kingkeld's Journal, 21 June 2012

(TMI warning today - proceed at your own caution!)

It's another beautiful morning. Not a cloud to be seen in the sky, the sun is shining brightly and again, the birds are singing. Gotta love it.

I slept great - I konked out around 10 PM, and woke up around 4-4.30 AM. Stomach has been hurting a little as I haven't really done a whole lot in the #2 department, and I am eagerly waiting for that to happen. I spend 30 minutes in the rest room waiting for "touchdown" but to no avail. I have asked the nurse for a laxative, so I can get moving. :)

Well, today is the day where I am supposed to go home.

I feel pretty confident about it, and I feel much, much better than I did yesterday. I am still virtually pain free from my scars and stitches, but a little nag has come up.

They assure me that it shouldn't be a major issue or anything, but they want the doctors to take a look before the let me out and allow me to go home.

(and cut the TMI warning fanfare!)
It's about my "lower regions". Yup. Those down there. You see, as much as Deep Purple is my favorite bands, and one of the most beautiful colors in the world, it's really not a color I like to see on my nut sack. :/

It hurts some, and is swollen.

The lead nurse last night is guessing that it's the oozing from the wounds that basically internally go down there. If there is leakage - and there will be - then Newton's law states that it will run downwards, and that is most likely what has happened.

The big question is whether it needs to be drained or if it will simply disappear by itself.

It's a weird thing. I kinda picture my whole body like a big bag of water and everything inside is just squishing around. That's how it feels, but I'm pretty sure that's not how it works.

But to me it makes sense that they have lifted all the skin up, also down there and done a pretty big tug job. So if there is liquid from it, it will be able to settle there.

Oh well, I'm sure it's just a little bump in the road.

...

The nurse is here with a glass of water and a laxative powder. Oh, the wonders of hospitals. LOL.

Sorry guys, I warned you about TMI. At least I'll spare you and not post pictures. :)

...

Other than these little things I feel amazing today. I feel rested. I'm in a good mood. I just got an e-mail that a new Classic Rock Magazine is available on my tablet. I get to go home today. Does it get any better?

All I need now is a good movement, some breakfast and a cup of coffee and I am ready to face the day.

My good old friend Jack will come pick me up and get me home. He's the drummer I used to play with years ago, the one I have played with a little recently again, and we're really hitting it off. He's a great guy, and I am super appreciative that he's taking care of this for me.

It's a fun little story, actually. He offered to come pick me up ages ago, kept reminding me, and other than that we just agreed that I should just let him know. He's a retiree, so any day would be a good day to pick me up.

So, I call him Tuesday to announce that I expected to be out yesterday. We agree on a time and just out of pure chance he says "I'll see you in Næstved", which is a town about two hours drive from here. They have another large hospital, and Jack was certain that this is where I was staying. I assumed that he knew I am in Roskilde, and he assumed I was in Næstved. I can just picture me standing downstairs with my stuff by the front entrance, looking for him, on the phone trying to explain where I am standing, and him in his car, also on his phone, desperately trying to work out why he doesn't see me anywhere. LOL. I'm glad we got this settled.

So, the plan for today is basically to get checked by the doctor's and finding out what's going on in the "Deep Purple" department, and then hopefully be sent home. Then just get situated and take it easy.

I will have some days like this, especially if the oozing is going downstairs. Then I can't be on my feel too much, as it'll make it ooze more.

Regardless, I am eager to go home and be with Wife. I miss her, Daughter and the cat. Being away like this is a great reminder that there is an awesome family waiting at home.

Today I am thankful for:
- A good night's sleep. I really needed that.
- Having my little laptop and internet to journal on Fatsecret.
- Super friendly and helpful staff here at the hospital. It's been a most pleasant stay, everything considered.
- The outlook to breakfast. I am hungry - I am used to eating breakfast around 5 am with wife, and here we eat around 8. Breakfast is good though, and worth waiting for.

Happy Thursday, people. I hope your day is as beautiful as mine. Life is good!