Waiting

Remember, yesterday I went to the “dock in the box” and the physician was so focused and medical that she made an appointment for me right then and there at the University of Utah burn unit which kind of copy by surprise since I'm a full-fledged medical consumer of IHC medical or Intermountain healthcare. I didn't know quite what to say so I just basically smiled and said “okay” and like the dutiful little consumer that I am saddled up this afternoon and went all the way back to University medical Center of Utah.

Going back to the University of Utah medical Center was really amazing to me almost a déjà vu, Medicine like I used to understand medicine. I got an appointment late in the day because my dock in the box wanted me to be seen almost immediately and that's the closest appointment she could get. The appointment was for 3:20 PM. So I knew I had time to kill I was going to have to kill a lot of time so I figured what the hey all go up and visit Larry Orr my good buddy from the old days. Larry is having a rough time we almost lost him last week. I'm not sure what the issue is except that I had some of the do with this stroke. Anyway I lucked out getting there just the time he is able to get up clean up for his shirt.. He's only allowed this point to get out of bed twice a day for 30 minutes is having to build up stamina. He's at the Veterans Administration which is very close to the University of Utah medical Center. I stayed for about a half an hour just to let Larry know that I was thinking about him. But still left me about an hour to get to the medical center.

Blog 102519 – – Friday

Remember, yesterday I went to the “dock in the box” and the physician was so focused and medical that she made an appointment for me right then and there at the University of Utah burn unit which kind of copy by surprise since I'm a full-fledged medical consumer of IHC medical or Intermountain healthcare. I didn't know quite what to say so I just basically smiled and said “okay” and like the dutiful little consumer that I am saddled up this afternoon and went all the way back to University medical Center of Utah.

Going back to the University of Utah medical Center was really amazing to me almost a déjà vu, Medicine like I used to understand medicine. I got an appointment late in the day because my dock in the box wanted me to be seen almost immediately and that's the closest appointment she could get. The appointment was for 3:20 PM. So I knew I had time to kill I was going to have to kill a lot of time so I figured what the hey all go up and visit Larry Orr my good buddy from the old days. Larry is having a rough time we almost lost him last week. I'm not sure what the issue is except that I had some of the do with this stroke. Anyway I lucked out getting there just the time he is able to get up clean up for his shirt.. He's only allowed this point to get out of bed twice a day for 30 minutes is having to build up stamina. He's at the Veterans Administration which is very close to the University of Utah medical Center. I stayed for about a half an hour just to let Larry know that I was thinking about him. But still left me about an hour to get to the medical center.

Blog 102519 – – Friday

Remember, yesterday I went to the “dock in the box” and the physician was so focused and medical that she made an appointment for me right then and there at the University of Utah burn unit which kind of copy by surprise since I'm a full-fledged medical consumer of IHC medical or Intermountain healthcare. I didn't know quite what to say so I just basically smiled and said “okay” and like the dutiful little consumer that I am saddled up this afternoon and went all the way back to University medical Center of Utah.

Going back to the University of Utah medical Center was really amazing to me almost a déjà vu, Medicine like I used to understand medicine. I got an appointment late in the day because my dock in the box wanted me to be seen almost immediately and that's the closest appointment she could get. The appointment was for 3:20 PM. So I knew I had time to kill I was going to have to kill a lot of time so I figured what the hey all go up and visit Larry Orr my good buddy from the old days. Larry is having a rough time we almost lost him last week. I'm not sure what the issue is except that I had some of the do with this stroke. Anyway I lucked out getting there just the time he is able to get up clean up for his shirt.. He's only allowed this point to get out of bed twice a day for 30 minutes is having to build up stamina. He's at the Veterans Administration which is very close to the University of Utah medical Center. I stayed for about a half an hour just to let Larry know that I was thinking about him. But still left me about an hour to get to the medical center.

The burn unit is on the fourth floor of the main building. I had about 45 minutes to kill one I got to the hospital so I headed to the cafeteria got some coffee. I wasn't sure what to expect it's weird going to these things about Dianne because when Dianne was with me I always had someone to visit with and hang out with. I grabbed my coffee went back to the unit and waited. There are about 15 minutes late by the time I did my paperwork. I had to update all the information they had on me because all that info was old info from before the divorce. They took me back to the room and a tech came in to my vitals opened the dressing from this morning wash the wounds and then I waited in a social worker came in. Social worker once again asked about my pain levels, how do I burn myself, because ideations I might be having and all that kind of social workshit. I was really begin to feel little bit spooky. Social worker left, and I waited and I waited file the PA came in looked at my wound asked me all the questions again And then outlined the course of action we would take to battle my presenting issues. I would be getting medical patches and antiseptic cream. I have to change the dressings daily and she gave me 15 dressings and a follow-up appointment for 5 November 2 to 3 weeks out. She left it at you and waited until my person came back who assisted me in finding a date to return for the follow-up appointment. This is so old school. I really came away with a full appreciation of my medical support at IHC medical Center. They are not as focused or even on the ball as University of Utah but they seemed a little bit more human and less controlling. At IHC I never wait around will not very long anyway nothing compared to the waits I had at University.. I appreciate being seen by the medical folks at University even if it seemed to take forever to seeing once I got to the hospital. I guess in either case I wait a lot and I will finish my medical regimen and even do a follow-up in two weeks. Like I wrote about the other night and said a couple times a day that in my old life I doubt that I will never even got in to get medical attention. Dianne would address the lungs exactly as these yo-yos did but probably better. She has everything we need. There would be no waiting, no tetanus shot, and no follow-up appointment. Just clean down and dirty bedside medicine from nurse Dianne.