October 2, 2012
After all the craziness with the steroid side effects...
I was admitted to Zale Lipshy Hospital in Dallas around 3 pm. We waited all day Thursday and Friday waiting for a room to open up. We finally thought we were going to have to wait until Monday, or be admitted through the ER at St Paul and then transfer to Zale Lipshy once there was an opening. But, after phone call after phone call by my amazing husband, we FINALLY got a call saying a room just opened.
After getting settled in the room, meeting the Neurologist on call, and a plethura of Neuro tests and evaluations, it was time to start my I.V.
As usual, my veins were not cooperating. They stuck me 4 times and then decided to wait and let the night shift/manager handle it. They were able to atleast get blood for the lab for the tests they needed to run. Around 7 ish the night shift came in, and she tried once to get an iv started. No luck, so the manager came in later on and with one easy stick was able to get a really good line going. Thank you Jesus!!!
The whole night, I had doctors after doctors coming in and doing evaluations, and checking my vitals, giving me IV meds, and what not It was insane. We met the whole Neuro team and the student team. Very interesting to be at a teaching hospital, yet rewarding. The Doctors have to be at the top of their game and you know you are getting a very thorough Evaluation/ treatment. Shane stayed at the hospital with me until really late. He wanted to stay the night, but I sent him home to make sure everything was good with my parents and the kids.
Mom took the girls to their busy Nutcracker Rehearsals and dad stayed home with the boys! He bathed them, fed them, and even had them in bed by the time mom got home with the girls at 8:30-9:00. Pretty nice, huh? I got great parents. :)
Nurses and all the staff here are AMAZING!!!! Friendly, helpful, sweet, and on top of their game. Plain and simple... AWESOME!!
