Friday, August 3, 2012

Stormy Weather.

I am at the mercy of my iPad and iPhone due to a nasty Georgia storm taking out my modem last night. I called 1-800-RIP-OFF (my cable carrier) who waaaaay too nonchalantly informed me that they couldn't see about my dire situation until WEDNESDAY of next week. As in FIVE DAYS FROM NOW.

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Can we all agree that this is a medical emergency? I was underwhelmed by the lack of empathy shown to me by the BHE. Utterly and completely.

Words spoken in my home tonight:

"It's only until Wednesday, babe. Relax."

"Listen--the Internet is to ME what cable television is to YOU. Just imagine being without Storage Wars, Pawn Stars, Gold Rush, Diners-Dives-and-Driveins, and American Pickers for FIVE WHOLE DAYS."

*thump*

(That was the sound of Harry passing out at the very thought of that.)

See? Told you this was a medical emergency.

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Hospital Day #2 s/p Modem Meltdown.

Subjective: All trouble shooting ended in failure. Still with 3G on phone and iPad. Rapid response team notified, family aware of situation.

Objective: On a splitter. Or something. We think. Nothing lighting up in back. That we know for sure. Cranial nerves 2 - 12 not intact. Reflexes absent. Spiderwebs present in basement.

Assessment: Acute Decompensated Cable Modem, likely secondary to crazy down south summer storm versus needing a new cable carrier versus both. Cannot exclude house being built in 1920's as a complicating factor.

Plan: Anticipate modem catheterization and interrogation  on Wednesday, + or - emergent revision. Consider psychiatry consult, alert ICU of possibility of potential need for further support and intubation.

Consider transfer of modem from dusty unfinished garage/basement.

Code status: Full Code. Discuss end of life care. Family wants all heroic interventions.

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Happy (?) Friday.




6 comments:

  1. k- i miss you. i feel this- the no internet thing- no power thing. we got struck by lighting the other day and it blew the internet box thing across zoe's room and burn her bookcase.
    anyway- i'm praying we can get home for christmas- that we can get sweet rosie a birth certificate, then a passport, then a visa- oh it won't be easy!
    so pray.
    then - we can sit for several hours and then some- and we can be back in each others life for reals- and hang.
    xox

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  2. Dr. Manning! Posting a comment not at all related to the above (although I totally feel your pain). So I've got a 6 month old and like all obsessive parents I read my nightly webmd baby articles. I pretty much never watch the videos but I'm intrigued by this one telling I dont have to start with baby cereal?! Hell yeah, let me play this and show it to my husband who is a skeptic. I hit play... And it's the oh-so-melodious voice of Kim Manning! Who lest I forget, amongst her many other talents, is also a pediatrician!! Hope you're doing great and thanks for helping bring the spouse around. -- deepti

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  3. Just maybe you should pack up the boys and your laptop and visit your Mommy. Guaranteed to make everyone feel better!

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  4. Your modem is in our thoughts and prayers Dr M ;). I'm glad to see you're still blogging - now if my daily quota of Grady doc posts are tapered - ackk!
    Have a great weekend, this too shall pass!

    -- Tara

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  5. LOL!! too good Dr. M!

    V

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  6. Just maybe you should pack up the boys and your laptop and visit your Mommy. Guaranteed to make everyone feel better!

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