Category Bit of everything

Sep 17 2013

First go at dictation :)

Never tried dictation before so let’s see if this works out okay. Been a crap day went to the doctors for pain relief and anti-sickness medication. The doctor was very nice, felt sorry for me and laughed because it happened Friday the 13th. I have been signed off work for a while eek, this is quite difficult for me because wages and money will be very tight. But as usual in life we take it our stride and continue onwards.

We agreed it was not the pain medication which was making me feel safe, it is in fact the pain. And so keep going as I’m doing take pills every four hours with the anti-sickness and hopefully feel better. It seems to have made a difference this afternoon.

Paul has gone to work now, won’t be home till gone midnight, and so I am home alone with Bobby and the cat. Of which I don’t mind their company is nice. A movie and some pottering about. Facebook is quite addictive when you’re at home all day.

Here is Bobby keeping me company, isn’t he just adorable 🙂 I love him to bits.

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Sep 14 2013

Experience with NHS fail

Okay so this has taken me a good while to post, because I am one handed typing. But, here it is. 

 

After my fall yesterday we went to Southport Hospital. I’ve always had very good experiences of the place, been seen for the most part in decent time. 

 

Well yesterday was vastly different. On walking in there were 2 people booking in, and one waiting. I saw the triage nurse who said she would put my arm in a sling and Paul booked me in while I went to the toilet. 

The nurse never came back for me. We waited an hour and a half. The three people who came in before me, went in. Then three people who came in after me we went in. 

One a portuguese guy with toothache and the other a polish gent with backache! I had a possible broken arm, WTH 

 

So, I went back to the triage nurse, asking for her to put my arm in a sling. When she couldn’t because I started crying at the pain, she asked me what my name was again, and then went running in to the doctor. 

 

Another half an hour later and the doctor called me in, I had been MISSED off the system. Nice huh?

 

So the Doc assesses my arm, says he’ll ask for two x-rays, because most injuries are of the wrist not the elbow, but my pain was more in the elbow, and off we went to radiology. 

 

10 mins later and no one about. Then a wonderful porter comes by with a patient and books us right in. 

My turn for Xray…. easy peasy right?

 

Nope. The doctor has missed putting on my form that the radiologist had to x ray my elbow too, so off he went to go find the doc. 

 

When I finally get my X-rays, he calls in someone while in the chair, I can hear them talking about the fracture. ‘great’ 

 

He comes over with a form to take back to A n E and tells me it was a good job I insisted on the elbow X ray as it was a definite fracture.

 

Back to the doc, who apologises again. By this time, I am so fed up and feel so sick, I just want to go home. They won’t plaster till the fracture clinic see it, and discuss it with me. And the next appointment is on Thurs, if I can’t get there then a week on Monday. Thank goodness hubby is off and I am able to go. 

 

So, Southport, you really let me down. I was there, 3.30 hours. BIG FAIL

 

Today, pain killers aren’t cutting it. I’m constantly thirsty and this has taken far too long with one hand. 

 

I am not a happy person 😦

 

 

 

 

Sep 14 2013

fractured my elbow :(

yep, so please excuse no capital letters or punctuation…. fell at tesco’s four court yesterday after fuelling my van. 3.5 hours in a n e. and it hurts like hell.

 

this is going to be real short. need to rest and gather strength.

sucks to be a writer who cant write properly

Will catch you soon… fri the 13th ha never working that again. glad i am off for my birthday.

Sep 7 2013

First week back :(

The first week back after any time off is hard, hard work. This one was no exception. 

The worst of it for me, is shopping on a Friday evening. I hate it. I’m tired, I’m cranky and hungry and it’s just not a good combination. 

Tag that to having to spend so much cash to use my vouchers, I managed to spend over £200 and with the discounts etc, it came down to £155. Thanks Tesco 🙂 

However, finally rested and caught up on all the things I should have been doing. So it’s a good thing. 

 

I could do with an afternoon kip though, but we’ll see. Still lots of homework to do from my coaching/editing session with EJ this week 🙂 

 

Catch you later. 

 

x x 

Sep 1 2013

Busy week…and weekend

Been really knuckling down with things this week. In regards to actually putting in real effort with TSK and in helping out Paul with the few jobs we need to secure before winter starts to set in. 

 

Got through Chap 4 and it’s almost done. Might have one more pass with it, but I’ve worked really hard on Chap 5 for Thurs session this week. 

 

I’ve got a busy day tomorrow, and Tues/wed eek. My friend and customer, still has some big issues with his fish, such a shame. So I am still helping out there. It really needs hands on every week till they are clear of these two terrible parasites. Costia and white spot. Like myself last year, he’s lost so many. So sad, but they’re pretty weak now, and I can only hope that they’re out the worst. 

 

Nice to have a wonderful big pond. Hard to catch and treat fish effectively when they’re sick.  With no running QT it’s a fighting battle.

 

Back in work tomorrow, not looking forward to it, already had several complaints, but hey ho. I live where I serve, can’t take any time off without an adverse reaction. At least they know I’m back tomorrow and things will return to normal. 

 

Hope you all have a good week, and I’ll try update as soon as I can. 

 

Dawn x