SeaSpray's - It's a Wonderful Life!: Better Day Today

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Better Day Today

I just killed a little baby bunny on my way home tonight.

After midnight.

On the highway.

This cute little critter ran right into my path. I quickly tried to brake but was too close and so I zigged to right while he zagged to the left. It all happened so fast. Basically the bunny did a panicked and confused serpentine right in front of me and was in the clear for a second. Then he ran back to my center and I hoped I'd be over the top of him and gone before he ran back out from under. And then he zagged to get away and I felt him under my left back tire. The poor little thing was so scared it didn't know what to do. :(

That is such a horrible feeling.

And before Easter. I know it's not delivering Easter eggs, isn't Peter Rabbit, but I'll be reminded as I shop for Easter goodies... road kill in a basket.

I have to say that between all the things that went wrong/happened yesterday ...it was not the best of days. And even though the bunny accident was technically today, I am counting it as yesterday so that today will be a clean slate-better day. And if things come in threes ...than I should be done.

As soon as I got out of bed yesterday I felt like both knees were hit with a hammer and I had that kind of pain all day when ever I walked or got up and down. I have no idea why because I was fine the day before - just normal ..manageable pain. But today was horrible. Horrible with a capital "H." And I actually wondered if all the orthovisk leaked out of my knees overnight. Is that possible? I just had the injections the last week in December and first two weeks in January. And as I walked into the store tonight, I fantasized about going to see orthodoc Monday and telling him I would go in for surgery the next day because I cannot live with this kind of pain. Believe me ...the last thing this SeaSpray would happily fantasize about is going in for surgery. If only it were that easy and I could put it behind me. I really would do it next Tuesday! Maybe I the pain will disappear as mysteriously as it came on.

Well ...time for bed. We have a birthday celebration tomorrow. And I did get a nice present, that I am actually excited to give and hope they like it. I was just venting in my previous post.

No comments:

I appreciate the positive affirmations from my fellow bloggers & their terrific blogs! :)

Sandman (anesthesiologist) made my day with this comment:

This post is a masterpiece and should be required reading for everyone (even non-medical staff) in the OR.
The loss of control is a very important issue. I usually try to put the patient at ease and give them some control back with light humor: I ask what movie they would like to watch during the "flight".

Dr Bruce Campbell (surgeon), author of the Reflections in a Head Mirror blog (in his "SurgeXperiences 303- the Dog Days of Summer Edition" ,said"SeaSpray, an eloquent patient-blogger, writes about the final moments before surgery. She writes, "I do believe it ... but there is always that ... last glance around the room or up to the ceiling, knowing that I am right then ... at that moment in time ... surrendering my mind and body to them." Powerful stuff. "

Some kind words from WhiteCoat, one of my favorite ED docs. He made this girl smile. :)

"Thanks for another point of view.
You can write novellas on my blog any time you want, SeaSpray."

And from his new blog locale "WhiteCoat's Call Room" in "Emergency Physicians Monthly":

"Novellas? Type away.
Liked your post about the holidays, BTW."

This warmed my heart...from another favorite ED doc, Scalpel. :)

"Seaspray, that comment was awesome. Thanks!"

Scalpel also said: "Seaspray, I like your comments and I'm always sad when you delete them."

The following comment was in response to a l-o-n-g political comment I left at Urologist Keagirl's blog. I appreciate the support. :)
Anonymous said...

"seaspray,

Every American should be required to read your comment. It is simply brilliant. I hope that you will post
it in as many places as possible."

11/06/2008 3:31 PM

Dominic A. Carone, Ph.D. (made my day :) in response to my post, "The Conflicted Patient", Which I wrote as a guest blogger for his MedFriendly blog::

"Wow. I thought that was absolutely terrific. What an experience. It is a topic that has long been of interest to me: when the health care provider becomes the patient. If you have not seen the movie "The Doctor" which covers this exact topic, you have to rent it. I posted the entry. Feel free to link to it. Thanks so much for your invaluable contribution!"

The following is Mer's review of my guest post "The Conflicted Patient" that I wrote for the Medfriendly blog -Nov. 07.

"seaspray

I read your article and passed it on to some other blogs. It's extremely well done. You demonstrate how important communication is in healthcare, and why it's necessary that healthcare providers take the lead in opening up communication with their patients."

Comment response from blogging friend John from "Full on Forward":

"Sea- WOW! You are now my Attorney. I had thought of some of these but I had never thought about a lot of them. You have put together an extremely valuable, logical case. You should write a pamphlet to post!"

The Independent Urologist ..another favorite blogger:

"Excellent. You know what we say about urine. It is the champagne of body fluids."

(Of course I have to have some mention of urine in here:)

And last, but certainly not least..from another favorite *past* blogging ED Doc.. (Trench Doc - who ALWAYS cracks me up) a comment from him that makes me smile every time I see it"

"You can tell this is me you nutty secret blogger..." :)

P.S. ...I take being called "nutty" by Trenchy as a compliment. :)

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Concepts that amuse me ;)

Guilding the Lily

Time

The Throckmorton Salad bar test!

Kegeling patient vs Doctor in Tug-of-War for the speculum.

Laughing cat - I'm pretty sure if cats secretly laugh under their expressionless faces...that he (my cat) was at the other end of the house ROTFLHAO! ;)

Whizzie winkles! ~Scrubs euphemism for urine.
SeaSpray believes they're feminine, pretty and sparkle.

Pee Goal!

Meat as an opiate to lure my husband (it would be to him) into going out for a Christmas tree. ;) ~ Next year I should have a pot roast braising on the stove and the moment he walks in the door... lift the lid and let the site of the meat pleasure his eyes while the aroma wafting up toward him sedates him like an opiate and THEN remind him we are going to get the tree now and we will come back to have this pot roast AFTER we get the tree home and in the stand.