Wasted Space

Warp travel or Cardiologist's carpet? This was really annoying to me, I thought I was getting my baseline done. Instead I waited almost an hour so the specialist who will be looking at my baseline could tell me they needed to set up a day for my baseline tests. You couldn't just call me or something? Set up the tests and give me a day/time? I took off work for this. Anyway, someday I will be having a heart MRI, a stress test, and wearing a monitor for a day.

100.5-102.5*2

It's getting cold outside, finally. The dogs are conserving heat.

THEM!

In honor of Mari's ordeal, I present a giant spider attacking the capitol building. Please ignore the fact that THEM! was actually about giant ants, and my giant ghost hands too while you're at it.

Will She Or Won't She?

Is today the day we bust outta this place? Stay tuned! Addendum: It was close, we were really starting to think it was going to be Tuesday, but a little after 7 pm Mari rolled out of the north wing and we headed home. They still don't know exactly what this thing is, but the treatment is working and all scans show it's not reaching into muscle or worst of all bone. So with a bucket of oral antibiotics and a follow up in a couple of weeks, we bid adieu to the fine folks at Vanderbilt.

Slow Time

Mari is doing fine health wise, the infected area continues to get better. Lonnie came up to visit which was really nice. The main enemy is cabin fever. Can't move much because of the IV, better than average but still hospital food hospital food, three TV channels, an uncomfortable bed. No matter how nice the staff, hospitals just ain't fun.

Weekend At Vandy's

So you know how this was going to be an overnight stay? Yeah, not so much. Now they're talking Monday or Tuesday. Nobody seems to know what it is. Brown Recluse? Staph? Random bug bite turned bacterial infection? Spin the wheel o' diagnosis and take a shot.

The Battle Of Wounded Ankle

So this thing just refuses to get better. Mari ended up at Vandy's emergency room this afternoon because the wound just wouldn't stop seeping. They're keeping her overnight for IV antibiotics, a full work up (to finally give a definitive answer on whether this is brown recluse, staph, or all of thee above), and observation. On the plus side everyone at Vandy has been amazing, friendly, and informative. If we ever need any hospitaly stuff again, we're going there.