Well I've had a scary few weeks since the 19th November when I was admitted to the big house on the hill. After much talking and debating I was finally admitted to the MAU, the ambulance came to pick me up at around 3-15pm, after the usual checks we set of at around 3-30pm, going up Union Rd the was a terrible noise came from the gear box of the ambulance and although it manage to limp a little way up New Lane it finally ave up the ghost just past Stanley street. So there I I am being transferred from one ambulance to another in a force 10 bloody gale.
We finally arrived at the MAU at 4.20pm, and guess what there were no beds, s now I know what its like to be led on a stretcher in a corridor for an hour and a half, our um goes numb.
My consultant actually came into the MAU to see me and said I'd be in for between 10 to 14 days. He also gave me the hard word that this complaint I have now got is incurable.
I was in the MAU for 24 hours before being transferred to ward C6 and another side room. I was just settling in when the sister came in and asked if she could ask me some questions, seemingly its a new concept that all patients have to go through o admission, the sister just said "as if we haven't enough do d already, and to be quite honest it was a joke, just what questions on how you manage at home have to do with hospital treatment is beyond me, its more in keeping with what a social worker should be asking when the patient i ready for discharge
For the next 12 days I was put on an intravenous anti bio called tazocin, which is a drug used to combat septicemia
The condition I now have is called bronchiectasis which produces mucus constantly, the idea is to stop it becoming infected, but the bottom line is that when it does become infected I'll be off to the Royal for an extended stay, unfortunately.
Well I've been home 10 days now and I have to say I'm still struggling to get back to what is normal for me, hey but at least I'm still here in one piece, looking forward to Christmas
We finally arrived at the MAU at 4.20pm, and guess what there were no beds, s now I know what its like to be led on a stretcher in a corridor for an hour and a half, our um goes numb.
My consultant actually came into the MAU to see me and said I'd be in for between 10 to 14 days. He also gave me the hard word that this complaint I have now got is incurable.
I was in the MAU for 24 hours before being transferred to ward C6 and another side room. I was just settling in when the sister came in and asked if she could ask me some questions, seemingly its a new concept that all patients have to go through o admission, the sister just said "as if we haven't enough do d already, and to be quite honest it was a joke, just what questions on how you manage at home have to do with hospital treatment is beyond me, its more in keeping with what a social worker should be asking when the patient i ready for discharge
For the next 12 days I was put on an intravenous anti bio called tazocin, which is a drug used to combat septicemia
The condition I now have is called bronchiectasis which produces mucus constantly, the idea is to stop it becoming infected, but the bottom line is that when it does become infected I'll be off to the Royal for an extended stay, unfortunately.
Well I've been home 10 days now and I have to say I'm still struggling to get back to what is normal for me, hey but at least I'm still here in one piece, looking forward to Christmas
