Sitting here at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) watching me Dad sleep with his mouth open. Just a little while ago he told me he sees Spider webs on the wall where there are none...he's off in another world since his cancer surgery 3 days ago. He thought he was in a contest, he sees little people, he was reaching for invisible raisins. I've answered the same questions well over 100 times: Yes, we're still in the hospital, no, it's a different day, no there aren't small children watching him (not that I know of...) etc etc.
Today they brought the Psych guy in. He told us it's normal, but they gave him something to counteract the affects of anisthesia which they believe it's what he's stuck under. So Dad reaches for things he can't see, and says stuff we can't understand...
I had a scare though..as I was returning to his room after going to the nurses station, I came back to the room and saw an old man slumped over in the chair! I almost had a heart attack until I realized it wasn't his room and it wasn't my father. I found the room (he was moved last night) and there he was sleeping peacefully with his mouth open and no teeth..relief..My dad.
The doctor's just left and they told me he was suffering from delirium and in a few days he would be better. The tall long haired psych doctor who looked alarmingly like Lenny Kaye was kind and comforting and said he would be fine. Thank god for cute tall doctors..
Today I ate the psych lunch: A Dunkin Donut, ice coffee and two pills. So what It wasn't a gluten free donut..so what it won't help me get into my skinny jeans. After finding the man in the chair I had to do something...Unfortunately I'm not delirius...just scared out of my mind. Though now I must say, I'm fine. A couple more daze of this, and he should be fine.
Here's to delerium. I told my Dad, as long as it's temporary, he might as well enjoy it. Think Good Thoughs, Imagine Love, Feel Happy....
Today they brought the Psych guy in. He told us it's normal, but they gave him something to counteract the affects of anisthesia which they believe it's what he's stuck under. So Dad reaches for things he can't see, and says stuff we can't understand...
I had a scare though..as I was returning to his room after going to the nurses station, I came back to the room and saw an old man slumped over in the chair! I almost had a heart attack until I realized it wasn't his room and it wasn't my father. I found the room (he was moved last night) and there he was sleeping peacefully with his mouth open and no teeth..relief..My dad.
The doctor's just left and they told me he was suffering from delirium and in a few days he would be better. The tall long haired psych doctor who looked alarmingly like Lenny Kaye was kind and comforting and said he would be fine. Thank god for cute tall doctors..
Today I ate the psych lunch: A Dunkin Donut, ice coffee and two pills. So what It wasn't a gluten free donut..so what it won't help me get into my skinny jeans. After finding the man in the chair I had to do something...Unfortunately I'm not delirius...just scared out of my mind. Though now I must say, I'm fine. A couple more daze of this, and he should be fine.
Here's to delerium. I told my Dad, as long as it's temporary, he might as well enjoy it. Think Good Thoughs, Imagine Love, Feel Happy....
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