I-PHONE withdrawal!!! Yes, I said it. Joel is having issues with not having his phone. He called to talk to me this morning and say good morning. It was nice. Then he asked about any work related news (offers, showings, etc.) I asked if he would like Genie's phone number (the Realtor who has graciously offered to manage Joel's business while he is recovering). Then I quickly recanted remembering that this is rest time. He is in the ICU. There is a reason there is a no cell phone policy in the ICU. I told him we would call Genie when I visited later today and his job right now is to REST.
No sooner had we hung up, than HIS phone started ringing. I answered, "Hello, honey." The response, "I was just checking my voice mail." My response, "Bye, honey."
So, in the off chance that he has YOUR phone number memorized and in the off chance he actually remembers it when he is on pain killers, PLEASE let know, if you talk to him, you are glad he is doing well, you love him, and you talked to his wife and he is supposed to be RESTING!!! Thank you!!! He will eventually thank me when his recovery is nice and quick!
On the other side of this, I have moved my addiction from one I-phone to two and I am considering getting and I-pad. I am looking for a good treatment facility where they just let you sleep for three days to get through the withdrawal!!
In all seriousness, he sounded even more lucid this morning. They going to take his catheter out and get him moving around. He is having some stiffness in his neck which is normal and he has ordered a "regular" breakfast of cream of wheat and a breakfast burrito. He started solid foods last night but ate mostly applesauce and a flavored ice.
I am planning on visiting him late this morning.
Also, I am eating my words that Joel should never complain about sleeping with my feet touching him again. Last night, I slept with my 8 year olds knees in my back. I have to start feeding that kid all the ice cream he wants. He has some bony knees. Joel's response when I told him was "now you know how it feels." I still contend that my loving, warm feet are not as bad as bony knees, but for the time being I seem to have lost that argument.
With love,
Monica
M- Just remind him that he is NOT to get a perm until several weeks after his surgery! Quoted from the doc's website:
ReplyDeleteIn addition, be sure not use any dye, hair color or other hair treatments like perm solutions until your follow up appointment.
Glad he is doing better!