Tagteam bedbath om mani padme hum. MFM hospital update:

[MiddleFingerMom]

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I think the staff here has separation anxiety when it comes to me. Once again,
they never can say goodbye, no no nono now.
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The cardiologists still aren't sure of what they're seeing on my echocardiogram
(the baby-in-the-belly-type video). Yesterday, a trainer was teaching two people
who had never done them before, so they're not sure whether their techniques
may have goobered up the works or not.
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They're talking cat scan and one of those internal echocardiograms, the Deep
Throat kind where they make me swallow this nasty ol' lube stuff and then
put me in lala-land and slide the imaging wand down my throat and take the
video of my heart from the INSIDE.
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(HACK... HACK... I'D BETTER NOT HAVE TO PTOOEY ANYTHING AFTERWARD!!!!)
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They haven't come back yet and it's 4 PM here -- chances are I might be
spending the night again.
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Tagteam bedbath om mani padme hum. Tagteam bedbath om mani padme hum.
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You KNOW I'm hopin' for some of those celebrated DU bedbath vibes.
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[Baitball Blogger]

1. "om mani padme hum"

Is that some mantra? Or does it have some spiritual meaning like namaste?

[antiquie]

3. MFM vibes <<<<>>>>

Reciting the Compassion Buddha mantra just once completely purifies the four defeats of breaking the four root vows of self-liberation and the five uninterrupted negative karmas1

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Self-libation is definitely a religion.

[MiddleFingerMom]

9. From Wikipedia:

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"It is very good to recite the mantra Om mani padme hum, but while you are doing it, you should
be thinking on its meaning, for the meaning of the six syllables is great and vast... The first, Om
symbolizes the practitioner's impure body, speech, and mind; it also symbolizes the pure exalted
body, speech, and mind of a Buddha"

"The path is indicated by the next four syllables. Mani, meaning jewel, symbolizes the factors of
method: (the) altruistic intention to become enlightened, compassion, and love."
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"The two syllables, padme, meaning lotus, symbolize wisdom"
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"Purity must be achieved by an indivisible unity of method and wisdom, symbolized by the final
syllable hum, which indicates indivisibility"
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"Thus the six syllables, om mani padme hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path
which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure body, speech,
and mind into the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha.
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M-m-m-m-m... tagteam Buddhabath.
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[Baitball Blogger]

10. Here is my contribution to your spiritual enlightenment.

Country Chic soap bars. The Eucalyptus or the Lavender should do the trick.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/countrychicsoaps

[kurtzapril4]

24. I thought that

the Om mani padmi hum was a joke.

I thought you were playing with getting a mani-pedi along with your tag team sponge bath.

I'm an idiot.

[MiddleFingerMom]

25. "I'm an idiot."

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"I'm mani padmi diot hum."
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I think you may be onto another glowing path to the Buddha
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[kurtzapril4]

26. Nah, just an idiot. But thanks! eom.

[Denninmi]

2. Hey, there. I hope your sponge bath is everything you hope it to be.

Hang in there. And we appreciate the updates.

[ohiosmith]

4. Not everyone is thrilled at the prospect of your sponge bath!

Get well!

[MiddleFingerMom]

15. Watching that, I can hear Nurse Ratchet in the background. "Gentlemen... medication time."

[Kali]

16. hahhahhahhahaha!

poor spongebob

[MiddleFingerMom]

17. M-m-m-m-m... tagteam Bobbaths.

[redwitch]

5. Time moves very slowly in the hospital.

One rarely knows whether it is day or night, they don't let you sleep in order to confuse you further, I dunno if the sponge bath is worth it buddy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Celebrated DU bedbath vibes en route!

[riderinthestorm]

8. While I'm sorry you are in the hospital MFM, its wonderful that you are posting!

Its scawwy for all of us when you are so under-the-weather that you can't post, so we have to get updates from Kali or California Peggy.


And they don't give us ANY updates about your sponge baths!!





Stay strong and get well soon (well, maybe just after you get your next sponge bath!)

[HeiressofBickworth]

11. Get well soon!

It's all going to hell around here without you!!!

