Im back.
I am feeling much more myself now but the 48 hours up to yesterday evening were dreadful. I dont know what hit me. For most of that time all I could manage was a few small cupfuls of water. I couldnt face anything solid, or soup, & I couldnt keep lucozade down, or painkillers
I spent most of the time in bed. I went online and replied to my messages on Wed, (see how important SG is to me
but because I felt like shit I wasnt entirely with it - sorry.
Thursday morning I felt a bit better so went in to my cleaning job. I regretted it but my routine is so (ingrained, for want of a better word); felt ill again in no time. Also I had no energy because I hadnt eaten, & didnt want to, and was probably dehydrated. Came home early & called NHS direct, they asked if i had hit my head recently, which I had (see earlier journal) and suggested I see my doctor. I get an appointment & one of her questions was the same as NHS direct: had I hit my head recently? I was then referred straight to A&E, then to 'Major injuries' - some of my symptoms were consistent with a head injury. I spent 31/2 hours there being checked by 3 doctors & wheeled about by a porter
& had a CT scan as they wanted to check i didnt have a fracture or - what is it - subdural haematoma? (I watch Casualty too much.) The scan turned out as clear but after the scan the porter wheeling me back didn't know exactly where I had to go - nor did I. I finished up being deliverd to a ward, where a nurse got on the phone & then said "Put him in that bed over there" ("Oh shit. They've found something!") No-one knew where I was, I didn't have my mobile phone, or even my debit card, and can never remember my parent's tel. number. Then she was called back & said that I needed to go back to 'Majors' where I was given the all-clear but should return if I get worse; as I now feel much better it was obviously just coincidence that I fell ill after hitting that branch & just needed time, rest - & to eat & drink! - to recover. I can now cope with soup and soft drinks (and a small piece of Caerphilly, taken while I wasnt looking) so that will help Which brings me back to what the hell did i catch? Food poisoning? Flu? Enteritis?
I am feeling much more myself now but the 48 hours up to yesterday evening were dreadful. I dont know what hit me. For most of that time all I could manage was a few small cupfuls of water. I couldnt face anything solid, or soup, & I couldnt keep lucozade down, or painkillers
I spent most of the time in bed. I went online and replied to my messages on Wed, (see how important SG is to me
but because I felt like shit I wasnt entirely with it - sorry.
Thursday morning I felt a bit better so went in to my cleaning job. I regretted it but my routine is so (ingrained, for want of a better word); felt ill again in no time. Also I had no energy because I hadnt eaten, & didnt want to, and was probably dehydrated. Came home early & called NHS direct, they asked if i had hit my head recently, which I had (see earlier journal) and suggested I see my doctor. I get an appointment & one of her questions was the same as NHS direct: had I hit my head recently? I was then referred straight to A&E, then to 'Major injuries' - some of my symptoms were consistent with a head injury. I spent 31/2 hours there being checked by 3 doctors & wheeled about by a porter
& had a CT scan as they wanted to check i didnt have a fracture or - what is it - subdural haematoma? (I watch Casualty too much.) The scan turned out as clear but after the scan the porter wheeling me back didn't know exactly where I had to go - nor did I. I finished up being deliverd to a ward, where a nurse got on the phone & then said "Put him in that bed over there" ("Oh shit. They've found something!") No-one knew where I was, I didn't have my mobile phone, or even my debit card, and can never remember my parent's tel. number. Then she was called back & said that I needed to go back to 'Majors' where I was given the all-clear but should return if I get worse; as I now feel much better it was obviously just coincidence that I fell ill after hitting that branch & just needed time, rest - & to eat & drink! - to recover. I can now cope with soup and soft drinks (and a small piece of Caerphilly, taken while I wasnt looking) so that will help Which brings me back to what the hell did i catch? Food poisoning? Flu? Enteritis? VIEW 17 of 17 COMMENTS
oak:
good to meet you as well. see you around soon, i'm sure!
thenonstopdancer:
b,b,b,b,bb,b, bookmarked