So, I was loaded up with everything I had with me, and finally was on my way. And although I was enjoying being out of the ER, and getting a bit of air, my mind was still pretty preoccupied with the medication that I had just been given, and the inevitable results. So, in the nicest possible way, I did ask the kind people transporting me to "step it up just a bit". Well, I think we got there in record time, and out of the stretcher I went -- Into the restroom.
As I emerged, I saw that my new nurse was patiently waiting for me. "I thought that they had all of the monitoring hooked up on you? Well, no problem. We'll get it done now. But are you supposed to be wandering out of bed?"
I smiled and uttered just one word. "Kayexalate".
Ahhh... She nodded and began to laugh. And from this point forward, this kind person was a wonderful source of comfort as I got acclimated to my new reality -- the ICU. She had already had the opportunity to look over my records hours ago, and although she knew nothing about Alpha-1, she seemed anxious to learn. The more I explained, the more questions she asked. Again, my mind was distracted... to the point that I had almost forgotten about my heart and kidneys, and especially that my wife and sister were patiently waiting outside the room... And (I'm sure) had all kinds of nightmares running through their minds about what was taking so long.
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