[MiddleFingerMom]

12. UPDATE:

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I've been napping. z-z-z-z-m-m-m-m-z-z-z-z. Nap GOOD!!!
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I'm here overnight. Tomorrow, a TEE -- a trans-esophageal echocardiogram. I call
it "deep-throatin' the periscope".
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They're going to take a look at my heart from the inside of my body. I've had this
before... they had me swallow some mildly unpleasant stuff and then gave me the
GOOD stuff -- I stayed awake as long I could to enjoy it and then slept BLISSFULLY
through the whole thing. I don't remember the procedure at all and the aftereffects
were minimal.
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The procedure team promised to call me, but you know how they are.
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They never did.
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[applegrove]

13. MFM. So glad you are in a hospital that allows surfing the web. It is good

than we know all systems are a go and you are being looked after. I'll say a cheer for you with my blueberry/pomegranite tea.

[MiddleFingerMom]

14. A while back, you gave me good memories of Lemon Zinger -- I had meant to buy some...

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... but I didn't. They have an equivalent lemon tea on the menu here and
you inspired me to have some with dinner last night. M-m-m-m.
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[applegrove]

19. Lemon zinger with licorice. Yummy. The Yogi Lemon Ginger tea has a little licorice

in it. Apple and cinamon (any variety) mixed with a passionfruit or mango tea is very good too. Oh you got me going. Now I'm off to have some more tea. You take care of you. Don't know if you heard but SalmenchantedEvening has left. The lounge needs you now more than ever. Glad the proceedure is relatively pain free.

[Lokey]

18. Wishing you well

Haven't been here long, not sure of what you are dealing with.
But I hope your heart is ok and the test come back with good news.

[MiddleFingerMom]

21. Thank you. Watch out for a DU member named Skittles -- she will break YOUR heart, too...

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... if she ever gets as pissed off as she did at me and starts refusin' to kick YOUR ass anymore.
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(cringin'... stuffin' a phone book down the back of my pants)
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[GoCubsGo]

20. Sending bedbath vibes.

Hope you get two of 'em.

[MiddleFingerMom]

22. More and more of the nurses are volunteering.

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Some on the sign-up sheet: Dawn, Marisol, Marcia, Bob, Ivanna, Maggie, Sparkle, Elizabeth, Lucy
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If there's a Lounge pool started, the SMART money's on Sparkle, yo.
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[tandot]

23. Get better soon :)

and ... enjoy the sponge baths

[Lady Freedom Returns]

27. get well soon!

if not I will beat you up!

[nolabear]

28. Tell them you're not leaving til they name a wing after you.

Or a drumstick at the very least.

Hope you get cut loose soon.

[elleng]

29. Or a thigh???

[MiddleFingerMom]

30. BTDT.

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[MiddleFingerMom]

31. THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE:

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Still in the hospital. They PLAN on coming in and doing the TEE procedure (see Post #12) about 10:30
AZ time (it's about 9:00 now). Last time, they took me to a quasi-surgical unit --- this time, since I
have the room to myself here, they're just going to do it in MY room.

This will allow them to make some truly INFORMED decisions about what they want to do. Barring
anything unforeseen, they will NOT be doing anything major today and I'll be going home sometime
during the day (yeah, how many times have I said THAT).
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All-in-all, although I've got these pretty severe chronic illnesses, I FEEL pretty good and I am most
definitely in good hands here.
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No, I'm NOT just referring to the tagteam bedbaths.
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For that, I would have used the phrase "EXCELLENT hands".
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More later... probably a good deal later -- and maybe from home.
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[GoCubsGo]

32. Sending more good vibes...

Hope it all goes well, and that the next time we hear from you will be from your home.

[kimi]

33. Haven't been here in a bit

& sorry that you're back on the old chain gang!

However, glad to see that you're in your usual lively spirits & may go home soon. Take care!

I'm in your neck of the woods starting tomorrow (well, in Tucson anyway), & send vibes, of course!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

34. I had one of those echo-cardio things done

I watched it on the screen with the technician. She said the floppy bit of meat is a valve, and that it looks good. I assured her that I had rebuilt a few Chevy heads, and that floppy thing is no valve. Where's the valve stem, the valve spring, where's the camshaft that drives it all? It reinforced my belief in evolution, 'cause it sure aint no intelligent design.

Keep on ticking, mfm.

[MiddleFingerMom]

35. Much to the consternation of others, my exhaust system works just fine.

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One of the tests they employ to check me is to have me squeeze their
fingers with both hands.
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I cracked up a roomful of doctors and students by asking one guy, "My
nephew will no longer either squeeze or pull any of my fingers, so why
should I trust you."
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