're sort of up and around... its nice to check in here and see how you're doing.
Here's some big hugs!! But since Im so short my big hugs would probably be right on your incision so Im bringin over a chair, getting on it, and giving you one of those "empty" hugs so I don't tough you anywhere but the shoulders. :) HUGS!
BEAR HUGS for LESLIE!!!!!
Posted by: Holly | January 12, 2008 at 06:17 AM
OMG! Leslie I can not believe you did that! Not that it's so awful .... but I did the same thing to Heather when she was 16 and had to have a growth removed in her abdominal area.
She was in the hospital recovering from surgery .... I was about to leave and wanted to leave the new FALL issue VOGUE magazine for Heather to read! Do you know how heavy that is? So I flopped it on her as I left! YUP right on her incision area! I remember it like it was yesterday .... and so does Heather!
Posted by: Nurse Debbie | January 13, 2008 at 07:30 AM
Oh, jeez, I'd forgotten that story! So this is a genetic trait, huh?
The fall issue of VOGUE is like a phone book. That is so much worse than a pillow. ;-)
Posted by: LIEvans | January 13, 2008 at 07:37 AM
Ooh... Worse :)
Posted by: Chris | January 13, 2008 at 10:38 AM