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A day in the British hospital
4 years ago
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In the bleak light of a cool and misty Saturday morn I awoke, yet again, with chest pain. It had happened off and on all night so, after a long debate, I thought it best to go to the hospital. Upon arrival things went surprisingly smooth. I got checked in and ushered to the correct waiting area where I awkwardly awaited my doctorās call. As I waited I heard a terrible cry. It was like the yowling of a banshee, āaaaaHhhhhhhh! AAAAHHHHHHH! Aaaahhhhhh!!ā The banshee wailed in the way only a proper ham could. Laying it on thick for more attention. Quiet when she knew she was alone. But things are what they are and I paid little mind to her. One thing I did pay attention to was this woman who was being very loud and arguing with the nurses. Next think I know she beats the nurse with her bag and the security is called to haul her away all because she didnāt want to wait in the room??
I go get an ekg done blood tests another ekg, then Iām back in this super tiny room waiting on the results. Ah whatās this? A woman with her toddler appears and the kid wonāt stop crying. Iām compassionate at first, itās sad such a tiny life has to go through so much pain. However as the minutes drag on and I look at her, I notice she isnāt crying she has been fake crying this entire time, you know the kind of fake crying. Well itās annoying and my ears are popping and super sore but she is outta there eventually. Iām starting to feel like Iāve gotten a cold in addition to my other problems.
Finally a nurse comes in to take another blood test, alas she blows my vein out! It is super fuckin gross. She fails her mission so she sends in another nurse. Ahah! Another fail! So finally a third nurse comes and itās done. Whatās this Iām getting wheeled into the overnight ward but Iām not suppose to be staying overnight D;
After much pussyfooting around they decide I am for sure staying overnight ( which is gross). Everyone in this room has sleep apnea. The person in the bed next to me is fucking insane and keeps muttering in incoherent demon baby gargoyle language and wonāt stop. Through the gurgles I can make out one or two words occasionally and it is just utter nonsense. He also shat himself because he was pissed off the nurses took too long to help him.
Iām typing this on a very uncomfortable bed that is sticky after my hand tube fell out and I took a leak in the most disgusting shit encrusted toilet Iāve seen in awhile. Iām not allowed out of this over packed room. I canāt get away from the apnea and the angry lunatic growls. And I keep asking myself what did I do to deserve this??
Next time I have chest pain Iām just going to let the fucking heart attack end me
If it means I donāt have to come here again.
Itās been one hell of a week so it makes sense it has to be ended like this.
I go get an ekg done blood tests another ekg, then Iām back in this super tiny room waiting on the results. Ah whatās this? A woman with her toddler appears and the kid wonāt stop crying. Iām compassionate at first, itās sad such a tiny life has to go through so much pain. However as the minutes drag on and I look at her, I notice she isnāt crying she has been fake crying this entire time, you know the kind of fake crying. Well itās annoying and my ears are popping and super sore but she is outta there eventually. Iām starting to feel like Iāve gotten a cold in addition to my other problems.
Finally a nurse comes in to take another blood test, alas she blows my vein out! It is super fuckin gross. She fails her mission so she sends in another nurse. Ahah! Another fail! So finally a third nurse comes and itās done. Whatās this Iām getting wheeled into the overnight ward but Iām not suppose to be staying overnight D;
After much pussyfooting around they decide I am for sure staying overnight ( which is gross). Everyone in this room has sleep apnea. The person in the bed next to me is fucking insane and keeps muttering in incoherent demon baby gargoyle language and wonāt stop. Through the gurgles I can make out one or two words occasionally and it is just utter nonsense. He also shat himself because he was pissed off the nurses took too long to help him.
Iām typing this on a very uncomfortable bed that is sticky after my hand tube fell out and I took a leak in the most disgusting shit encrusted toilet Iāve seen in awhile. Iām not allowed out of this over packed room. I canāt get away from the apnea and the angry lunatic growls. And I keep asking myself what did I do to deserve this??
Next time I have chest pain Iām just going to let the fucking heart attack end me
If it means I donāt have to come here again.
Itās been one hell of a week so it makes sense it has to be ended like this.
but I managed to get a little sleep and was released!
I had chest pains for a year and it turns out my ribcage was inflammed somehow? I hope you can find some pain relief and get answers, it's definitely scary when it happens! I hope you feel better soon and I'm sorry your adventure was awful.
gotta admit my experiences in American hospitals have been much nicer and so much cleaner x,D;; I could have just been lucky though, my step dad waited for hours before they took him in to get stitches and they only did that because he stopped containing the blood and started bleeding on the waiting room floor so they bumped him up. in the uk my husband's dad waited about 6 hours to get seen in the er once 8[ I think it's an epidemic in all hospitals
oh yikes that had to suck especially if the pain was sharp and constant, and for a whole year?
doin ok and got released!
Hoping you are released and healthy sooner rather than later.
been released and doin ok thank you!
one of the other dudes in the room was on blood thinners and ripped his tubes out then just walked around bleeding everywhere
Glad you are out safe and doing ok again.
Rooting for you, Eisenheim, and I hope you're discharged soon with no problems. Be sure to treat yourself some when this is all done yeah? You deserve it.
I got released and am doin ok
in a few months time I'm going to be taking a year off of commissions more or less (will accept a few a month) and mostly be writing in hopes of getting published, and doin personal art and art worthy of prints/merch n junk, so I'll get rest don't worry! just have to hold out til then!
I purposefully wrote it in a dramatic fashion for amusement purposes but kinda gave up as I went along because I was exhausted l,>