tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post334547586729891998..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: So I walk into work, and everybody looks at me like they expect a beard and a robe.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-59379353030161459622010-09-24T15:41:14.915-07:002010-09-24T15:41:14.915-07:00The "interesting approach" wasn't an...The "interesting approach" wasn't anything all that unusual, actually. We normally do Chiari decompressions on adults (since we don't have a pediatric department), and so we...well, uh...do whatever it is that has to be done to the foramen magnum and the first cervical vertebra. This one included a laminectomy and decompression of C1 to C3, which I had only seen once before.<br /><br />Basically, it was the same ol' same ol' as far as the decompression goes, but with the extra added benefit of a stiff neck.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-45210788097088476752010-09-24T08:40:35.180-07:002010-09-24T08:40:35.180-07:00I'm seconding REH's comment and would like...I'm seconding REH's comment and would like to hear more about the Chiari case, if you don't mind?<br /><br />I started reading your blog when I was researching Chiari (diagnosed and decompressed almost a year ago) and found your "What to Expect When You're Expecting a Craniotomy!" post. So I'm also going to smoosh a thank you in here, as I think reading you helped to reassure me that there would be plenty of lovely nurses to take real good care of me and my brainbox during my hospital stay and no need to worry.<br /><br />Thanks! You da man!anooshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-77266251575918082192010-09-23T22:09:00.228-07:002010-09-23T22:09:00.228-07:00You are twisted and funny. I love it!You are twisted and funny. I love it!Crazed Nitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433413927453925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-27937252111972591962010-09-23T18:52:37.203-07:002010-09-23T18:52:37.203-07:00@CN: "Space Invader". I like that. Pew! ...@CN: "Space Invader". I like that. Pew! Pew! Pew!<br /><br />I shot a hypermitotic cell in Reno, just to watch it die.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-52285768748754925292010-09-23T18:48:03.964-07:002010-09-23T18:48:03.964-07:00You go. You're still a nurse. You're sti...You go. You're still a nurse. You're still you, albeit with a space invader. You still make a difference.Crazed Nitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433413927453925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-77324421633921614152010-09-23T13:23:47.893-07:002010-09-23T13:23:47.893-07:00Where would we be without work to keep us sane? O...Where would we be without work to keep us sane? Or to drive us insane, but at least in a different way than our home insanity. I'm so glad you had a different set of scenery today.<br /> <br />Just out of curiosity, what was the interesting approach to the Chiari decompression? Having seen several different ones (4) on my own kid, I'm just curious.REHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203059287819234794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-68801239500781013402010-09-23T10:47:47.455-07:002010-09-23T10:47:47.455-07:00'normalcy' has gotta feel great about now'normalcy' has gotta feel great about nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-33923084339096877782010-09-23T10:19:01.490-07:002010-09-23T10:19:01.490-07:00Now I'm worried about you. You enjoyed doing c...Now I'm worried about you. You enjoyed doing chart audits????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-19385399087447599352010-09-23T09:26:08.892-07:002010-09-23T09:26:08.892-07:00Moving forward, that's the spirit, Jo. Keeping...Moving forward, that's the spirit, Jo. Keeping a good thought for you as this sitch unfolds,Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-86854701366957165472010-09-23T08:45:13.955-07:002010-09-23T08:45:13.955-07:00YAY for work!!!YAY for work!!!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.com