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lizwilliams) wrote2006-03-28 07:54 am
lizwilliams) wrote2006-03-28 07:54 am
if the bullet don't get you, the needle will
Woke 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
no subject
and thanks!