I have just put in another uncomfortable night with my bruised knees and elbows. The pain in my side seems to be getting worse day on day.
Mum suggested that I talk to my GP about it. So after I had been shopping, on my own let me add, mum didn't want to go but gave me a shopping list, I called at mum's to deliver her shopping and she again told me to call my doctor.
When I got home I decided that what she was suggesting made sense so I rang them. They redirected me to 111 and after a 30 minutes wait I was triaged and then told to go to A&E and that they had booked an emergency ambulance to take me but I would have to wait 2 or more hours. I immediately told them that I didn't need an ambulance and that I would make my own way there.
So there I was sitting in A&E having spent £4 on car park charges for 3 hours of parking hoping that it would be enough. The board said 1-hour wait for triage and 2 hours to see a doctor. What was really nice was Ben turned up to sit with me and keep me company.
The other problem of course was the school run, would I be out in time to collect the boys. In the end, I had to ask Lee to pick up his boys as It was getting too close to pick up time and I was still awaiting results.
After 2 hours I was seen in triage, they went through my reasons for being there and then sent me for an x-ray.
After bearing all for the chest x-ray I returned to the A&E department to await the verdict.
So here is the verdict of the A&E jury.
I have severely bruised knees, a bruised elbow, grazed fingers on my right hand fully inflated lungs, no pneumothorax, and wait for it, drum roll please ddddrrrr 2 hairline fractures to my ribs on the right-hand side. Of course, there is no treatment just rest and pain killers and a timeline of around 4 weeks for them to heal.
So my pleasant stroll in the March sunshine cost me dearly haha.
That has been my day pretty much. I went round to the mother units for tea with Sue and seriously didn't enjoy it one bit. Sue was going to cook fried cheese and onion and put it in floured buns, yummy, but mother decided that she would cook it instead. She burnt the onions and I had to label 2 cups full of fat out of the pan. All in all, it was not very nice, which was a little sad as it is one of my favourite ways to eat cheese and onion, which is not very often as it is not that healthy haha.
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