Monster Hospital

So I had my first run in with the hospital for a long time. In fact the last time I was in Emergency was in 1998 and before that it was 1994. I started getting these debilitating shooting pains in my abdomen on thursday. I thought gee, I'd better get that checked, so I went to the medi clinic that evening. They told me I had a bladder infection. I told them that I did not have one. I've had those before, this is nothing like that. But they wrote me a perscription for a bladder infection and sent me home. So that night I drugged myself with night time Asprin and fell asleep.

The next morning the pain was worse but had made it's way to my lower right abdomen. I thought this was appendix for sure! So I hobbled to emergency at the Royal University Hospital. I had a really good Doctor at first, she was very helpful and informative, but her shift ended and she explained that she wouldn't be there for the final diagnosis. So throughout the day I was fed painkillers and had blood tests, ultrasounds etc. Then I was sitting there, waiting for them to tell me I need surgery and then a doctor comes over and plops a perscription on my chest, doesn't hand it to me, and tells me I can go home. I was in shock. I'm still in a moderate amount of pain. I asked her what for. She tells me I have a colon infection and that I can go home.

I forgot to ask all the important questions, like, when should I start feeling better, where did I get this from, etc, since I was in shock.

So I spent my weekend in pain sitting at the lake, watching everyone do fun stuff. I don't know what was more painful, the pain of the infection itself or watching everyone do things I couldn't do. I guess either way it was better than sitting here on the couch.

To all you future doctors, bedside manner is key! Don't tag your patients with a perscription! Hand it to them! And also answer basic questions like when you should feel better and if you need any follow up. Even a "how are you feeling now?".

My party has been moved to the 8th now. If you want to go, leave a comment or talk to Heather. Hopefully I will be in more of a partying mood.

This weekend Ima goin' to the beach, watersliding, swimming. Hopefully I can partake in all these activities, I'm still tender today. I'm bored of lounging around, I'm not good at it. I watched a couple hours of daytime tv yesterday and I think that's all I can handle for another 10 years.