the final drip (i hope) by koosievantutte
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thanks, all my good friends who did so much good with your well wishes to my great wife karin (and of course kruimeltje) and to me. last thursday i was taken to hospital in a great hurry and operated on the same day.
when i came to they told me that they removed a very big part of my intestines, that i had a small heart attack and pneumonia to boot. i have known better days with better messages and more so because i heard a few days later that it was a bad tumor. i have been lying around for days with only one cup of water to keep my mouth at least a little wet. from sunday i was allowed to actually drink a few cups of water and from tuesday i was allowed to have some fluid food. bad times with lots of very nasty medications.
thank god and pharmacy for painkillers. i had a surgeon, an intern specialist, a heart specialist, a lung specialist and nurses and physiotherapists - thanks for their patience and kindness. i am not good in hospitals, i go berserk.
when today i left (i had to force it because they wanted to keep me at least till tomorrow and preferably through the weekend) i thanked all those fabulous people a lot, one had been running around to fill out papers, push the specialists to discharge me, write prescriptions and arrange follow up (and it is not easy to move those creatures!) they succeeded at the end of a long day (started at 06:00 and ending at 15:30)
when they removed my final drip (i had for of those stands at one time!) i asked if i could have that one. they thought i was mad, of course, which i am, but i told them there is something nice in everything and i would try to make it into an interesting image one day and send them all a copy.
this is just a slightly photofiltred one, i can't do much drawing yet, but it gives an idea.
i never can thank you enough for being there and when i have a good drawing it will be dedicated to all of you too.
now i wish i could enjoy my coffee, but for some reason everything i eat or drink or smell tastes or smells foul, i hope this disappears.
in the coming weeks i have to eat lots of pills (karin just came in with a card load) and i have to visit all the specialists above and a few extra, so i will be busy. i will try to answer/comment everything, but i fear it will not come to that, please excuse me for that.
Comments (30)
anaber
LOL!!! Great photo KOOSIE!!! But that is gone!!!:-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) I am so happy you are here again!For YOU,KARIN and KRUIMLTJE!!!and FOR ALL OF US!!!Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa GREAT MAN!!!!! And:-)))enjoy you café the best you can and everything you missed these days!!!!! And TAKE CARE and BE WELL!!! and take a nap there!!!
helanker
OHHH Koosie!! Welcome back dear friend. :-D I am so happy to see you. Now you can just take it easy. You can easily wait atleast a week or two or more, before you even think about commenting anything. Just enjoy that you are back home with Karin and Kruimeltje. Enjoy RR and what it can give you. That is the very best. Commentings can easily wait until you are really ready. Koosie, I wish you all the best and fully and speedy recovery. BIG hug. Helle
groegnitram
i dont believe my eyes!!! hello koosie dear friend that is quite a surprise, i never expected to see you sooo soon again, how wonderful! and now you need to take some care, just forget about commenting for some time, you need to rest, karin and kruimeltje have to massage your feed :) i wish you a good recovery, koosie, and i am looking forward very much to lots of further brilliant designs and inventions from the netherlands! welcome back :)
Mayalin
I like your work and sense of humour Koosie. Life must be a bit of a struggle now but I wish you well and look forward to seeing more of your art, your spirit and of course, your dog in the future ... thanks to all those medical people ! Take care . Mayalin. P.S.This is the first time I've posted a comment ..what you're going through moved me .. so here's wishing you and those you love many days filled with smiles,- and enjoyable coffee !- The sooner the better , eh?
Juliette.Gribnau
welkom terug... je hebt in korte tijd heel wat meegemaakt, jeetje.. ik hoop oprecht dat je helemaal opknapt...doe het rustig aan he?
DanteDAnthony
Oh, good SIR!! My prayers go out to you...may God bless you and keep you.
durleybeachbum
What a HORRIBLE adventure! So good to see you so soon! Trust you to make art out of misery..you are a star! They told us again on TV this week that people who have dogs get better from heart trouble very much more quickly than those who have no dog! So, dachshund to the rescue! hooray.
Faemike55
Welcome back, Koosie! here's hoping that everything returns to normal very soon! My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family as you continue to recover. Nice photo
ARTWITHIN
Koosie, you really had your share in this hospital stay. I am happy to see you home and hopefully resting. I can't say I'm surprised to see you home early. I would expect that from you, and I know the effort that it took to get you home early, too. Healing, effects from surgery and anesthesia all take time to recover from. Take it easy, and let Karin help you. You have a wonderful wife, and friends who all want you to get well again and back to here as you want and are able. Huge Healing Hugs!
3DClassics123456
My friend, I'm with you in these sad days!
