10 October 2012

. . . want vs. need . . .

. . . here's what 
i wanted to be doing today . . . 
{click to see row row row four - it's soooooo cute}


. . . but here's what 
i needed to be doing today . . . 
. . . my poor husband got to have an
 upper gastrointestinal endoscopy . . . 
. . . let me spell that out for you: 
you get some sleepytime drugs 
through an iv 
and then the doctor 
shoves a tiny camera 
down your throat 
and takes a look around 
in your esophagus and stomach 
and surrounding areas . . . 
. . . this only takes about five minutes
 for the actual procedure, 
but you'll still be gone from home 
for over two and a half hours 
because of paperwork, 
general waiting around, 
and recovery/wakeup . . . 


. . . to quote neil sedaka: 
"waking up is hard to do" . . . 
. . . or something like that . . . 


. . . this is the same surgery center
 where lots of folks go 
to have colonoscopies . . . 
. . . if i were to use one word 
to describe the recovery room area,
 that word would be WINDY . . . 
. . . and my immature self 
could not stop giggling . . . 
. . . the recovery bays 
on both sides of us 
were quite rooty toot tooty . . . 
{i've been told that my husband will be burping quite a bit, 
since the air he got was pumped down into his stomach}


. . . so far, 
i haven't heard any burping . . . 
. . . just lots of snoring . . . 
. . . he is OUT . . . 
{that remote control is getting some much needed rest, too}


. . . the diagnosis? . . . 
. . . so far, a hiatal hernia . . . 
. . . awaiting blood test results 
to determine 
whether ulcer causing bacteria 
are involved . . . 
. . . also waiting for biopsy results 
to determine 
whether celiac disease 
is a possibility . . .
. . . please please please let it not 
be celiac disease . . .  
. . . this would be tragic news 
for my all kinds of bread 
and flour tortilla loving husband . . . 

. . . the good news is that, 
in recovery, 
he informed me he had 
just been drafted 
by the saint louis cardinals . . . 
. . . i guess i better learn 
to love baseball . . . 


4 comments:

Carol said...

Sending good thoughts!

Nedra said...

oh my Steph, your sweet husband has been through so much. I just wish he had been dreaming a prophetic dream, like seeing a Romney in the White House.

chris+amber said...

Noooo! Poor Dad. He doesn't need to add another thing to his list of health issues. :o( I giggled at the thought of you sitting there giggling at people cutting the cheese. So funny. Go Cardinals! ;o)

Nanette Merrill said...

Ugh, not fun. But not terrible as procedures go. My daughter had it done 2 years ago. Hope he gets treatment and feels better.