LIVING THE LIFE: From ER to ICU to the General Population of the Heart Floor

My UTI was not the sole source of my problems and last Sunday, I ended up in the ER at the University of TN Medical Center and shortly after being admitted had a team of doctors and specialists hovering over me like Vultures....  my heart rate had dropped...  my heart had gone into afib and then into failure and my blood pressure had dropped from SOME UNKNOWN INFECTION that the team suspected might be COVID.

I  responded perfectly to treatment so was sent to ICU after having a COVID-19 test performed....  when it came back it was negative.

I spent the rest of Sunday and Monday in ICU which was traumatic for me because I could not get out of my bed...   I had to lay on my back or on one of my sides or on my stomach but those were my options and while I may have been in ICU, I very seldom had any nurses coming into my room which surprised me a little...

While I did not to take a crap, I wonder what they would have done if I had buzzed them and told them this is what I needed to do.

Now, I am on the heart floor of the general inmate population and more nurses and aides are friendly than are not.  And, I am allowed to order my own meals, get up and out of bed as often as I want and can either sit in a recliner or on a couch, and can use the bathroom unassisted and take a shower as well.   It is like being at a resort....   sorta.....   not really.

Maybe out by Friday and not sure if they catch and release over the weekend or not so I may have to stay here until next Monday which will have me in the hospital for exactly 8 days.   Sadly, I am going to be emailed a survey about my experience and I have been wondering if I actually tell them how I feel, will it make any difference?

They have finally said I had a Staph infection which could have come from a bug bite...  what a pisser.