ThunderStone
Glad you are back. Here's to recovery. You could use that photo as a rendering for the challenge, "Changes". Here hoping for you, better days!
novelist
Please don't worry about anything but taking good care of yourself. I'm glad you made it through your ordeal and are safely home. Keep on with the recovery. You've been through so much. How wonderful that you had enough strength to be so creative after such an ordeal and that so many loved ones are there to comfort and aid you. I'm way behind in my comments, but I wanted to say welcome back and that I wish you the best of health.
fractalbeke
Wat een verhaal, beste man !!! Hopelijk is dat probleem nu achter de rug. Ik weet maar al te best wat je hebt meegemaakt want mijn bloedeigen dochter ging al voor de 5e keer die weg op. "Kanker ? " vraagt ze... "...ik blijf vechten" voegt z'er aan toe. En inderdaad ze blijft maar lachen en vrolijk doen. Dit vertel ik je om je een schepje moed in te pompen. Zoals Juliette het zegt, doe het kalmpjes aan. We zien je wel terugkomen.
Helleshoj
Hou je taai, Koosie. We hebben nog heel wat van je tekeningen en fotos nodig :) Take care, and use your time and efforts to become healthy. Whatever you still have to give in the way of interesting pictures comes later. Better you get in top form first. Groeten aan Karin en Kruimeltje.
Chipka
What a piece of work. You're right in that there's something beautiful in everything, and of course the science fiction writer in me is intrigued by these tubes and containers and insertion points...it's like...Oh, I don't know...something terribly complicated and biologically interactive! The sense of color and light is astounding, and I'm glad to see that something as beautiful as color and light can be drawn from something as distasteful as implements of medical necessity. This is fantastic work, and I hope that things are definitely looking up, especially in terms of the emergency that prompted the initial source of this beautiful artwork. This is wonderful, and I'm sure that coffee and other things will begin to take on their normal savory flavors soon!
jeroni
amigo bienbenido de nuevo se lo que son los hospitales yo tengo una lesion medular, pero solo te puedo decir animo y hay muy buenos profesionales en esos centros un abrazo.
anahata.c
yes Koosie, making art of your operation: They do have a 'flare' to them, don't they. I wish you great healing Koosie, and great strength to Karin too, who's been with you through every bit; and I know you'll pace yourself--as everyone wants you to--and know that everyone here thinks the world of you. Great idea for a piece, I wish you all the healing in the world!
nikolais
Well. it's often much easier to get to hospital than out and I am so glad to have you back here. Let it really be your final drip. Great work for thousands of reasons....
beachzz
You can see art anywhere and this just proves it. I feel some humor here as well, and what would we do without being able to laugh at what wants to knock us flat. Be well, know there are a LOT of people who care.
auntietk
Ag ... All this paraphernalia is so familiar to me. I've had more than one friend involved in extended hospital stays for various nasty reasons, and have seen my share of such things. It makes for an excellent image though, with the loops and shapes and colors. You have taken something quite ordinary and made it into something extraordinary and special. This is my best advice to you: Take good care of yourself. Let Karin help you. Pet Kruimeltje a lot. Listen to every single thing the doctors tell you, and make up your own mind about what you will and will not do. They would have you running in and out for every little thing, and you must make your own choices. I know you will anyway ... this is only permission to do so. :) Be well ...
rayag
Glad to see you here again with your art and humor,all the best!!!
ragouc
Take care.I want to wish you a quick recovery.
dragonmuse
Although these things save lives.. they still frighten me. I am glad they saved yours. Welcome back. {{{hugs}}}
Hendesse
Das ist ja eine schlimme Geschichte, gut daß Du alles gut überstanden hast. Ich wünsche Dir eine gute und vor allem schnelle Genesung!
danob
Very happy to hear you are on the mend my friend! The artistic soul is hard to suppress!
mansco
Bless you my friend and be up and positive it's the best when we are ill ;O) Huge hugs ;O)
moochagoo
Love your story about your "problems". My father had similar problems, but he died only at 90! I really hope you will be able to sip a little coffee with pleasure. Hugs.
myrrhluz
It is very hard to see those things sticking out of people you love, even though they save lives. I am glad you are doing well and wish the best for you and your love ones.
three_grrr
Though I have stood and admired your work without comment .. I must comment now. It is good to see you back! You are very strong person to have gone through all that, and to be home so soon. Your coffee will begin to taste better, and so will all your other food. It takes time for all those horrid medications to work out of your system and stopp affecting your taste buds. Drink lots of liquids to help flush all that stuff through your kidneys. Your kidneys will thank you for all the liquid to help process all that nasty stuff. Not only are you strong, you have a marvelous sense of humor, you have a wonderful wife, and loyal Kruimeltje. There is nothing better then a loyal Kruimeltje by your side to soothe your nerves and snuggle up to you to comfort you. Who would've thought to make art out of tubes???
ArtPearl
Sorry to hear about your health problems - must have been hard for you and your loved ones. I'm glad you're on the mend now and even found inspiration for art in a piece of medical equipment. I wish you all the best and hope you can be back to drawing in no time!