PP was late getting in to be operated on, took an extra hour on the table, and a couple of hours in recovery. But the operation went well according to the doctor, and he gave me pics and explained the issues, so I’m good with that.
Then I had a lovely 2 Hour drive back to her house, over the hills in the dark. Not fun, and getting in at 2330. But she is in bed and asleep for now.
And my tired butt went to bed and forgot to put up a post.
But I found out one thing… California hospitals are NOT the place to find decent food, especially in Marin County!
Not a single real meat item in the cafeteria! Tofu, veggie ‘snacks’, three kinds of ‘health’ bars (for $10 EACH), plant burgers, veggie hot dogs, and various fruit bowls… And the hot line was fish, veggie rice (I thought rice was already a vegetable), and some kind of ‘fresh veggies’ that looked liked overcooked broccoli, cauliflower, and something else green…
So I ended up with a bag of chips and a coke…
Jim: You have our prayers for PP’s peace, comfort, heatlh, and healing. every day; every way.
Marilyn and Ted Ung
(I may be an O-5, but ever’body knows who’s the General)
When I was in the hospital in December 2019 for covid, Sunday dinner was a sirloin strip and salad. They had me on a diabetic diet so no baked spud.
Breakfast was an omelette with link sausage one day and a breakfast burrito another morning. Food-wise, it was great, but no visitors and all the hospital staff were dressed in ‘moon suits.’
My wishes for an easy recovery for PP and sufficient naps for you.
“chips and a coke”?! Dude, you’d be way better off nutritionally eating the green mystery substances. But you already knew that and were going for familiar comfort food. Like I would’ve. 🙂
BTW, not all CA foods are unpalatable. Our cream cheese ‘n carrot wedding cake was from a hippy veggy restaurant and it was delicious.
Ted- Thanks! Will pass that along!
Mike- Yes, but you weren’t in California!
Robert- Thanks! I’ll pass on the cake though.
Glad to hear that PP made it through surgery. Thinking good thoughts for her recovery, and for you and the family while she recovers.
My prayers for PP (and you).
Pay for fake meat with counterfeit bills.
Here in West Oz, when my father was in for a shoulder reconstruction, the hospital offered a menu each day so he could choose what he wanted for the next day.
He showed me one, so I know he wasn’t lying, but I found it hard to believe anyway:
Breakfast options always included “English Breakfast”. You know the one – sausages, bacon, fried tomato, baked beans, mushroom, and buttered toast.
Lunch was a choice between assorted sandwiches and several hot meal options.
Dinner offered a choice of several beers and wines to accompany the meal, and if you didn’t like their offerings, you could arrange to bring in your own preferred tipple.
Obviously there were dietary restrictions depending on your ailment and medications, but rebuilding a shoulder apparently sends up no flags – he ate well!
SLee- Thank you!
Ed- LOL
Sendarius- Sigh… Y’all do it right! You’d NEVER see that here…
It could be worse. Local hospital megachain has banned regular sugar sodas. When Mom had surgery I brought a cooler.
Mr.G- Wow! Granted the Cokes were one rack, upper corner, and the rest of the double door cooler was ‘healthy’ drinks.
Having seen the “saturated fat will kill you” theory thoroughly debunked, my choice would be the nearest Maccas for half a dozen beef patties.
Naked.
No bun.
No sauce.
No plastic salad.
Next long visit to the hospital, show up with fast food burger, and ask if they can heat up in a m/w.
Peter- LOL, I was in a strange town, tied to the hospital waiting for word… sigh
Richard- I DID see a nurse doing that…LOL
Hey Old NFO;
Glad PP is ok, and Best wishes for speedy recovery…..and “ewww” on food choices….but it is “Cali”…you know…LOL