Infectious???

Another good 15 hr sleep and I was up and at them, seriously I felt terrible. I packed my bag and headed to Dave and Ande's, to see if Dave would drive me to the Emergency Department, but he was off at a church meeting and I didn't want to drag Ande with the two girls out, so drove myself.

I was flying at the ED, got to see the triage nurses quickly, got a canula put in and bloods taken and then there was talk of a bed all within 45 minutes. Things quickly stalled, it's amazing how many people come through the ED, being the weekend there were alot of sports injuries coming through. Have you ever felt so bad you don't know if it's pain or an ache and your whole body is numb and you feel like dying? Sounds dramatic but for about 30 minutes there, that's how I felt, so screwed myself into a little ball and lent against the wall and luckily dozed off and it went away.

After 3 hours I got to see a Dr and she talked to me for about 10 minutes and goes I'll talk to the specialist but your blood seems fine so we'll most likely send you home and sent me back to the waiting area. I left my bag to get some water and when I got back my name was called and they said they had a bed for me, which suprised me so much I nearly left my bag behind.

I was found a bed in the paediatric beds in the ED and nope I wasn't the oldest, most likely the youngest. There was a play area and the curtains that pull around had animals playing games on them, there were 5 others in the ward. I got some xrays done and then snoozed off. About 3am after getting back from a little break the nurse was there and goes are you up to walking to another ward, we were off to short term stay beds, when we arrived the nurse at the counter "goes is this the infectious one" put him in bed 1, I was bleary eyed and didn't really take in what she said, but found myself in my own room with my own toilet and shower.

Monday burned bright and early, it seems like you come in to recuperate but you never get sleep because the nurses always want to take temperature and other readings. Breakfast smelt great, omelette, toast and a weetbix, but I reminded myself the specialist a month before had talked of a drip to give the bowel a rest, so I refrained until the Drs showed up and they asked why I hadn't eaten, so I told them them and they go good idea. They said I could have full fluids, eg/ milk, juice, coffee and broth. They said I'd be in at least over night.

I got Daniel and Peter to pick my car up for me and when they came in they go what's up with you, I looked at them and asked why and they said they were given instructions to scrub their hands properly after leaving me. I had no idea, but after all the nurses kept putting gloves on and then taking them off after leaving, my curiosity got the better of me and I had to ask why it was so. Seems that they were all told that there was a chance I was infectious with some viral thing. Seems like it's precautionary but I wont complain, I don't want to leave this little slice of paradise to go upstairs and share a room with 5 other people quite yet.