Well, I've made it to my lovely new surroundings at Stamford Hospital. Photos to follow but trust me when I say that it's none too inspiring. A private room courtesy of last year's bout of MRSA is welcome but makes for a tiny abode. It's frankly about the size of my bathroom at home.
Excitement thusfar has been limited to spurting blood when they started my IV (I'm a good bleeder) and finding out that the resident who has been put in charge of me is a University of Texas grad. When he found out that I was from Michigan had to immediately show off his Longhorn socks and gloat a bit about yesterday's Rose Bowl victory. Oh, I and I forgot just how simply dreadful the food was. The vegetarian lunch consisted of some really badly steamed veggies and broccolli that was literally impossible to imagine.
I'm off now off now to try to order some new iPod headphones as mine were half broken when I pulled them out of my bag. I'm blaming that on the NYE debauchery, too. Hopefully I can get them overnighted.
Just heard coming down the hall - "BUT ARE YOU PASSING GAS?!" Lovely.
If you care to send mailbombs I'm at
Mike Wolf - Room 2221
The Stamford Hospital
30 Shelburne Road
Stamford, CT 06904-9317
Yeah, I bled some when they started my IV, too.
Posted by: Frankenstein on January 2, 2005 03:11 PMI am a sucky bleeder, to the annoyance of nurses everywhere. And I've never had an IV. I am knocking wood now (or particle board, at least). I know they're just about inevitable in the course of a modern life, but the very thought of them makes me quail. No good with needles, I am.
You must admit, Mike, you have a rather capacious bathroom, and nicely decorated too. Glad to know you're feeling feisty. that's always a good sign!
Posted by: Linus on January 2, 2005 03:58 PMLet me know if you want me to drive over a famous New Haven pizza pie! I can't bare the line at Sally's though, so you will have to make do with Modern Apizza...its yummy though!!
Posted by: Leigh Anne on January 2, 2005 04:26 PMBleeding is for wimps.
And that was a heck of a Rose Bowl, Mister Gloat-About-the-NITs.
Posted by: Ken Goldstein on January 2, 2005 10:17 PM