<p>I’m channeling my mental energies for your roommate’s immediate discharge, with no replacement, and your bowel obstruction’s resolution without surgery!</p>
<p>It’s ironic how non-healing hospitals can be: too noisy to sleep in (not to mention the constant prodding and poking throughout the night) and the “food” too awful to eat (if one is able to eat…)</p>
<p>I think of you constantly and hope your hospital stay isn’t too lengthy. My thoughts also to your husband and sons.</p>
<p>Aghhhhhhhh…</p>
<p>The NG tube it is! I told a friend of mine who is a physician about the NG tube, and she encouraged me to have it done.</p>
<p>A bowel surgeon stopped by. She told me to say “thank you” to my physician friend on her behalf. Upon hearing that I was not in a mood for an NG tube, she came in fully prepared to do a hard sell, but based on my friends’ input, I was already in an amenable mood.</p>
<p>If the NG tube does not do the trick, they will have to resort to the surgical option. If that happens, ALL best are off in terms of going to Asia to visit my family with my son the end of August - now, that will be a MAJOR disappointment. Oh, well…</p>
<p>Even if the NG tube does the trick, I won’t be discharged until early next week earliest! It’s like to take two days or more for the blockage to resolve itself, and then they will keep me at least three days for observation and to ensure that I can take liquid first, liquified food next, and then some really soft, solid food. </p>
<p>This is it for now. Bummer…</p>
<p>On a good news front, my roommate lowered the volume of her TV. All good there.</p>
<p>Sunrise - I do hope your roommate is sent packing. I am usually a quiet non-confrontational type but become something altogether different when confronted with hospital care - wasn’t there a red-haired demon child in your personality repertoire? I think it needs to make sure to be heard. Maybe she is allergic to therapy dogs and you can get a nice furry one? You need those noise cancelling earphones our college students have, some nice bose ones maybe? Wishing you a good rest at some point today. Asia is nicer in late fall anyway, right?</p>
<p>When someone is doing something rude like that I like to handle it by saying:</p>
<p>“Sometimes I don’t realize that I’m accidentally doing something that’s annoying someone else, and I am always SO APPRECIATIVE when someone points out that what I’m doing is causing someone else concern. So I’ll do you the favor of letting you know that while you don’t realize it, your TV volume and watching times are causing me stress and I thought you’d want me to say something rather than not, because you seem like a kind person who would want to know if they were bothering others”</p>
<p>Good luck, hugs and prayers to you for all you’re going through.</p>
<p>Nice phrasing, yalemom!</p>
<p>Maybe the roommate needs a stack of magazines or books…there can’t be that much TV worth watching.</p>
<p>Well, at least she turned down the volume. </p>
<p>As for the NG tube, I’ll be praying it does the trick and your trip goes on as scheduled.</p>
<p>Noise is just as stressful to the body as cigarette smoke. The failure of medical professionals to know and act upon that fact is professionally irresponsible. Is there a patient care advocate who can resolve this permanently? </p>
<p>Good luck with all the unpleasant obstructions in your world. Thinking of you.</p>
<p>It can be so annoying to listen to TV when you aren’t interested. Kind-of like a train going by each time you are almost asleep. I hope your roommate will be more considerate.</p>
<p>I hope the headphones your husband brings will help. If not, perhaps they have some foam earplugs on the floor that they can give you.</p>
<p>I hope your evening is good and that you can visit with your husband! </p>
<p>Take care!</p>
<p>Sunrise, perhaps you could download some audio books onto an ipod and listen to something of your choosing, blocking out the TV</p>
<p>Sunrise, if you wanted to watch TV, too, but different shows, it would seem fair to divide the waking hours. Why don’t you suggest this, but say that your choice is silence? At least the TV would be off half of the time. Sleeping hours should be quiet - I can’t believe she’s allowed to have the TV on when people are trying to sleep!</p>
<p>Hoping for a nice time with your husband (best wishes for a full recovery to him, too) and a restful night tonight.</p>
<p>Thinking about you this morning Sunrise!</p>
<p>Sunrise, I’m one of those who read and think about you, but rarely post. Hope things are working out with your “room mate.” Someone other than you needs to confront her. Can you ask your H to have a word with the doctor or head nurse? Of course one realizes that she is in the grip of her own struggle, and doing what she needs to do to get by, but if she likes constant noise, SHE need to get a device with earphones.</p>
<p>I hope you are rested and feeling better today. I am also glad your H was well enough to come and see you.</p>
<p>the NG tube is a nasty thing to have. However, it seems to being its trick.</p>
<p>I passed gas today TWICE! This is a very good news: it means the bowel is no longer completely obstructed.</p>
<p>They are going to leave the tube longer to “deflate” me further since I am still bloated. The earliest they will remove it it tomorrow. </p>
<p>My roommate is checking out any minute now. What a relief!</p>
<p>Great news, great news! Passing gas and getting rid of the rude roommate! I am so happy for you! Sounds like the NG tube was exactly what you needed.</p>
<p>I wish your roommate a wonderful trip home. I guess with a roommate, the spa is more like a dorm. I hope they let you keep your single.</p>
<p>Sending many positive thoughts your way–for both you and your husband.</p>
<p>Yay for gas and for disappearing roommates! Wishing you the best today!</p>
<p>So happy that you were able to favor your roomie with a gas attack before she moved out! :D</p>
<p>next time ask to haveyourroom changed! glad you passed gas when she was there. Prayersfor your recovery!</p>
<p>hang in there, Sunrise. We are all thinking of you. Hope for some better news in next few days.</p>