Do You Ever Feel Like a Cyborg?
By Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
Midland, Michigan
August 6, 2016 9:41am CST
After my procedure, I proceeded to get dressed in the recovery room once I woke up sufficiently. Neither my husband nor I noticed any strange things left on my body. I was surprised a bit later when we were driving to get food to see that I had a sticky thing left on my arm near my armband with a metal piece on it. It felt like it would rip my skin if I took it off then, so I waited until we returned home again to use soap on it which worked much better.
Later on while fixing my bra strap my fingers ran into another of these sticky things. I thought it was odd that I didn't feel it when getting dressed. Later my husband happened to see a twin on the other shoulder. I'm surprised they didn't tell me about them.
Maybe I should leave them on and I could get plugged in to have cyborg powers and be rejuvenated? Then I could do all my outside things in a few hours and mylot to my hearts content the rest of my days.
When my husband went in for his many surgeries, they never left these on when they were through. This is probably normal procedure for this particular procedure I just wasn't prepared. My attempt at a bit of alliteration.
I have many notifications to wade through this weekend but have hopes of getting some insurance papers done and a few other things first. Will visit with you all later I'm sure.
When my husband went in for his many surgeries, they never left these on when they were through. This is probably normal procedure for this particular procedure I just wasn't prepared. My attempt at a bit of alliteration.
I have many notifications to wade through this weekend but have hopes of getting some insurance papers done and a few other things first. Will visit with you all later I'm sure.14 people like this
15 responses
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Aug 16
good l;ord those are fropm having an ekg of your heart and t hey are supposed to
remove them yo u must have had a heart monitor during surgery but they have the stuff that takes off the goo from them so t hey always take them off in the hospital
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Aug 16
I agree, Anna, although it could be on the paperwork I brought home, which I've yet to look at.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Aug 16
@Hatley This was after the colonoscopy, Patsie. It took all of about twenty minutes. Maybe they were trying to get everyone in before lunch and forgot that little detail. The ones on my shoulder came off much easier than the one on my arm. I knew they had me hooked up to their monitor with all my readings.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Aug 16
See? That's what I thought too when seeing the first one. After finding the third one, I dreamt that I had several implanted in different places too since my husband said he always had five put on him.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Aug 16
@sol_cee No, it didn't hurt at all. In fact if it did then I may have found them faster.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
7 Aug 16
Nope. I didn't come to until I was back in one of the recovery rooms. Maybe I'll call and ask whether those things are usually taken off after the procedure by the staff or not. It may be something they should watch for better unless it's the new way of doing things.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
7 Aug 16
I'm sure these were how they hooked me up to the monitor that made sure everything was working correctly during the procedure. And, no, they didn't tell me they put these on or that they were leaving them there for me to remove on my own.
@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
6 Aug 16
I've never seen anything like that left on after a procedure.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Aug 16
Maybe I'll save one in a safe place, which I probably wouldn't find again in ten years. But, if I could, I could take it back again and ask if it would save me any money to reuse one of them. That could be a bit funny.
I suppose they usually take them off and just missed them. Or maybe they expect the patient to take them off but then you would think they would mention it.@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Aug 16
I thought they'd have mentioned it too. I did get a call from their office on Monday asking if I was doing okay after the procedure, and so I might just call and ask if it's normal that those are left one and that they may want to tell people about them.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
10 Aug 16
how odd! it looks like something was snapped to you
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
6 Aug 16
most interestin' 'n i wonder why they left such? gigglin' o'er hookin' yerself'p like a cyborg though. wouldn't such a feat (the rejuvenated part) be jest awesome?
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
7 Aug 16
I've actually come home with one or two of them, as well! I usually find them when I'm in the shower and it's quite a shock to feel something "alien" on my skin! Gives me a bit of a shock until I get it off and see what it is. And then I just laugh!
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