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lizwilliamsWoke up in the night and had to ask for painkillers in a voice which I thought was a polite whisper, but which brought the ward sister back 30 seconds later with a shot of morphine. Shouty patient was quiet but instead we had old lady:
OL:WHERE AM I?
NURSE: YOU'RE IN HOSPITAL,DEAR!
OL: I DIDN'T COME HERE TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON!
N: BUT YOU'VE ONLY HAD AN X-RAY!
and so on. She spent the night shouting for help in a very dramatic 'oh God, save me!' way. It is like being incarcerated with a very bad playwright.However, she is 90, blind and evidently a bit bonkers as well, so one must have some tolerance. She is now arguing with the doctor.
Because the drs sit near me, I now know we all have LJ-y handles. We are: Appendix, Other Appendix, ECG, and Gastric Person. I have one, too.
signed
Horse Girl
OL:WHERE AM I?
NURSE: YOU'RE IN HOSPITAL,DEAR!
OL: I DIDN'T COME HERE TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON!
N: BUT YOU'VE ONLY HAD AN X-RAY!
and so on. She spent the night shouting for help in a very dramatic 'oh God, save me!' way. It is like being incarcerated with a very bad playwright.However, she is 90, blind and evidently a bit bonkers as well, so one must have some tolerance. She is now arguing with the doctor.
Because the drs sit near me, I now know we all have LJ-y handles. We are: Appendix, Other Appendix, ECG, and Gastric Person. I have one, too.
signed
Horse Girl
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Date: 2006-03-27 11:36 pm (UTC)Are you desperate enough for something to read that you'd like me to send you pdf of Polder?
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Date: 2006-03-27 11:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-27 11:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-28 02:30 am (UTC)get well, Liz
Date: 2006-03-28 12:22 am (UTC)I happened to read about your fall. Get well soon. You have much sympathy from Josette and I.
I didn't know you rode. How long's that been going on?
best,
Al Reynolds + Josette
*neigh* I say, and thrice neigh
Date: 2006-03-28 12:36 am (UTC)I assume you'll be cutting out the horseplay in future???
Take care
neilw
Re: *neigh* I say, and thrice neigh
Date: 2006-03-28 02:28 am (UTC)Neil: not allowed riding or contact sports for 3 months. Nearly asked if sex counts but your Sarcasm comment was still fresh in my mind...
Re: *neigh* I say, and thrice neigh
Date: 2006-03-28 02:38 am (UTC)Take it easy, Dobbin
neilw
Re: *neigh* I say, and thrice neigh
Date: 2006-03-28 03:08 am (UTC)Good luck in getting back into the saddle quickly, in that case. Josette broke a few ribs (and fractured her hip) when her horse bolted in the woods a few years ago, and I know how painful that was for her. When they're going to bolt, they're going to bolt. I've been quite lucky with falls to date: by far the worst things that have happened to me with horses have been while putting the saddle on...:-(
Al
Re: *neigh* I say, and thrice neigh
Date: 2006-03-28 03:39 am (UTC)I have been bolted with twice, but the only time I've fallen off before was when the horse was walking!
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Date: 2006-03-28 01:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-28 02:19 am (UTC)I have found that the past few yrs of yoga have been really helpful during this, ditto the dance and tai chi, because I can isolate bits of me so as not to strain others!
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Date: 2006-03-28 01:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-28 02:22 am (UTC)and thanks!
Hell of a way to get drugs
Date: 2006-03-28 05:37 am (UTC)Just heard about your accident with the horse. Glad to hear that it is not that serious serious, but gutted to hear that it's hurting so much.
I also have to say that engaging in country pursuits is a hell of a way to get your hands on opiates. Why din't you jus go see yo man?
Get better soon,
Charles
Re: Hell of a way to get drugs
Date: 2006-03-28 10:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-28 10:06 am (UTC)Was alarmed to read of your dramatic plight. Luckily modern medicine had advanced some distance beyond cupping and leeching -- these days the leeches are sterile. Much sympathy, hope you get out of there soon (hospitals are Not My Favourite Places, even without bonkers bed-neighbours), and hope your spleen or whatever isn't too badly broken!
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Date: 2006-03-28 10:48 am (UTC)