Comments on: Dueling Banjos.

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:37:05 +0000

I want to give you hugs. And Xanax. And more hugs. And more Xanax.

Jesse, I am terribly sorry for your loss.

By: Mauigirl52

Mauigirl52 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:55:28 +0000

So glad Simone is doing OK again. I was so worried after your previous post!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:37:59 +0000

I hope Miss Simone is doing ok now. She’s such a cutie.

And you so totally are her milk machine. Get ready to watch a lot of TV.

By: veggie

veggie — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:33:50 +0000

Just accept your role as milk machine… its easier to give in.

NP’s are usually very good, but practitioners lacking bedside manner are never fun, no matter how talented they may be. Here’s hoping that its only an attitude thing, nothing more serious.

By: shannymar

shannymar — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:57:17 +0000

What a tard that other NP was. I hope she stays away since she obviously is lacking in information on your little Simone. ; P

By: Bird

Bird — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:35:29 +0000

Ugh. I think anyone whose spent any length of time in a hospital knows that some nurses are just ugh. Frankly, I think that if they’re considering any kind of major surgery than there’s going to be a doctor talking to you. Mine wasn’t a preemie–just a traumatic birth, but doctors were always the ones who discussed major surgery–not nurses. Ms. Thang might have been jumping the gun a bit.

I was in a completely different situation than you, but we went home with a g-tube and it was out within two months. My only thought on this is to say that if you don’t NEED a fundo/nissen than don’t let them tack one on–I’ve heard a lot of people say that this slows down self-feeding.

For Jesse–anyone who has experienced a traumatic birth should probably seek some sort of counseling. Those wounds dont’ heal themselves and I can’t imagine your pain. Please, take care of yourself.

By: terri c

terri c — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:24:02 +0000

Hang in there… I don’t know about the newborn end of things but in old folks UTIs really do mess with the neurological functioning. Sometimes they cause very, very altered mental status–confusion, delirium–which clears up to baseline almost magically when antibiotics kick in. I suppose there are lots of reasons why a culture didn’t turn up anything, maybe sample too small? but “cloudy” sure is suspicious. Glad she is feeling better and hope that her “neurological maturity” manifests in wanting the most stylish onesies imaginable very, very soon.

By: fisher queen

fisher queen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:57:43 +0000

Oh man. What you are going through. I like what Anna said- what are Simone’s doctors saying?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:38:19 +0000

my god, you could be a nicu nurse by the time this is all done. your understanding of all the physiology and interventions and how they relate—- especially considering you are receiving this info during peak stress/freak out times—— is truly astounding. you are such a great advocate for your baby!!!! love, your stalker ex-nicu nurse

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:58:59 +0000

Oh lordy. What a week.