It’s Bad Enough Being Admitted To Hospital, But When......

[Smowball]

But when you have a mentally ill woman in the next bed who keeps shouting ‘sausages’ at the top of her voice and flashing her nether regions! Going to be a long night.........not one person in this ward is sleeping , they’re all sat up glaring at her.

[Buenchico]

At least you're in the right place now (where some of us were half-suggesting you ought to be last night, by the way!) but you can't leave us in suspense (or even in suspenders, for those of us who're kinky that way) - what's wrong with you?

(Whatever it is, I hope that you get well soon anyway!)

[Jackdaw33]

Tell me about it! Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Never expect a good night's rest in hospital.

[Smowball]

First doctor suggested gastroenteritis; second team of doctors disagreed with him so have had endless bloods, followed by CT scan at 10.30pm, where they injected this fluid or whatever it was, to illuminate on screen. Was warm as she injected it - Rey odd feeling. They were going to look at results and come ack to me tonight but that’s obviously not going to happen now till the morning. They’ve put me on a drip and given me liquid morphine.

[WordyGurdy]

When my father was in an isolation ward long ago, one chap used to go to the window at a set time and --- well his wife would be waiting with binoculars.

[Buenchico]

>>> Never expect a good night's rest in hospital

For the past seven years, I've never managed more than two hours of continuous sleep due to being constantly woken by my cats. The only exception was during my two stays in hospital. From that point of view, I quite enjoyed being there (although, of course, I was missing the cats terrifically!).

[Jackdaw33]

They should have given the morphine to the sausage lady, it might have shut her up.

[Smowball]

That’s different WG......

[Smowball]

I totally understand that mentally ill ( the nurses words not mine) need treating like everyone else but it’s not really fair on all the other patients who are ill and need some sleep!

[Buenchico]

I had one of those CT scans with an 'injection' (which is really more like a 'drip' as it's pumped into one's body) prior to my radiotherapy, so that they could make sure that the beam would be pointing at the right bits of me. I found it a slightly odd sensation but not an unpleasant one.

My previous CT scan was more interesting though, as I had to go into the hospital to be injected with a radioactive fluid and then return a few hours later for the actual scan. I was told to keep away from other people during the intervening period, especially pregnant women and young children, as I was radioactive. It felt very odd that lunchtime, eating a pub lunch normally but wondering if I ought to be glowing ;-)

I hope that the results of your CT scan show that it's nothing serious and that you'll be back home, fully recovered, very soon.

[Mamyalynne]

Hope they soon discover the cause of your pain Smow.

[Smowball]

Thanks for all your well wishes - means a lot x

[Lie-in King]

I too wish you well, Smow :-)

[Smowball]

Sausage lady has now wet the bed...........

[Toorak]

“Sausage lady has now wet the bed..........”

What a disgraceful attitude towards fellow patients - you know nothing of their conditions and circumstances :-(

[Smowball]

I only know because she’s just told everyone, and I meant that I felt for the staff.

[gness]

Wishing you well, Smow…….x

[Smowball]

Thanku gness x

[Smowball]

She’s now taken her knickers off and is lying legs akimbo, whilst clapping! Lovely view - not!!

[emmie]

what are the staff doing about it smow

[Smowball]

They’ve said to just ignore her!