Staples used to have a commercial that featured an “easy” button. Whenever you had a difficult problem, you pressed the easy button and your problem would be solved. I’m looking for a fast forward button. It would be super useful for dialysis sessions and dentist appointments.
I thought about this a lot during the first few weeks of heart surgery recovery. It’s all just a memory now but I had a difficult time right after coming home from the hospital. I was too weak to climb the staircase so I had to sleep in the family room recliner for weeks. Other than dialysis, I spent the entire day sitting in the same recliner, and needed help just to stand up. A fast forward button would have been super useful to bypass all those weeks of suffering. Same thing for dialysis since I’m just sitting there. It would be great if I could just jump to the end of the session instead of staring into space for four hours.
The equivalent is probably taking a nap but I have difficulty falling asleep, especially while sitting. This sucks for long airplane flights. When I traveled to Asia quarterly, I would be awake for the entire 14 hour LAX to Hong Kong flight. Before Cathay Pacific installed on-demand entertainment, you had to watch whatever movie was shown on the few video channels. I wished for a fast forward button there too.
Even now, I sometimes wish I can jump forward in time to post-kidney transplant. Life is not so enjoyable now so I’m okay with skipping the next six months of life and replacing it with some fading memories.
Life with chronic diseases 