Forward to the past

Seems fitting that last time we were in this unit, Back To The Future was on TV, because now, 2 days later, we're back here again.

This floor has three adjacent ICUs. The most telling comment I heard about the one where we'd been for the past 48 hours was that it was a great ICU if you were unconscious. That came from our doctor. Thankfully, he had enough pull to get Ronnie moved back into a more familiar, much quieter setting.

It's only around 8:00 and we both feel like it's midnight. I guess not sleeping at all (that would be Ronnie) or sleeping badly for 3 hours, with an intense leg cramp interlude at 4:00AM (which would be me), can make the day feel long. I am hoping to get a good 8 hours tonight.

The day was also weird because I didn't go outside until after 6, so the whole thing was disorienting. Fortunately, the nurses we dealt with today were nothing like the human cyclone Ronnie had to deal with last night. It was just the place. It's over now.

So after all that, I finally got to go out and eat something. I never had gotten to eat lunch because I couldn't leave. I went to a local tavern (that's what they call themselves- there was nothing about it that suggested tavern rather than just plain old restaurant with a bar) and had a massive turkey burger, my first protein of the day. With fries. Yum. Now we're just winding down.

I'm hopeful that tomorrow will be much more productive and that we'll see some real progress. I'm certainly ready to leave, even though I have plenty of clean clothes.