TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION
Yesterday Dave had to have a ganglion cyst removed from his left wrist. Now I've seen him under the influence of drugs before. The first time he had surgery was for a ruptured appendix that had gangrene in it and he almost died. During that episode, he called me the "frito bandido!" LOL Not sure where he was in that la-la land. Yesterday he had some kind of drug cocktail that had him smiling in a goofy fashion but no weird name calling. The fun started when I went back in before they took him to surgery. They had done a shoulder block so he had no feeling in his left arm. But it FELT like the arm was still laying on his stomach when it was really down at his side. The nurse told me nerves have memories. So they remembered being on his stomach before the block so that's where he felt it.

I immediately thought I would have to use this in a book sometime. But it got even more fun when he got back to his bed after surgery. They warned me I was i the danger zone on his left side. The arm could just flop for no reason and hit me in the face. At one point it was laying on his stomach again and it just flopped out beside. Luckily, I was out of the danger zone. But again, I had to think of how I could use this in a book. Hmm, what if a woman had surgery and accidentally hit someone and gave him a black eye? And then he ended up dead? She would be the prime suspect. . .

There is fodder for stories everywhere. I just know I'm going to have to use this sometime. And that whole the nerves have memory thing. Fascinating! I love being a writer. :-)

Got any fun tidbits you'd like to see in a book that are just plain strange but true? Oh and Dave is doing great! Not much pain today. I've given him the job of trying to think up a Christmas list while I do a final read through on The Lightkeeper's Bride.

Labels: frito bandido, outpatient surgery, truth stranger than fiction