Cowboy here. Sorry to tell you the imp is in the hospital. She's had a bit of a fever - it came down with some aspirin - back up - but spiked in the early morning hours. I bundled her up and took her to the base hospital. The doc said he had a private room off the ER in case she made a fuss. The imp didn't fight me on this but that's only because she's feeling less than perfect. Once she's up and about the chances are the medics will start dropping like flies.
My personal opinion is that she never fully recuperated from the flu bugs. The upside is that they stabilized her temp, she's resting ok and is on a round of antibiotics. The downside is that the room is near an exit which means somebody has to be brave enough to make sure my little escape artist doesn't leave unexpectedly.
This is February. We have celebrated it in style but I don't want Sar to feel cheated because of this hospital stay so I think I will extend the celebration into March. I brought her 2 companion dogs over. The rott visited while the mastiff waited in the car for his turn. The rott gets a little crazy when Sar is sick. He whines his displeasure and remains agitated until he can rub his head against her cheek. The nurses aren't crazy about this maneuver - large dog on hospital bed - but it makes the imp happy. In my book that's all that matters. When the mastiff has a turn visiting, he stretches out next to her and makes comforting sounds. I could be jealous here but the fact is that both animals are bonded to my wife. For that I am grateful.
Most of the medics know my wife's reputation as the patient least likely to be called Miss Congeniality. I've reminded them not to touch her unless absolutely necessary. Sar is a stealth fighter. You'll never see a fist headed in your direction until you feel it. Add to that, she's a skilled kick boxer. Think about sedating her just to keep things calm or think about using restraints and you can kiss your butt as well as your career goodbye. The saying - Payback is a bitch - was coined just for Sar.
I expect to bring her home by the weekend. I've stocked up on chocolate, her favorite snacks and I'll make sure she takes it easy. Look for her back online in a few days.
Cowboy
7 comments:
Cowboy, you and Sar are staying close in my thoughts and prayers at this time. Let her know how much she's missed by all. Nay
Cowboy~ Good luck keeping her down! Seriously though, I do hope she's better soon. I'm sure she's sick and tired of being sick and tired!!
Eva
Cowboy, please give our love to Sar. The idea of her behaving in hospital is fairly ludicrous.
Still letting the dogs visit and feeding her chocolate should help, let her have the occasional Tsk and have her way in small things and hopefully she will be better by the weekend.
Sending her health and lots of love.
Warm hugs,
Paul. aka (zealous voyeur)
Get well soon Sar!
Huggs
Theresa
Cowboy,
Please provide enough chocolate for a complete cure! We miss her lots and I know how much you want her home with you. Give her our love!
Hugs,
Elis
Sar is going to need a complete and balanced diet to help her recover, and chocolate just isn't enough. Better get her plenty of Twinkies too!
Feel better soon Sar- the pups need you! (And maybe that squid does too)
calliope
Sar, I hope you're home and feeling better by now, you've been missed! What you need is a nurse who understands you and can HELP you run wild but also help prevent you from getting sick. It wouldn't take me too long to get a license in Washington. I've already got it in about 19 other states....
I'm great on prevention. For example, after exposure to snow, you need lots of chocolate, the darker the better, because it contains wonderful anti-oxidents. If the squid is concerned about getting you Vitamin C, he needs to get chocolates with orange fillings (Do they make an orange filled Twinkie?)
Cowboy, I have an idea-another great prevention idea, actually. You want her to stay put? Get her a laptop. That way at the hospital, she'll be so busy writing about harrassing the staff that she'll have less time to actually do it. Plus, we'd have a play by play, not dependent on her remembering several days later. And with a laptop, she can write in bed, stretched out on the sofa with her pups, with blankets tucked around, all comfy. Trust me, I know. I'm getting the house set up for wireless, so I can do live e-mail, not just stuff that's already dow-loaded while I'm lazing in comfort rather than sitting up at a desk!
There you are, get well ideas for both of you. I'm glad you're stocking up on appropriate "medications" chocolate and Twinkie style. Enjoy being together again!
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