Bangkok Log part 2

As of writing this I have been recovering from my surgery in Nonthavej Hospital for 3 days. The doctor comes by every day to check up on me and Friday he told me to start getting out of bed and walking. I have managed two walks today. The first was quite short and ended with me on the toilet for the first time in six days. The second was longer and Helen took me to the first floor to see the fishies.

The staff here has been wonderful. Every day a nurse comes in to check my blood pressure, temperature, and empty my errr fluids. She stops by several times a day and after which she says, “no feava.” She is very nice, and always smiles, come to think of it everyone here in Thailand smiles, except for the cops, and passport control. Those guys don’t smile or scowl. They show no emotion or trace of emotion, like the Place guard in England. I get the idea if anyone crossed one of these guys they would be dead before the knew what happened, and the cop wouldn’t even break a sweat in the 100 degree heat.

Twice a day the two little Thai nurses come in my room say, “clean body” and before I can respond they two basins full of water (from where I have no idea) and begin to wash me from head to toe. When they finish they have not only washed my body, but they have changed me and all my bedding without me ever knowing. The only explanation I have for this ability to do all this is they must have mastered the art of nurse-fu. Like nun-jujitsu, nurse-fu is an awesome martial art. Yet unlike the nuns at the catholic schools I attended growing up who used their nun-jujitsu to immobilize if to cripple the kids these nurse-fu masters use their abilities to help people, but woe if any ever use this for nefarious purposes. There may be no stopping them.

Then there is Helen, my sweet Helen. She has been a wonder to have along on this trip. She is my Grumpy angel. Despite being disgruntled at the communication gap, the lack of vegetarian food choices. She has stood by me day and night, giving me a hand with everything. If ever there was proof of someone’s love and devotion to another she has shown it to me in spades, and I owe her big time.

I was informed today as well that Sunday the bandages will be coming off, and for the first time I will see myself without that bit attached. On an artistic note my dreams have given light to a sculpture I want to start this summer, and it may take some time to finish, as it is something I’ve never attempted before.

Thank you all again for your well wishes and support.

Cheers one and all

~ by twisteddiva on 9 May, 2008.