Phrases that mean something different to you now than before your diagnosis

kimby said:

pole dancing
I DO that! I pole dance with my IV on a regular basis and swear it got me out of the hospital sooner with my last surgery. I scare the nurses sometimes! The infusion room loves it when I start to perform but boy would they change their tune if I went from dirty dancing to stripping. LOL That can clear a room really FAST! Consider me in...

Kimby

IV pole dancing
My immediate thought was when I had an allergic reaction to one of my pain meds after my resection surgery and lost control of my arms and legs. They flipped and flopped all over the place as I pulled out the IVs in both arms. The only thing that kept them down was walking the halls. I put in a few miles before that night doctor on call get me a shot of Benedryl (I had to threaten his palm pilot butt as he searched for common side effects of the new drug they had given me. I think back on it and can't believe it all happened at 2AM 2 days after surgery with 42 staples in my belly, the nurses thought I was crazy. Maybe they're on to something. But like you, I think it helped in the long run but I would still like to slap that resident doctor want to be silly (I go to a teaching hospital)!!

Lisa P.