JAW DROPPING PLEASURE

First off I want to thank each of you who stopped by with words of encouragement, prayers and positive thoughts. It meant a so much when I was not feeling up to blogging to read your messages. Really helpful since I was maybe just a bit scared  I have said it many times before but that is because it is true--"YOU'RE THE BEST."  Thank you!!!

Also want to give a huge shout out to my friend Iva who was my transportation, my advocate, my support, good for a giggle and a place to lean for the two days I was in the hospital. Couldn't have done it with out you girl friend.   I owe you big time but I also owe your husband Mike for graciously loaning you to me. Thank you. 

I had something interesting happen to me when I first went to the ER for chest pains. Oddly, my pains totally disappeared when I got to the ER and I began to feel that I was paying good money to be exposed to the flu. Every nurse was masked and barking a cough or sniffling behind her mask. It was third worldly.

Various tests were run as I lay in the cold ER room. Then a delightful, happy looking pink lady, with her face exposed and wearing a huge smile instead of a mask, asked if I would like a blanket?

I had been in this same hospital two years ago and knew how cold it could get so
I eagerly nodded yes.

She left the room and shortly returned carrying a tightly folded blanket and that same delightful smile.  Then she fluffed it out and laid it on my goose bumpy body.

My eyes flew wide and an absolutely orgasmic groan left my throat. That blanket was so warm it was almost hot.  Oh my, it was wonderful. First class all the way.  I immediately wanted to find who ever thought of heated blankets in hospitals so I could propose to or adopt them, which ever was appropriate.

Now I knew why she had such a beatific smile. What a job she had. Just to bring such delight to people on a daily basis has to be the best-job-ever.  If I ever to do hospital volunteer work, I want hot blanket detail.

I was surprised a few days later when I was in surgery for my stents, that another hot blanket was provided while I was on the operating table. Wow. Someone finally realized that putting patients into mild hypothermia for surgery was counter productive. For me this was right up there with sanitation and penicillin as a medical advancement.

A version of a blanket warmer

The huge blockage in my artery was corrected with two stents and I have been rebooted for another couple of years. Yea!!!

Sorry it took so long to get back writing but I was having a bad reaction to my meds once I got home.  I was given a new blood thinner that left me with severe shortness of breath and zero appetite.  For a while I was thinking I was probably in heart failure till I Googled the drug and found both of my complaints were side effects.

I was taken off the drug and put on an old reliable one and the difference is amazing.  So I should be back posting once a week perusal and visiting your blogs. I've missed you and I'm feeling a ton better.

Again, thank you so much for bearing with me and for all your kind thoughts. It is good to be back in the saddle again.