11:15AM Arrived here in pretty good time. Was expecting more traffic this time than last time, but it never materialized. Getting into Baltimore is so straightforward.
11:30AM Automated check in? Sign me up for that! Such an efficient hospital.
11:45AM They have a big screen where we can track the patient's progress throughout the day. Can we get ESPN on that?
11:50AM Colleen's procedure begins at approximately 1PM.
12:03PM Colleen has been taken back to get ready for her procedure. Procedure itself takes about 30 minutes. Prep and recovery takes about 40 hours or so. It is like when you go to Great Adventure to go on a popular ride - a million hours of waiting just to get on the 2-minute ride.
12:06PM As for Colleen herself, she of course is a bit anxious about the procedure and wasn't feeling great this morning. She got through the ride here OK though.
12:11PM So, what is the procedure Colleen is getting done? This explains it better than I ever could:
http://www.medicinenet.com/endoscopic_ultrasound/article.htm
12:03PM Colleen has been taken back to get ready for her procedure. Procedure itself takes about 30 minutes. Prep and recovery takes about 40 hours or so. It is like when you go to Great Adventure to go on a popular ride - a million hours of waiting just to get on the 2-minute ride.
12:06PM As for Colleen herself, she of course is a bit anxious about the procedure and wasn't feeling great this morning. She got through the ride here OK though.
12:11PM So, what is the procedure Colleen is getting done? This explains it better than I ever could:
http://www.medicinenet.com/endoscopic_ultrasound/article.htm
12:22PM The receptionist actually walks around to make sure everyone is being taken care of? In Philadelphia, the receptionists were nice and all - but they were pretty much "Have a seat - we'll come get you whenever"
12:32PM A lot of people here. Some are on their iPhones, some are on their iPads, a few are on laptops, and one is reading a newspaper. There are also a few that refuse to give in to modern times and are actually reading books. They still make books?
12:40PM Someone just asked the receptionist if she validates parking. Yeah, and she can renew your driver's license while she's at it.
12:42PM I want to thank those who have been playing Words with Friends and Dice with Buddies as I wait. Isn't Words with Friends interesting? Something like SUQ is a word - meanwhile, WXTZ continuously gets rejected.
12:43PM This guy is behind me humming. Rather annoying.
12:45PM This woman is showing around a new employee and told him one of his main responisiblities is to feed the fish. I WANT THIS JOB!
12:51PM I am bored so I decided to start liking a bunch of Facebook posts. You just had a grilled cheese sandwich with your best friend from high school? LIKE!
12:52PM So what did we do with the dogs while we are away for the day? Josh and Jeter have full access to do what they want, while Alanis has to be in a crate...otherwise we'd probably come home to torn walls, torn toys, relocated furniture, and a missing sneaker or remote control. She's a wild one, I tell ya. We did block off the upstairs to "force" the boys to stay downstairs in her vicinity, hoping it helps keep her calm. First time she has been home in her crate while both of us are out.
1:00PM I just read the Impusive Buy. Archer Farms now makes a pumpkin doughnut muffin. What in the heck is a doughnut muffin?
1:05PM According to the Big Board, Colleen hasn't yet been admitted into the operating/procedure room.....
1:26PM Colleen is now in the procedure room....fingers crossed.
1:34PM A pet peeve of mine is when someone sitting close to you decides to get on their cell phone to talk to someone about personal stuff. Go outside, or hang up the freakin phone. Of course, I can just choose to ignore...but what fun is that?
2:00PM The big board just turned red...indicating that Colleen Is in recovery....I will hopefully be called back there soon.
2:18PM Now in the recovery room with Colleen. Sore throat from the tube they placed in her throat, and still barely awake.
2:40PM The nurse Colleen has is very nice and talking with us about the Jersey Shore. Colleen's blood pressure is low...so we are waiting for it to normalize a bit.
2:50PM Doctor saw Colleen. She has a small cyst on her pancreas which isn't considered much of anything. They took samples for a biopsy, but those results are not yet ready. We will find out in a few days. As per usual, it is a relief that they didn't find some life-threatening condition - but still leaves the mystery on what is going on inside of Colleen.
2:55PM Last time we were in Maryland, we were caught by a camera that measures speed and got a ticket in the mail. Let us hope that doesn't happen today.
3:00PM Blood pressure has normalized a bit. She should get discharged shortly.
3:10PM We are on our way out....
7:00PM (or so) After waiting seemingly forever for some woman to pay for her parking, we got on the road and we are now home. The patient is not feeling her best, but she got through the day, which is important in its own right. The dogs were good - no accidents from our newest addition. Josh and Jeter were their typical good selves. More as we learn more - next trip to Hopkins is not scheduled until December.
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