I was up early and showered before 8 am. Slept remarkably well considering I was in a fair amount of pain before bed. I woke up at 3:50 am again to go to the bathroom but then slept till almost 7 am.
While getting dressed one of the physiotherapists came in and told me I am being transferred to the Glenrose today!! Wow! THAT was fast. I was told yesterday that the other older gentleman who had a BKA weeks ago was next on the list but I guess when the bed came up, the doctor there chose me over him because I am younger and have less issues so they want to get started with me. First time in my life that it has "paid" to be younger LOL I called my sweetie to let him know as he needed to pick up my things, like the flowers, that sadly would not be going with me to the rehab hospital ;-( I sure hope the girls remember to water the plants ;-/
Anyway, he sounded very distressed by the news, like it was sooooo not at a good time of his day. It ended up that his sister-in-law, bless her, came and picked up the all the stuff to go back to my place, which really, really helped us out. ;-D Thank You.
I then waited for the EMT's to arrive to transport me and in the meantime my girlfriend visited and brought me more yummy, healthy food that her boyfriend made for me. He really is an accomplished cook.
The EMT's finally came and the handsome one promised to hit every bump possible ;-D I bit my tongue from telling him that would be fine because I had forgot to pack my vibrator ;-P I had a pleasant, albeit bumpy ride and great conversation with the pretty one all the way to the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital. I arrived approximately 6 pm and from the stunned look on the face of the nurse at the station, she wasnt expecting another new admission. Had a good chuckle when the handsome one leans over and whispers in my ear "heaven forbid they be ready for you lol, gotta love that blank expression eh?"
They gave me a private room that is huge and has a beautiful view and when I said "Wow!" she told me it was the "luck of the draw" lol I am sure glad my luck is holding out.
Ok, so spoke too soon. The next thing I know I am being asked a ton of the usual questions; you know the ones that you think they have asked you sooooo many times that they really ought to know this stuff?!? and just when I am thinking "oh brother, here we go again," another nurse comes in with a bunch of bio hazard bags. . . wait a minute, Are those swabs?!? . . . Yep! Nose, groin and rectum, sigh, guess this IS the closest I am getting to sex for a while eh? Anyway, I have been left seemingly to my own devices in this room, after being asked if I was going to unpack LOL Now this was the fun part; my bed lies along the longest wall facing the alcove to the window; to my right and to the left of the alcove is a desk/shelf; to my left or at the head of my bed is a small dresser on wheels and a full closet with shelves and a place to hang clothes. Across from me, is the door to the unit; the door to my bathroom on the right of that and a 2nd sink to the left before the closet.
I sat for a few minutes and contemplated my situation. They had not told me anything about the rules as yet and I had more than a few questions lol So was this a test? I thought someone would be back. I ended up taking on the challenge and managing to unpack my things. I made it over to the desk where my bags and suitcase were and bowled them over to the closet lol Then used the wheelchair they left me to maneuver around the room to kind of set it up.I did not see another nurse for a little over 3 hours - Peace
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