What a SLUG

O M G

What a slug I am

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Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday Dear Sheri

Happy Birthday tooooooo youuuuuuu.

moving around

For those of you that do not know -- I have switched

therapists. The moron from HellSouth at

St. Vincentswas toooo gung ho and pain inflicting

for me to return there..As soon as my brain is

somewhatdrug free there will be a NASTY

poison pen letter sent to

St. Vincents and to the therapist assocoation.

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This is NOT my 1st bad experience with HellSouth.

The ones in Colorado were that same way-- They

don't give a shit about the patient. They just need to

match the "numbers" prescribed by the PTB's at

HellSouthso they can get their monthly bonuses.

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I will NEVER

set foot in a HELL SOUTH Facility again.

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Thanks to Peggy and Tom for getting me to go see Cathy

I was exhausted after therapy ysterday, but I was NOT

in tears . I have a little soreness today, but I expected that.

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On to other things

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This has been a depressing 2 months

First we lost Marc in August

then in Sept we have lost

2 cousins. 1st Debbie Beaver and then

Cousin Maureen passed on Friday morning

at about 1am.

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Maureen fought a long hard battle , now she is

pain free, just those that are left behind are in pain.

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Serena, John and Jack are here.. John will be leaving

for Houston this afternoon. He is scheduled to work.

Serena & Jack will stay with us until power is

re-connected in Houston. Risa & her son Ralph

will be arriving here today.

They returned from Japan and since they have no

power - they will be here for a couple of weeks until

their power is back on also..

They live in the same sub-division as Serena & John.

It will be good for Jack to have Ralphie here to play with.

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Don't forget -- we are having "not a birthday "get

together at our place on

Saturday 9/27

5:30 pm

So- stop by and celebrate

HAPPY SATURDAY with us .

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Sunday Night

Everything tastes like syrup or pure salt.

Ihave been hot, cold ,hungry, thirsty, puking,

headaches that would kill a grizzly. I have to ask to go pee or poo.

My body itches, my hair smells and I feel like I have sox

on my teeth when I wake up

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What a long strange week its been

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Where to begin-- hummm

therapy-- another civilized word that inflicters

of pain have assigned to their warped world.

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Look moron-- I have had pieces of my body removed with a

saw and then had those pieces replacedwith metal.

No, I cannot bend my knee any miire.. NO, I cannot

walk normal-- If I could walk normal would i be

subjecting myself to the hell you people are

putting me thru??

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Guess what asshole-- when I say I have had enough and

cannot do anymore-- LISTEN TO ME !!!

I am done at that point, and there is no more to give.

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Do you really think I am enjoying this so called life

I am having right now???

Going to the bathroom is now a spectator

sport.. I cannot bathe myself, I can't get a drink of water

without help from someone. I have been dressed 2 times

in the past 2 weeks. If I need to take a dump

I have to broadcast it to everybody that is present. When

parts of my knee were removed, they also removed ,

my dignity,modesty and humor.

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I go to beed feeling like hell and I know that

when I wake up, there will be "maybe" some minimal

improvement.

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So to all of you so called caring therapists,

do your job, ask me to do mine and

stay off of my ass. You will get nothing if you

try to bully me..Well yes you will, you will get me

pissed off and that is not going to do either of us any good

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So keep your holier than thou, smarter than the

patient attitude and march up to your local hospital and

ask them to give you the same surgery and lack of nursing

care that I have received,and then you will know the

dread that the patient feels when they see you coming

at us with a clipboard and a terminator atitude.

at home

Finally able to sit up long enough to use a borrowed lap top.

Thanks, Karyn

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Let me start this by saying I will NEVER have this

type of surgery done again. This is by far the most painful thingI have

I have ever felt in my life and the fact that the give a shit nursing staff

(other than Mary Ann) at The Arkansas Surgical Hospital has no compassion

will be another factor.

I have been in more than my share of hospitals and I rank this one about

#2 FROM THE BOTTOM.

Pretty to look at but that is it.Lets start with small things.Something as simple

as meals. You are given 2 choices -- Take or Leave it .

Since I am diabetic- I was given 1 package of sweet & low

to sweeten my coffee to go with my chocolate cream pie.

And that is where it sarted going down hill. THE "STAFF" put all

of my medsin a shot cup and had me take them all at once -- that caused severe

stomach upset. When they tried it a 2nd time and I refused , they just took

the meds and left. Also, I started taking coumadin they day before surgery

at home