So we made it to Oak Park in great time, but of course I wasn't seen at my appointment time. Instead we waited in the waiting room with three older women talking about a wide range of topics. First was about cruises, one of them would never go on one because of what happened to that one girl (Natalee Hollway who was suspected murdered in Aruba by Joran Andreas Petrus van der Sloot in 2005. I'm kind of a news junkie so I knew what they meant when they said 'that one girl was murdered down there during a class trip'). Then there was talk about birth control and how one used the "IED". Now, I've only heard of improvised explosive device when I think of IEDs, so the visual in my head of IED birth control was quite gruesome. Then they discussed Facebook and how it's like watching the news. There are so many great stories on Facebook they said. These were older women and I couldn't help but cringe. Finally, one by one they were called back to see the doctor and the deranged conversations ended.
When I was called back I met with Susan the nurse first. She looked and acted like she had been using the doctor's script pad for her own personal use. Next, I met with the Abbott representative, Rhonda, who "reprogrammed" the DRG stimulator. I asked her if I could mess with the settings and what I should expect. The doctor saw me after a short wait and looked over my surgical wounds. He gave the go ahead to shower and then said to see my doctor again in two weeks.
I'm home now and I've showered for the first time in 11 days. It was awesome. It's the first time in 11 days I haven't been cold and miserable while I've bathed. From what my wound looks like from where the battery pack was placed (top wound) it now makes sense why it felt like a giant scab was being ripped open every time I moved. The two smaller incisions are where the two new leads were placed into me. I'll be getting back to my walks soon now that I know everything is healing as it should.
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