Donna in Hollywoodland

Its Out !!!

The 2:00 doctors appointment could not come soon enough. I was actually at the doctors a 45 minutes early. I took a taxi since the car is acting up.

I sat in the courtyard playing computer games on my cell phone.
As I was sitting on a bench, a guy sits next to me. He seems like he has MS or Parkinson's or something similar.
He pulls out a cigarette, and starts to smoke.

I immediately stand up and move away from the cigarette smoke, to the other side of the courtyard.
I don't mean to judge, but I can't believe that poor man would still smoke cigarettes in his condition.
I can kind of understand - its been really hard for me to give up my morning Half-Caf coffee even though I really want to.
But I have given up Dairy Products, Alcohol, Processed Foods, and Preservatives for the most part.
I just hope and pray that man is making other healthy choices if he can't give up his smoking.
And I am willing to bet that the Medical Professionals that he is seeing, are not giving him good nutritional and health advice.
Its all about what Drugs they can give you to make you better. And the drugs just cause other problems down the line.

Finally, I was in the Doctors office to get the Drainage Tube out of my armpit. My doctor had an Intern with her today, which I was happy about - because I was worried I would faint when she pulled the tube out.

As I was laying on the table and getting ready to get it removed, the doctor joked "Are you sure you don't want to keep it?"
I was like, "Oh, no way."
She joked about some patients coming in to get the drainage tube removed - and they have given it a Name.
Like "Dotty, the Drainage Tube". And then she wonders if they have become to attached to it.
"You won't have separation anxiety if I take it out, will you ?" The doctor asks.
"No, No" - I say. The thought of giving the plastic tube and collection bulb a Name, never even crossed my mind once.

I was laying down, with the doctor on my left, and the intern on my right.
I was bracing to feel the Tube come out.
The doctor removed it - and I felt Nothing.
Not the slightest thing.

Thank God that is over with.

We went over my three Incisions. They all seem to be healing well.
The doctor told me to go home, and take a hot shower. And when I remove the bandages to get into the shower, I will see a small hole in my armpit where the drainage tube had been.
"Oh, no - a hole in my armpit."
She answered that it was okay, once I got out of the shower, just put more gauze bandages on it.

The best news - I get to go back to work in a little over a week.

I celebrated by getting a Cafe Mocha at The Hospital coffee stand. I sat in the hospital lobby and watched the TV while I enjoyed my Mocha.
And I called my boss and coworkers to give them the date I would be back at the office.

I took a Taxi home. And I guess the taxi driver was worried he would catch something from me, since he picked me up at the hospital.
He had all the windows rolled down, and the controls were locked, so I couldn't roll them back up.
I really didn't mind. It was nice to have the warm breeze in my face.