Comments on: Medical Tip

By: Glen Zehr

Glen Zehr — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:53:11 +0000

Interesting, Sorry to hear about your disease. I have never heard of it. So, I don’t know what it is… Also, wondering how it went when your wife came in in the middle of the night while your trying to sleep and decides it is a good time to take your blood pressure or worse yet stick something in your mouth. Seems like she may be tempted to get you back for something you did to her. Not that you ever would you know….

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:03:51 +0000

By the way, you want “Coban” for your wrap over your blood draw sites.

By: Lez

Lez — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:48:11 +0000

So you have another fulltime job besides Husband/Dad at home? Sorry to hear about your flare up–we’ll be praying……

By: Mark Roth

Mark Roth — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:59:42 +0000

Oh wow!

May He without whom the sparrows don’t fall continue near you.

By: Sharon Coblentz

Sharon Coblentz — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:14:28 +0000

Get Well Wishes coming your way–wishing you a speedy recovery!!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:06:30 +0000

I agree with the no tape. Personally, I also insist on syring and butterfly needles, none of that vacutainer nonsense. Causes too much trilling of the blood vessels and is overall much more comfortable for the victim. As a professional “blood obtainer” I do use my own preferences on others as well! And I agree…it’s an unusual hospital to let spouse be the patient, but I have heard of surgeons operating on their wife; but Dr’s aren’t hospital employees. Better be easy on the call light!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:02:24 +0000

sorry to hear about your illness….
BTW, isn’t that a ‘conflict of intrest’ or something for your wife???

By: Dorcas

Dorcas — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:44:54 +0000

Praying for your recovery. I thought your “I’ve been a little sick” was um, interesting. As your mom said last night, “When Tom finally tells you he’s sick, you know he’s SICK.”

Appreciate the endorsement of the book in the last post.

By: ITF

ITF — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:38:20 +0000

No, it’s a comfort issue! It’s quite painful when it comes time for removal. And some of these people like to use a yard of tape for a tiny ball of cotton.

By: GMartin

GMartin — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:10:51 +0000

Good to see you back, but sure sorry to hear about this hospital confinement thing.
I’d never heard of Crohn’s, so I searched it. And now I’m even SORRIER. This is particularly interesting in that my cousin has been suffering from the same painful symptoms, but is certain that her’s actually started from some new antibiotics she was given (other than penecillin) about 2 yrs. ago. Doctors have yet to give a diagnosis however.
And even though I don’t understand the “tape refusal” thing, I’ll take it under advisement. Is it an Unwarranted Medical Expense issue, or what?