ER tweet: “If my husband dies, I’m going to go [eff]ing ballistic”--Jon Lebkowsky

Jon Lebkowsky — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:45:23 +0000

When Benn Rosales had a heart attack in December, his wife Lani, a very active member of the Twitterati, tweeted throughout the experience. Afterward she thought to compile those tweets as a record of Benn’s e-patient experience: “this hospital is understaffed and we’re being sh*t on because of it. if my husband dies i’m going to go [eff]ing ballistic.” Here’s the story, told in tweets, largely unedited…

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6752311191

dear ER, oh.em.gee.you.are.sooo.slow. please be less slow. love, lani.
9:10 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from web

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6752565073

@jburslem @K2daV @matthew_parente thanks. you guys are wonderful :) hopefully we can go home tonight in time for jimmy fallon :)
9:19 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6753414164

RT @BennRosales: if i keel over tonight @laniar gets everything signed me will by tweet. [I'm putting TEN Realtor logos on ur grave!]
9:49 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6753425383

okay, finally in triage, @bennrosales being questioned.
9:50 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6754309460

oh jesus, it’s blood test and ct scan time. we should take bets on diagnosis so we can pay this damn ER bill…. who’s in? ;)
10:29 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6754752419

@jacksonj not sure yet. not neurological, that’s good. may be heart, ekg good, ct and blood up next
10:52 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to jacksonj

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6754802646

nurse in here she’s super nice. looking like this might be an overnight stay.
10:55 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6754906274

OMFG @bennrosales just told the nurse “i’m a squirter” (it was in reference to blood and getting a drip but OMFG out of context it’s GOLD!)
10:59 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6755604065

benn wouldn’t let me tell the nurse dirty jokes. chest and arm pain not getting better, this effing ER is SO slow. ct scan next.
11:31 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6755844384

doctors don’t like when they’re being serious & you’re on your laptop googling them and poking fun of where they went to med school. lol.
11:43 PM Dec 16th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6756914602

OMFG JESUS EFFING CHRIST, it doesn’t take 30 EFFING MINUTES to respond to the emergency button in this ER room.
12:37 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6756918951

would they notice if benn coded? probably not, they didn’t notice for 30 minutes his monitor was off
12:38 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from TweetDeck

>>>http://twitter.com/mexicanfrommars/status/6757201416
@LaniAR that’s about the time i run out in to the nurse station and start screaming.
12:53 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from web in reply to LaniAR

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6757448615

@mexicanfrommars did that. “they’ll be right there” yes i threw a fit. we’re not popular here.
1:07 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to mexicanfrommars

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6757458525

okay, in the next 238023890 hours, @bennrosales will be admitted. feeling less humorous now, they don’t know what’s wrong. ct, blood clear.
1:08 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6757635367

scared.
1:19 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6757853747

this hospital is understaffed and we’re being sh*t on because of it. if my husband dies i’m going to go [eff]ing ballistic.
1:33 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from TweetDeck

>>>http://twitter.com/jasoncrouch/status/6757919371
@LaniAR Which hospital? Sincerely praying – I know that has to be truly scary.
1:37 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to LaniAR

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6757940722

@jasoncrouch [says which hospital]. never come here.
1:38 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to jasoncrouch

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6761011796

still in er triage still not in a private room. Hour [eff]ing 10.
5:04 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from txt

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6762846325

Update on benn: after being in ER since 8pm, now finally into cardiologist, they said he’s been having a heart attack, angiogram now.
6:48 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from Tweed

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6763197032

thanks for all of the well wishes, i’ll respond (and do so for benn) after the angiogram.
7:06 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from mobile web

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6768701474

@bennrosales’ stint succeeded thank god. Now he has to lay flat for hours.
11:10 AM Dec 17th, 2009 from txt

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6802566670

hey guys, thank you so much for your support- fingers crossed we can get @bennrosales out of the ICU today and into a room!
11:28 AM Dec 18th, 2009 from TweetDeck

>>>http://twitter.com/mexicanfrommars/status/6775473995

http://twitter.com/mexicanfrommars/status/6775473995

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6803956231

@mexicanfrommars you were there at the same time? benn was the one having a heart attack over and over in the ER.
12:18 PM Dec 18th, 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to mexicanfrommars

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6812930385

okay GOOD NEWS everyone, @bennrosales just got transferred OUT of ICU and into a private room! YAAAY! :)
6:02 PM Dec 18th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6832578969

today @bennrosales looks pretty good, still waiting to learn how much heart tissue was damaged. thanks for words of support, all :)
10:22 AM Dec 19th, 2009 from TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/LaniAR/status/6839028530

YAAY! Looks like I get to take @bennrosales home today!!!!!! Finally learned it was a clot that caused the heart attacks!
2:41 PM Dec 19th, 2009 from txt

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