 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I was surprised this time around because my ICU seemed to be one of two well-lit private rooms instead of a big one filled with everyone's machines in alarm that I had last time. Also, they weren't hooking up O2/pulse alarms like they did last time (Could that be a result of the yellow wristband I printed up at home that said "Patient has Bradycardia -- Adjust alarm thresholds accordingly" ?) I had earplugs in my gown pocket but they must have changed it because I never saw them again.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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