Post Op – Day 2
Saturday 30th August 2008
Day started early as usual. Opted for coffee instead of tea. Its not a bad cup of coffee and with biscuits and croissants it’s an acceptable breakfast. Derek is still feeling poorly, so it does not seem likely that we will be going home today. He is still only managing a few mouthfuls of food per meal. The food is generally pretty good, well balanced and always nice and hot. Derek is on a restricted, bland diet, so it is not very adventurous, but certainly nothing to complain about. Before lunch he is given a menu card and allowed to choose his own meals. This is much better and they have quite a nice selection to choose from. Around tea time we have a new nurse, Marian, come to change the dressings. We speak to her in Spanish, but she replies in very good English, much better than our Spanish. She sees that we are surprised and tells us that she only speaks English to people who speak to her first in Spanish! Now isn’t that confirmation of everything you have always thought. Derek has to have the wound drain removed, but when she tries to pull the long tube out, it causes him excruciating pain. Quickly, she stops. We are both very worried. She says that she will get the doctor tomorrow to take it out. Derek says ” what the ****’* wrong with today!” Nurse exits rapidly. Some 15 minutes later, nurse returns with Doctor. A quick twist and sharp pull and it is out. Doctor explains that it was probably just a little bit stuck and that the nurse had already freed it. Exit Doctor, followed by nurse. Said nurse returns 5 minutes later – minus doctor and says in her best English, ” See, I put my arse on the line for you!” I like this Nurse Marian.