Hospital Comfort

I checked into the hospital yesterday to start my chemotherapy. I have to be admitted as an in-patient for 1 week out of every 3 for the next 3 months or so. That means a lot of down time because the treatment consists of laying in bed all day long.

Luckily, they’re pretty relaxed here regarding what you can and can’t do. For instance, nobody seems to care that I use my cell phone here when everywhere else in the building you see these signs warning you that the signal from your cell phone can mess with the sensitive medical electronics in use. Makes you wonder.

I can have any visitors I want at whatever hours I want. One nurse even told me I could have a visit from my dog if I wanted. It’s obvious that they’re putting patient comfort pretty high on their list of concerns.

Despite these comforts, I would probably go insane without my laptop. I don’t have access to the internet from my room though, which is a bit annoying, but I can get online in a library room they have set aside for patient research.

I kind of figured this would be the case, so I just brought about 30 movies, and the first 2 seasons of The Shield with me to keep me occupied when I was awake and tired of reading.

Anyway, gotta go. My IV pump is just about done, and is going to start beeping any minute to signal the end of my treatment for the night.

Will write later.