My RN wife is about 2 wks post-op from hers. (freaking Essure - Bayer/Conceptus should be flayed for those)
Yes. Ouch!

She's learning that having it done 5 wks post-op from her knee replacement wasn't such a good call.
She'll have 1 chunk of time off work *but* when you can't use your core and your knee still hurts getting up to go to the bathroom is interesting.

Take it easy and heal quickly.

Get well quick!

RMD

That just makes me hurt inside and I don’t even have the right parts. Best for a quick recovery.

T you better get better soon you haven't had a good year.

Debbie is putting hers off.

I wish you well, Tara.

Sorry Tara, Hopefully 2019 is a much better year. Heal well, recover fast.

Thanks gang. A little better each day!

Prayers for comfort and healing

Sorry you're having a rough year. Sending healing energy through the forum.

Great thing about hitting rock bottom is nowhere to go but up! Hang in there!

When I had mine, I ate lots of ice cream, bacon and watched movies and ha....

Oh, wait...

Hoping for an uneventful and quick recovery!

I bet that does hurt. Take care but keep up the walking!

You have sure been through a lot lately. I am sorry for what you are dealing with.

I hope you get through the painful part quickly and get better soon.

Blessings for you.

How do you know the dead body on the side of the road is a nurse? The stomach is empty, the bladder is full, and the rear is chewed up.

Differences Between Graduate Nurse and Experienced Nurses

A Graduate Nurse throws up when the patient does.
An experienced nurse calls housekeeping when a patient throws up.

A Graduate Nurse wears so many pins on their name badge you can´t read it.
An experienced nurse doesn´t wear a name badge for liability reasons

A Graduate Nurse charts too much.
An experienced nurse doesn´t chart enough.

A Graduate Nurse loves to run to codes.
An experienced nurse makes graduate nurses run to codes.

A Graduate Nurse wants everyone to know they are a nurse.
An experienced nurse doesn´t want anyone to know they are a nurse.

A Graduate Nurse keeps detailed notes on a pad.
An experienced nurse writes on the back of their hand, paper scraps, napkins, etc.

A Graduate Nurse will spend all day trying to reorient a patient.
An experienced nurse will chart the patient is disoriented and restrain them.

A Graduate Nurse can hear a beeping I-med at 50 yards.
An experienced nurse can´t hear any alarms at any distance.

A Graduate Nurse loves to hear abnormal heart and breath sounds.
An experienced nurse doesn´t want to know about them unless the patient is symptomatic.

A Graduate Nurse spends 2 hours giving a patient a bath.
An experienced nurse lets the CNA give the patient a bath.

A Graduate Nurse thinks people respect Nurses.
An experienced nurse knows everybody blames everything on the nurse.

A Graduate Nurse looks for blood on a bandage hoping they will get to change it.
An experienced nurse knows a little blood never hurt anybody.

A Graduate Nurse looks for a chance “to work with the family.”
An experienced nurse avoids the family.

A Graduate Nurse expects meds and supplies to be delivered on time.
An experienced nurse expects them to never be delivered at all.

A Graduate Nurse will spend days bladder training an incontinent patient.
An experienced nurse will insert a Foley catheter.

A Graduate Nurse always answers their phone.
An experienced nurse checks their caller ID before answering the phone.

A Graduate Nurse thinks psych patients are interesting.
An experienced nurse thinks psych patients are crazy.

A Graduate Nurse carries reference books in their bag.
An experienced nurse carries magazines, lunch, and some “cough syrup” in their bag.

A Graduate Nurse doesn´t find this funny.
An experienced nurse does.



T hope you feel better soon!

Even though you sold your P-239, I still wish you the best.

Hope you have a speedy recovery. My wife just had a heart valve repair. Actually, was a pretty good patient. She’s a retired cardiac cath lab nurse.

You guys just keep me laughing. Thanks for that!

Speedy recovery to all those who posted tgeir love ones are in similar boats.

Starting to get stir crazy but still not up for much physically yet.

Going to head to the lounge for some series/movie/book suggestions.

Watched black butterfly last night on netflix It was pretty good.