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No, I know exactly what it is. And it’s a good medicine for pain, go ahead and give it to me and he did.
The paramedics took me to St. Joe’s and once they took a picture of my neck immediately gurney’d me out to the hallway to board a new ambulance, headed for Denver Health, a trauma center
No, I know exactly what it is. And it’s a good medicine for pain, go ahead and give it to me and he did.
The paramedics took me to St. Joe’s and once they took a picture of my neck immediately gurney’d me out to the hallway to board a new ambulance, headed for Denver Health, a trauma center
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So got my second ambulance ride to Denver Health who was already prepared to receive me. We skipped emergency room and were admitted directly to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit where I would spend the next 7-8 days.
It was a great place and I was pretty much awake from the time I got
hit by the car and throughout those 8 days. I’m sure I dozed, but they sent someone in 24/7 to check my vitals throughout my stay and I was awake for all of them. One big, clumsy guy that would try to “sneak in” at 2 or 3 a.m. would always bang something or drop a metal pan. It cracked me up. I
was in good spirits throughout my time there. I was kind, patient and understanding. Trying to be very kind to staff nurses who took great care of me. Only one time, did I feel bad thinking I didn’t meet that self-imposed standard. I felt that I was curt with the nurse when I was scheduled for
the double dose of fentanyl for that administration and she thought (mistakenly) it was to be a single dose on that hour. I decided I would apologize the next time she came in. There was great communication in the hospital. I had meetings every morning with the team leader and team of docs
that would be working on me that day. I had surgeons, residents and med students in for a morning meeting to explain my day, my procedures, my meds and every person involved. All were listed on the whiteboard in my room and all the times and dosages of meds and I was visited regularly by docs
and the lead asking if I had any questions. Sometimes you don’t think of questions right away so appreciated opportunity to be asked at different times. Of the memorable exchanges, I remember asking the lead surgeon on my neck surgeries (he was good, did have an ego, was a straight shooter)