June 13, 2006
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Aged things.
I accompanied the better half to one of the procedures that those of our age get to go through to make sure the exit pipes are working right. She got to take the stuff that cleans out the pipes yesterday and that was the worst part of the adventure.
While she was in the recovery room with others that had gone through the same procedure, everyone was releasing the air that was pumped into their body cavity. The whole room was making music as the gas was being released. It was like a musical interlude of the gross kind. Cyndie’s release was silent enough that only I could hear it. The lady in the adjacent area was very loud in her release. It was very comical. I finally decided to start making noises with my mouth and hand which started a competition with the lady. She started laughing when the noises I was making started coming from our area. Cyndie and I were laughing our heads off because the noises coming from us were fabricated. When the lady next to us heard my mouth noises she started laughing and commenting on the noises coming from our side of the screen. I finally confessed that the noises were not what they thought they were and everyone including the nurses were laughing profusely.
Note to self, when I get to have said procedure in 2 years, do not talk when coming out of the sedation. People are very uninhibited after having a scope poked where the sun doesn’t shine and the drugs make you talk louder than you think. The doctor told me that he hoped that he hoped his prognosis was as good as hers when he is our age. She gets to wait another 5 years before another procedure like this. There were others that did not get as good a prognosis.
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Some of my classmates went to endoscopy during clinicals. If I would have known it was that fun I would have gone! When I was at my grandparent’s this past 18 days, my Nana would expell flatus really loud all the time without knowing it. Sometimes she would realize and a sheepish look would come accross her face and she would giggle and say “Oh.” My grandfather, who is very hard of hearing, would walk around and let gas out thinking it was quite when it in fact was not. That was also funny! Oh the little things in life!