# Dear Pancho: (My sick, sick, sick right kidney) Let's talk! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 1, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742 "2020-03-01T07:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/161 "2020-03-05T21:39:31Z")
**A Missive from the trenches** Luncheon was a horror. I got orange slices and a lovely \*vintage \* Lemon flavored protein shake, for my snack. _Vintage_ becoz it tasted like the old duster I spray Pledge on. Bleeeck!! My family is driving me bananas. (Ooh, I could go for a ‘nana right now) Tell me how to tell them to leave. The lil’wrekker needs to go back to school. Her BF needs to go back to where ever he came from. My Sister needs to go back to Texas. Big Wrek needs to go fishing. DIL has been conspicuously absent. Ah, her and Mid-daughter are taking care of the pets and the ol’ homestead. Plus the kids are not allowed on this wing, I don’t think. I need to call the Meezers. Hmmm!? How can I do that? Big-Hoss-Nurse-Candyman keeps telling me to calm down and pace myself. He sez I will pay for it tomorrow. P’shaw! I have a handy-dandy pain-pump. (:)) I hope Dinner is at least edible. These people are gonna starve me to death. Or freeze me to death. No matter I have a pain-pump. (:)) Who thinks this whole pain-pump technology is gonna turn around and bite me in the butt? I kinda know it will. But…I have it now. And…I’m pushing the button right now. Off to sleepy town…zzzzzZzzzz… zo ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/162 "2020-03-05T21:41:37Z")
Aww crap. Dbl post. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/163 "2020-03-05T22:17:15Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > My family is driving me bananas. (Ooh, I could go for a 'nana right now) Tell me how to tell them to leave. “I love you all, I’m so glad that you’ve been here through all of this – it was really important to me, and I can never thank you enough. But, now that I’m past the surgery, I’m just needing to rest and recover – so what I need the most right now is to just rest, and there’s nothing that any of you can do to help me with that. So…go back to your lives, please! I promise I’ll keep you up to date on how I’m feeling, and what the doctors are telling me.” Even if the first sentence isn’t strictly true, it’ll make them feel good, and help them understand that that phase of the process is now over. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/164 "2020-03-05T22:49:40Z")
Welcome back, **Beck**! So glad to hear from you. They wanted to install an internal permanent pain pump in me, for my spinal pain. But I don’t want to be on morphine (or anything like it) for the rest of my life. I hope yours works better, and that you don’t need it for long. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/165 "2020-03-05T23:15:40Z")
Welcome back Beck! ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/166 "2020-03-05T23:19:00Z")
Yay, **Beck**!! It sounds like you’re doing pretty well! I know the pain pump is talking 😃 but you haven’t posted anything alarming health-wise. That’s awesome!! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/167 "2020-03-05T23:30:35Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > They wanted to install an internal permanent pain pump in me, for my spinal pain. But I don’t want to be on morphine (or anything like it) for the rest of my life. Didn’t you read the reference to Adult Supervision? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/168 "2020-03-05T23:32:29Z")
Great to see you back Beck. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/169 "2020-03-05T23:35:52Z")
I am very glad you are back and as feisty as ever ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/170 "2020-03-05T23:55:35Z")
That was a nap and a half. Which ever pain meds are in this pump are hallucinogenic. I expected to wake up in a tie-dyed shirt and sporting the hippy aroma. More head muzak: “something…something…gotta get out of this place” Dinner service is coming. The racket is barely bearable. It’s hashing on my mellow. God, I hope the food is ok. I told the lil’wrekker she might have to go get me some food. Everyone is absent. I guess they got the message to leave when I conked out on 'em. Groovy & Peace-out ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/171 "2020-03-05T23:59:05Z")
Oh, dang. My ankles are restrained…wut???:eek: ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/172 "2020-03-06T00:22:20Z")
Tie-dyed stoner Beck…it looks good on you. I like it. Seriously, listen to the Candyman. He’s not just talking about pain. You’ll be exhausted in a way a nap won’t fix, and it’ll slow your healing. Does your DIL or someone have Facetime on their phones? You could talk to the Meezers that way. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/173 "2020-03-06T00:34:06Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Oh, dang. My ankles are restrained…wut???:eek: You don’t see Kathy Bates roaming around nearby, do you? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/174 "2020-03-06T00:38:53Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Oh, dang. My ankles are restrained…wut???:eek: What have you been up to, young lady? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/175 "2020-03-06T00:54:16Z")
Apparently I kept getting out of bed during my acid trip. Setting off a multitude of Alarms. So it seems you can get _too_ high. Garcia you dirty dirty hippy!! You lied. Nurse Hoss is off duty. Nurse Rachet stood by while I took bites of everything on my tray. Til I was gagging. Ugh. I oughta barf all over and ring her buzzer. But then I’d have to eat that crap-dog-doo food again. Nope. (:)) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/176 "2020-03-06T02:16:30Z")
Glad to hear you’re doing so well, harassing the staff and all I think we should get three adorable matching tie-dyed Ts - regular size for **Beck** , and two kitty-size for the Meezers, to celebrate! ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/177 "2020-03-06T02:28:59Z")
If I was within a two hour drive, I would snuggle a few corn dogs in for you. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/178 "2020-03-06T02:35:28Z")
\*Snuggled \* corndogs! My fave! (;)) ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/179 "2020-03-06T02:48:27Z")
Take a bite, push the pain pump button…take a bite, push the pain pump button…repeat until the food tray is empty! The food is horrible because you can have no salt. In fact, your whole diet card probably says “anything that tastes good is NOT allowed!” No roaming around while high. Sit and contemplate your belly button instead! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742/180 "2020-03-06T02:49:37Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > \*Snuggled \* corndogs! My fave! (;)) I’m in North Little Rock. Where is this…hospital? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pancho-my-sick-sick-sick-right-kidney-lets-talk/848742.md?page=10)