Shower, bag change, cleaning

In that order? For starters, hoping so. Might have to get up and go to the Staff Station pretty damn soon to put in that request, nobody’s going to come my way before they drop the food trays on my table. Geez, when are the cleaning crew going to come? Will Y-sensei be among them? This cleaning crew is the one that pumps water through the hole in my side to wash out the vile matter still in me. Mild and murky I have referred to what pours out before, so there's not much left? Always something a little orange browny in my bag so it's still there. Umi. Pus. Still didn't get the word on what it is, I don't think it matters any more since it is mostly--really?--out of me. I don’t think Y-sensei would mind if the shower pre-empted the wash either, since he basically ordered it on me. If you can't do it here, you can't do it at home. Good point, motivation enough. Still, I would feel better if I could ask first for any precautions I should take regarding the second bag. Be a squeaky thing. Take a shower between the cleaning and before the IV drip, if you can pull that off. ..

Cleaning, shower, IV hook up, bag change.

Now there's my ultimate order. My starting line up I'm hoping nobody will scratch. Oh, the catcher is going to be late today... annoyed grunt!

Then there is the CT medicine and whether they can indeed let it flow let it flow through my IV tubes and into my power port. I’ll be worried about this till I get my answer which I can’t imagine happening before 9:00. And then if it’s the wrong answer than I can worry about the nurses and my beautiful rensho.

Hey, hey, hey! work in progress here. First of all the nurses came while I was eating and asked about my shower. They got right on that. Then it looks like the answer is the good one. At least they are going to try to use my power port. And during the shower they can unplug my IV drip. 

This post is almost entirely irrelevant. Whoops.

But, because you can always worry. My power port tubes might not work out after all. So, a little spare worry, written down before...

See, there’s a spot in my right arm by the wrist. It gives out blood, accepts the IV needle every time, that’s my rensho, mainly the nurses resho, but these days I contribute by pointing it out. Bang, we’re collaborators and that’s pretty cool. But today that sweet spot has already been used—ippatsu!—for my blood test. So now I’m right back with vein anarchy, right in the jungle and we’ll have to see whether other spots tap out as well.

I’ll think of the other old men in the room, particularly my immediate neighbor who seems to have to have an IV needle applied regularly and then taken out. He’s not too happy about. He never gets rude or anything and has to accept his fate. I’m not sure what it is, I thought I heard something about insulin. That would be rough. The one in my old spot also, who seems to be suffering from pretty constant diarrhea, I’ll keep him in mind too. 

If I have to get needled to flow in the heat medicine, if it takes more than one try, just remember you aren’t the only out there suffering. 

Ikio shite…

Breathe deep.

I only wish I had written this last part after all this.