Wednesday, August 30, 2006
First of the Last
Today is Jesse first day of his last year of school!!!! Can I hear a Whooohooo for only one more year left!!!!!??!!!
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Nursing 101 Update
There really is no need for an update, I just want to try my hand at blogging. Up to this point Lynn has been writting everything. Here is your update anyway. So I went to the Dr. today, waste of time, but fun none-the-less. She basically told me the same thing the ER physician siad, most likely a combination of dehydration, alcohol consumption, and too much nicotine. But let the record stand, neither doctor told me to quit smoking the cigars completely, they simply suggested moderation. That's it!
Monday, August 21, 2006
Nursing 101
We had a minor scare last night with Jesse. We were over at our neighbor's apartment (Ryan) to try some pickled crayfish that he had. The guys were drinking Long Island Ice Tea, eating crayfish and smoking cigars.
Jesse was smoking his cigar and he just wasn't feeling good so he crouched down and we helped him to the lawn chair. He said was feeling light headed. We asked him if he wanted to go lay down on the couch and he wasn't answering us. I was trying to get him to put his feet up on the other chair and the next thing I know his head fell forward and he wasn't responding. And he was sweating really bad.
His eyes were 1/2 open and I could see that his eyes were rolled back. And I tipped his head back and started calling his name and hitting (gently) his face. When I tipped his head back he snored a little bit. The snore was almost as if he was starting to choke on his tongue a little bit. He just wasn't responding and Ryan and I are calling his name and still trying to get him to wake up.
Finally I grabbed the phone and called 911. By the time I had given them our address he woke up and asked "Where did I go?" He just wasn't himself and was very white!! They sent a fire truck and ambulance. Before the fire truck got there he had thrown-up a couple times. He still wasn't talking very much and when he did talk he had a very thick tongue and was still not okay in my eyes. And, they strongly suggested that he went in to get checked out.
The ambulance took him to the Newberg hospital and Ryan and I followed him there. At first we took Ryan's truck and half way out of the apartment complex we notice that his head lights are not working. We have fog lights and brights but no head lights. So we had to go back and take our truck.
We when we finally got to the hospital they took some information from me. I had grabbed Jesse's wallet thinking that he might have his insurance card in there. This guy has everything in his wallet except his social security card and insurance card. He has a snowmobile and ATV licenses that he needed when he was 14!!! Silly guy!!
When we were finally able to go back and see him he looked so much better!! I was so relieved and that was when a few tears started!! I was so good - no tears until I knew he was okay and all the bad stuff was over.
They gave him two IV bags. After the first one he still was feeling dizzy and had a headache so they gave him another one and he was ready to run a marathon. They took a bunch of tests - blood work, ekgs, x-rays... and everything came back normal. Except - he has really long lungs!! They had a hard time fitting his lungs on the screen to take the x-ray. His lungs are so long because he is so tall.
All this happened around 8:30p and we were finally dismissed from the hospital at 11:45p. When the nurse came in to take his IV out he asked her if he could do it. I was like NO WAY!! But, she let him!! Now Jesse is going to go to school to become a Medical Doctor!!!!!! Just kidding!!
We have a strong feeling that the cigar was the cause of him passing out. Too much nicotine. While we were sitting in the hospital waiting for all his test to come back he was telling us what he remembered. He said that when he passed out he was dreaming, but can't remember what the dream was about. He also said that he could hear Ryan talking to him but he couldn't respond back to him. He also heard me on the phone talking to the 911 dispatcher and was thinking why did they call for an ambulance. Thinking back now we should have just drove him to the hospital ourselves instead of having him go in the ambulance. They didn't really give us the option, nor did I think of it until it was all over.
Jesse is feeling great today and everything is back to normal. The Dr. told him that he should make sure that he stays hydrated and he should send the rest of his cigars to him.
Jesse was smoking his cigar and he just wasn't feeling good so he crouched down and we helped him to the lawn chair. He said was feeling light headed. We asked him if he wanted to go lay down on the couch and he wasn't answering us. I was trying to get him to put his feet up on the other chair and the next thing I know his head fell forward and he wasn't responding. And he was sweating really bad.
His eyes were 1/2 open and I could see that his eyes were rolled back. And I tipped his head back and started calling his name and hitting (gently) his face. When I tipped his head back he snored a little bit. The snore was almost as if he was starting to choke on his tongue a little bit. He just wasn't responding and Ryan and I are calling his name and still trying to get him to wake up.
Finally I grabbed the phone and called 911. By the time I had given them our address he woke up and asked "Where did I go?" He just wasn't himself and was very white!! They sent a fire truck and ambulance. Before the fire truck got there he had thrown-up a couple times. He still wasn't talking very much and when he did talk he had a very thick tongue and was still not okay in my eyes. And, they strongly suggested that he went in to get checked out.
The ambulance took him to the Newberg hospital and Ryan and I followed him there. At first we took Ryan's truck and half way out of the apartment complex we notice that his head lights are not working. We have fog lights and brights but no head lights. So we had to go back and take our truck.
We when we finally got to the hospital they took some information from me. I had grabbed Jesse's wallet thinking that he might have his insurance card in there. This guy has everything in his wallet except his social security card and insurance card. He has a snowmobile and ATV licenses that he needed when he was 14!!! Silly guy!!
When we were finally able to go back and see him he looked so much better!! I was so relieved and that was when a few tears started!! I was so good - no tears until I knew he was okay and all the bad stuff was over.
They gave him two IV bags. After the first one he still was feeling dizzy and had a headache so they gave him another one and he was ready to run a marathon. They took a bunch of tests - blood work, ekgs, x-rays... and everything came back normal. Except - he has really long lungs!! They had a hard time fitting his lungs on the screen to take the x-ray. His lungs are so long because he is so tall.
All this happened around 8:30p and we were finally dismissed from the hospital at 11:45p. When the nurse came in to take his IV out he asked her if he could do it. I was like NO WAY!! But, she let him!! Now Jesse is going to go to school to become a Medical Doctor!!!!!! Just kidding!!
We have a strong feeling that the cigar was the cause of him passing out. Too much nicotine. While we were sitting in the hospital waiting for all his test to come back he was telling us what he remembered. He said that when he passed out he was dreaming, but can't remember what the dream was about. He also said that he could hear Ryan talking to him but he couldn't respond back to him. He also heard me on the phone talking to the 911 dispatcher and was thinking why did they call for an ambulance. Thinking back now we should have just drove him to the hospital ourselves instead of having him go in the ambulance. They didn't really give us the option, nor did I think of it until it was all over.
Jesse is feeling great today and everything is back to normal. The Dr. told him that he should make sure that he stays hydrated and he should send the rest of his cigars to him.
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