Missing in action

Not to rag on the CC too much b/c generally everything has gone well ... but we're noticing a few issues. One serious the other funny.

The one that really bugs is that cardiology didn't really clue-in to the doses of meds he was on pre-op and have a really sound plan for post-op, particularly since several of these meds can NOT be stopped cold turkey (e.g. beta blockers, esp. super doses like M's). And so he's had all kinds of issues that perhaps were preventable or at least better able to be managed before causing problems. So that's a real "grrrrrrr".

The less serious, funnier, but still frustrating one is that food services has a whacked sense of appropriate meals and a real forgetful streak.  First, they've got him on what they call a 'modified diabetic diet' because possibly of his immediate post-op sugar levels.  But he's not, and they're normal now. And since when are pears and peaches in heavy syrup 'diabetic' - ok ??  Or tonight's dinner -- chicken with stuffing AND mashed potatoes. Or a breakfast of french toast, with sugar-free maple syrup, but apple juice and more fruit cup in syrup.  Huh??
And they keep forgetting something off his order at every meal. EVERY meal. His first lunch they forgot the key protein and it took an hour to get him the ordered turkey sandwich (ok, he didn't wind up eating it, but hey! Principle!!), but they remembered the condiments -- what did they think he was going to do with the mustard and mayo and his chicken noodle soup? They forgot his treat, and first bit of calcium, a lime sherbet, for lunch. Again, another call to the nurse and a round-up. Tonight it was the beef broth missing and a roll, but they remembered the margarine. Also, why is a heart hospital using margarine??!! Hello, someone call the trans-fat police please!

We'll have to keep a running total and blog update on what goes missing at all meals from here on.

Time for more walks.

Peace
Jenn