As I laid awake last night staring at Roslyn with my hand on her chest, I thought of a few more things I wanted to say about this week. They are not directly related to her acid reflux, just some things worth noting.
For starters, her first hospital pediatrician Wednesday morning was a young guy. When he was up close checking Roslyn out, I got a whiff of the worst smelling combination of cigarette smoke and bologna. I'm not judging the man, every one loves a good bologna sandwich now and then. I always find it ironic when Doctors are also smokers. But when you combine those two stenches - WOOOO. I think my nose hairs fried at the ends.
Why is it, when nurses find out you are going to be discharged they just simply stopped caring about checking on you or helping you? It's like your room has been flagged as "t-minus 3 hours, don't bother". When I was in post-delivery with Roslyn this happened. Once I gave the word that I was ready to go home and not stay another day, it took (literally) hours to get a cup of water. Water that I was told I could not get myself because it was in a locked room. With Roslyn, the first nurse on duty was incredible. She loving and caring and was constantly asking if I needed anything or wanted anything. When shift changed and the next nurse was told we were being discharged, it was like pulling teeth to get some wipes to change Ros' diaper. Maybe it's coincidence. Maybe it's not the word "discharge" at all. Maybe it is just all day shift nurses. Haha.
This one is funny- i felt like i was on candid camera- I had asked an intern at the nurse's station if the cafeteria took debit or if i had to drive somewhere for food. She said it did take debit and told me just to go out the double doors and to the left. I thought "Wow, how lucky am I to have the cafeteria so close! The same floor?!" I followed her directions and found myself at a dead end, but a window with a view! Perplexed, I turned around and went back a few steps to where I had seen a greeter's desk. I asked that woman where the cafeteria was. She told me to take the elevators down to the first floor. Ah, yes. That makes more sense. I laughed at myself for thinking it would be on the 6th floor, and proceeded towards the elevators. Once on the first floor, I looked around for signs or a directory. I couldn't find any, but I was familiar with the first floor having walked into it each time I came to the hospital. Har har. So I walked to the front doors to where the greeter desk was, and asked her where the cafeteria was. She said to follow this wall around the bend and all the way to the end and it will be on my right hand side. So I followed her directions. Allllllllll the way around the bend and to the end. I found what looked like a seating area for what could be a potential cafeteria, but no food. Just vending machines. I kind of laughed out loud, could they really be calling this large seating area with 2 vending machines their cafeteria? I asked a maintenance worker, "Where is the cafeteria?". He pointed to the wall. THE WALL folks. He pointed to the wall. I smiled, hoping it was a joke. He started to laugh, "It's closed. It doesn't open until noon. When it opens, these walls fold up and you'll see the line chains."....... So let me get this straight, the 3 people I asked before him couldn't tell me it was exactly, let alone that it was CLOSED. And, who builds fake walls?! I mean, this place completely fooled me! It was a WALL people! I didn't even see cracks for where it could fold! Maybe he was kidding too..... but he didn't seem the type.