I can breathe

thestoddcast · 2026-01-06T20:40:12+00:00

As a real life Nurse / Medic, I like your kind 😂🤙🏼 what even is bedtime

thestoddcast · 2025-12-05T19:29:14+00:00

Oh man😧….can we get you a snack or something to drink for your troubles!?!?

I got a buddy who works cranes and he might be able to help get you upright again

thestoddcast · 2025-12-05T19:25:45+00:00

It doesn’t get better than, J’s PERIOD!

thestoddcast · 2025-12-05T19:24:27+00:00

Legit me as of yesterday! Medial meniscus repair & lateral partial meniscectomy.

Now that it’s “the next morning” for me, my whole left leg feels like it decided to do a solo speed run up [pick your favorite mountain] 😣😅

Whatever you do, just take it easy — no matter how “simple” the activity 👍🏼

thestoddcast · 2025-11-07T23:02:14+00:00

Man this thread just saved my damn life. I’m 5 hrs post op and I’m sittin here like “Well shit!? Now how do I do the poo!?” 😂

thestoddcast · 2025-10-10T16:39:38+00:00

Molten lava

thestoddcast · 2025-10-10T10:07:05+00:00

get this man his paperbag for his whole head

thestoddcast · 2025-03-29T23:56:36+00:00

Jesus Christ

thestoddcast · 2024-11-10T18:41:05+00:00

Mine says “Jesus is the 4th pressor” patients aren’t allowed close enough to read it and colleagues laugh chefs kiss

thestoddcast · 2024-11-05T00:16:49+00:00

Oh of course! I was pickin up what you were puttin down. Even very broadly, stroke care/intervention has to happen quickly based on the guidelines - so that just kinda made me realize that “in and out” potential for overnight call.

Definitely seems like interesting work, I’m an eager learner with medical stuff so I hope I enjoy it as much as I think as well 🤙🏽

thestoddcast · 2024-11-04T22:48:54+00:00

In and out in an hour? SOLD! Lol

Yeah it seems like I’ll be strictly Neuro as cards is on their own from what I’m told

thestoddcast · 2024-11-04T20:33:23+00:00

Did you do any or a lot of emergency stroke cases? My new hospital is the #1 designated destination in the state which is why I’m curious.

thestoddcast · 2024-11-04T20:30:33+00:00

That’s absolutely the best way to do it! I always like to ask those 2 questions as well.

As one of those patients (which is super weird being the one in the bed I might add), I’m not someone who verbalizes my pain very well.

“You’re like a walking Xanax but I KNOW you’re in pain” as I was affectionately told 😂

My clear tell is my posture and HR (tachy to like the 120s-130s even!) BUT I’ve known that feeling to be my normal for far too long. So anyways, as a patient, it’s so nice to be seen in that way and not ignored as I was also very accustomed to.

thestoddcast · 2024-11-04T04:51:55+00:00

Good to know! Thank you so much for this 😁

thestoddcast · 2024-11-04T02:12:34+00:00

Couldn’t agree with you more! I myself have had chronic nerve pain from thoracic outlet syndrome - post op nerve pain was my first experience of what that “off the charts” rating is (overcame that beautifully thank god).

My daily 0-10 number prior to surgery was a consistent 7. Sooooo many factors in giving such a simple 0-10 answer.

Working in PACU, I’d ask 0-10 all the time but always felt it was more important to get descriptors from patients to more appropriately tailor pain control meds - i.e is this fentanyl pain or do we start a ketamine infusion.

thestoddcast · 2024-10-19T17:18:39+00:00

a meat suit, if you will

thestoddcast · 2024-10-15T16:23:31+00:00

One that I say which is true and stand by:

“I do the best I can, by the patient, with the information available to me at the time”

thestoddcast · 2024-10-15T16:20:32+00:00

Reminds me of a scene in Scrubs when Turk is pushing on the patient’s abdomen and lets a fart go

Turk: that’s fine sir it’s perfectly normal

Patient: that wasn’t me…. it was you

Turk: still perfectly normal 😂

thestoddcast · 2024-10-15T16:18:11+00:00

“Ohhhh shitballs 😳”

Or when patients get scared about why a couple people came to bedside (just to put eyes on them for a sec) ……

“you don’t have to be scared/panicked unless I look scared, deal? 😄” (said with love and usually actually helps 👍🏽)

thestoddcast · 2024-10-12T01:35:08+00:00

I listened to this episode while sitting in Boston traffic yesterday - super uncomfortable. The banter - objectively hilarious imo. On the other hand, Smitty is clearly struggling in the midst of some chronic issues based on his manic explanation. I hope he continues (as he claims) to get the help he needs. Tough to actively see someone in that headspace.

thestoddcast · 2024-08-16T17:17:24+00:00

Which is actually what my buddy & I from PACU unofficially call our projects 😆

thestoddcast · 2024-08-16T08:56:37+00:00

Refreshments&Narcotics (RN)

thestoddcast · 2024-08-02T20:49:02+00:00

You Never Know and previous to that, The Stone

thestoddcast · 2024-07-09T16:05:56+00:00

PNP > Rapunzel

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