Well my pdoc and I both agree that perhaps when I got rTMS 2
years ago, when I felt so good that I probably had a hypomanic episode. Which
means what I have now, is basically what I can expect as far as relief from my
symptoms.
What does that mean…. I am not sure – right now I need to
work on sleep, exercise and life. The new drug he put me on to help with sleep
(Zyprexa), I found out today, causes weight gain – awesome, NOT. I cannot stop
eating. Even though I may feel so full that I’m going to explode, I still can’t
stop eating. My pdoc said he has even had some patients that even if it didn’t
increase their appetite they still gained weight. Yippy! Anyway, he has giving
me a prescript for something that is supposed to help with that side effect. I
will tell you the name after I get it filled, since I cannot read his writing. J
The drug is actually used for acid reflux…. We will see how that plays out……………………………………………
So here are scene 2 and 3 of the short I started writing as
a spoof of my rTMS treatments………
A Magnetic Personality ©
By Dan Routly
2 INT.
HOSPITAL ROOM -- AFTERNOON
The sun is shines through a large window, laminating
a normal hospital room. A single bed,
night stand, tray table, and a couple of chairs for visitors fill the space. Nathan is laying in the bed, out cold. There is a nurse milling about checking his
IV, blood pressure, heart rate etc. As the nurse fluffs his pillow Nathan
stirs, and mumbles something.
NURSE 1
(leaning over Nathan she puts her
ear closer to his mouth)
Nathan what did you say?
She
waits a beat to see if he repeats what he had mumbled, but nothing.
CUT TO:
3 INT.
HOSPITAL ROOM -- DAY
We see out
the window a cloudy day. There is
another nurse milling about, doing similar things as the nurse in the previous
scene. This nurse seems to be a little rougher
and angrier then the other one. Instead
of fluffing Nathan's pillow under his head, she wrenches it from under him and
lets his head bounce back down onto the mattress. She slaps the pillow a few times, then
roughly pulls up his head and stuffs it back under him. Just as she lets his head fall back down onto
the pillow Nathan lets out a scream. The
nurse falls backwards, and smashes into the tray table sending it and
everything lying on top of it flying.
The nurse gets up from the ground. Her face is flush with surprise,
anger, and embarrassment. She makes her
way over to Nathan, and appears about to hit him when another nurse runs into
the room.
NURSE 3
(alarm in her voice)
What the hell happened?
Nurse 2
straightens up her uniform, and forces a smile to her face.
NURSE 2
(her teeth clenched)
Nothing I was just checking on
the patient, when he suddenly let out a scream and startled me.
Nurse 2
heads to the door, and looks back at the other nurse (who is visibly younger
than nurse 2).
NURSE 2
(she looks from nurse 3 to the
fallen tray table and all of the items strewn over the floor)
I am sure you can handle this.
Nurse 2
leaves the room. Nurse 3 makes a rude
gesture at the empty doorway.
CUT TO:
Talk to y’all tomorrow…
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