There I was tooling around at work Thursday when I got a cramp in my left hand, which happens occasionally. Only this time the hand went numb, then the arm, then some invisible jackass novacained the left side of my face. I call the charge nurse at Kaiser and she tells me to get my ass to Legacy, which is two miles away, and I ask her if Legacy is within the system but she pretty much tells me “I don’t give it shit! It is only two miles away and we are thirty miles away. We’ll take care of everything.” A friend takes me to Legacy, where they hook me up to every machine they’ve got (it seemed). At 4 am they ambulance me (WEE!!!) to Kaiser, where I get meds, an EEG, EKG, MRI, TURKEY MEATLOAF, and JELL-O. Turns out I had something called a TIA. An old blood clot had broken loose and made its way to the brain, fucking up my left side for just a bit. I get to leave much later with five new meds, and three shots-Pneumonia, Flu and Covid. I spent the rest of the weekend laying about, then went to work Monday afternoon and, like John Astin, “I’m much better now.”
I’m glad.
Hooray for apparent recovery w no long term consequences beyond maybe some maintenance meds!!
So how was the meatloaf? 
Wow! I’m happy to hear that.
Your quick recovery is great news. I had a TIA on my right side that lasted months, and nobody wants that. The hospital did right by you, turkey meatloaf regardless.
Scary stuff. Very happy to learn you’re recovering well. Take it easy and don’t do this again. No one wants turkey meatloaf that bad.
Seriously, glad you’re ok!
Hospital food is terrible here. I am glad you are ok. Stay well.
Yummy. Green jello.
I so wanted to eat mine. They whipped it off the tray so fast I actually saw it go from square to rhomboid.
I’m happy you’re up and outta there! 
I hate jello. Not sure how I feel about turkey meatloaf.
We have two major medical systems here. One has much better food than the other. I know which one I’m going for if I have a TIA sometime in the future (which I am in fact at a high risk for having at some point).
I’m glad you are OK. Please cooperate with the docs, take your meds and stay that way for a really long time.
Did they give you a clotbuster or other intervention beyond testing and support, or did your symptoms resolve on their own?
I’m happy you’re bouncing back. That’s a great outcome.
Whew. I’m glad you’re better.
Two blood pressure(one is a blood thinner) and, two for diabetes, and one other.
I had one of those, also affecting my left side. Late night, I was discharged in a few hours once everything was working correctly, so didn’t get to sample that hospital’s cuisine. 
Glad you’re doing better, please do follow up with your PCP. In my case, high blood pressure was most likely a major part of the issue.
I just got home, and there was a ZIO heart monitor waiting for me. Had to shave my chest, glue it on and turn it on, where it stays for two weeks.
What, no EGG?
Seriously, though, I’m glad you came through well.
I remember a friend of mine who was laid up in the hospital for an extended period of time when he was in his early 20s. Hospital food was okay, there just wasn’t enough of it. He was constantly calling his buddies, me among them, to remind us that if we planned to visit tonight, he’d really appreciate a sub sandwich, or a pizza, or a Big Mac combo, or similar.
Glad to hear that you’re okay, @Czarcasm , and that you’re being looked after. Get well soon!
I spent five days in the hospital last year and the food was hit-or-miss. The French toast looked like French toast and smelled like French toast, but it didn’t taste like French toast. Probably the best things I ate the entire time I was there was a tuna salad one day, and a place of fresh fruit and melons another.
My last time in the hospital, the food was very good. This was in Busan, South Korea and the kitchen director even ensured my meals were vegetarian. The only slip-up was one morning the eggs were fried in fish oil.
I’m at the hospital at least every two weeks, as a visitor, while my Mom gets her chemo. Depending on timing, I’ll often go to the cafeteria to grab breakfast or lunch. They make a really good omelet. Lunch lines can be long so I usually opt for grab-and-go. Their sushi (they make it there) is decent, but I often end up with a grilled chicken sandwich and a side salad. Not fantastic, but certainly good enough.
They also have a Subway, which is open even when the main cafeteria is closed. And the smaller cafeteria, conveniently located in the cancer center building, has one of those fancy Starbucks machines to make different coffees.
That said, and off topic (
) Glad you’re doing well!
The hospital food for visitors is not what patients get.
When I was in my fancy rehab for about 3 months. The food was decent. I was always hungry no matter how much I complained(alot).
I did a significant amount of duck and dive down to visitors food area to procure eats.
My family brought food as well.
When I was in another place for surgery the best thing I ate was a roasted cauliflower .
I swear to God it stayed with me bumping around in my digestive system for months.
I’ll never eat cauliflower or other cruciferous veggies again. Gah!