So Joey had been sick for a few days, in a lot of pain and not able to keep anything down. His friend had come over that afternoon to see him and told Joe he was taking him down the block to the hospital. Joe did look bad. I was a little upset with him for not telling me he was that sick and in that much pain. He was in the ER all that afternoon and early evening they moved him to an observation room. When I got off work about 1 AM I went over to check on him. By late morning, they had moved upstairs into a room. The room was huge!
This is Timpanogas Hospital, which is a block away from us.
Looking out the window down towards our street.
Joe was pretty out of it. They gave him some Golightly he was supposed to drink all of for a Colonoscopy the next day. They suspected Joe's intestines were telescoping inside themselves. The dumb male nurse on duty that night told Joe he didnt have to drink all the solution for he test, that he just needed to drink a couple ounces.... Well when they went to do the test it was a bust as his intestines were not cleaned out enough to go in and see a thing... Poor Joe had to repeat the test the next day, meaning he had to drink the horrible stuff again, but double the amount!
This is a view of Joe's large private room. He was out of it for quite a while when they brought him back up from the failed test. He was sound asleep for quite a while, and when he is out... he is out!
Joe was irritated he had to drink more of this horrible tasting stuff, and double the amount from before. He got it done this time. I had to go to work, but the nurse that night kept checking on him to make sure he was drinking it. He got it finished this time.
He was again pretty out of it when they returned him from the test. Unfortunately they didn't find what the cause of his pain and vomiting was.
I put a smile face on him before I went to work, just so he would know I was there!
Taking his IV pole for a walk, anxious for the Dr to come and release him.
Joe antsy to go home, actually he is anxious to leave so he can have a cigarette! It had been about 5 days since his last one... terrible how addictions control our lives!
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