Having got rid of the medical equipment, things settled down and we had supper and watched GOAT and then Matt went to bed at his usual time, 10. I got to bed at 12 and for once in my life I dropped off quickly. Next thing I know Matt is groaning. I can't have been asleep an hour I don't think. Anyway, he was lying in bed in agony with his left hip. He was crying in pain. I sent for an ambulance and they ended up taking him in to the hospital. They gave him some Tylenol. I packed him some clothes etc. and followed on. I had to sit and wait because they hadn't found him a bed. Eventually I saw, through the doors, that they were moving him so next time the doors opened I skidaddled through. By this time the Tylenol (which I had tried to give him earlier) appears to have worked and he wasn't in pain any more. He then started agitating to go home!!! However, as this was the second time we had ended up in hospital because of his leg, I refused. Eventually the doctor came, about 5 I guess, and he decided to get Matt walking with the nurses and if he was OK to send him home, he figured Matt didn't need an X-ray or anything. So I guess we got home around 6.
Whilst in the hospital we were entertained by a girl (sounded like a child but she was in fact 21) screaming at the nurses and constantly using the f word. Saying they didn't know what they were doing because they were stupid!! Five minutes before she had been talking to them in a normal voice. She then started to cry saying she was in terrible pain and the effing nurses did this or didn't do that. Matt even yelled shut up. It was getting on our nerves. It sounded put on. Anyway, they apparently moved her. I said to one of the nurses "do you want me to slap her for you". I would love to have done so, talk about a spoiled kid.
Life isn't dull these days. I just got a phone call (Friday morning) that the care co-ordinator, Nan, was coming in to see me Tuesday afternoon. I will be interested to see what happens. Tuesday lunchtime, by the way, we are going to Mandarin. It's New Year's and therefore they have dumplings. Haven't been there for a while, seems like weeks. Kung Hei Fat Choi. Happy New Year in Chinese. Actually the New Year is on the 25th but Mandarin celebrates it for about a month which means plenty of opportunity for me to stuff myself with dumplings. Just what I need, but I do so enjoy them. We have made the regular pot stickers, but never tried any of the others. I believe the Instant Pot is a very good way of cooking them.
Despite having napped today, I still slept through Jeopardy and subsequent TV programmes so I am too tired to do a recipe for today. Sorry. Matt is the same although he got some sleep last night.
Funny, ladydog visited today with Zoey. During their visit, the plumber came to "snake" our toilets and Zoey would not stop barking at him. Guess she visits so often she thinks she has to protect the place.
Have a great weekend
Whilst in the hospital we were entertained by a girl (sounded like a child but she was in fact 21) screaming at the nurses and constantly using the f word. Saying they didn't know what they were doing because they were stupid!! Five minutes before she had been talking to them in a normal voice. She then started to cry saying she was in terrible pain and the effing nurses did this or didn't do that. Matt even yelled shut up. It was getting on our nerves. It sounded put on. Anyway, they apparently moved her. I said to one of the nurses "do you want me to slap her for you". I would love to have done so, talk about a spoiled kid.
Life isn't dull these days. I just got a phone call (Friday morning) that the care co-ordinator, Nan, was coming in to see me Tuesday afternoon. I will be interested to see what happens. Tuesday lunchtime, by the way, we are going to Mandarin. It's New Year's and therefore they have dumplings. Haven't been there for a while, seems like weeks. Kung Hei Fat Choi. Happy New Year in Chinese. Actually the New Year is on the 25th but Mandarin celebrates it for about a month which means plenty of opportunity for me to stuff myself with dumplings. Just what I need, but I do so enjoy them. We have made the regular pot stickers, but never tried any of the others. I believe the Instant Pot is a very good way of cooking them.
Despite having napped today, I still slept through Jeopardy and subsequent TV programmes so I am too tired to do a recipe for today. Sorry. Matt is the same although he got some sleep last night.
Funny, ladydog visited today with Zoey. During their visit, the plumber came to "snake" our toilets and Zoey would not stop barking at him. Guess she visits so often she thinks she has to protect the place.
Have a great weekend
I am not surprised you slept. You must be exhausted. Emergency visits to hospital are never fun and they almost always seem to involve a lot of waiting around.
ReplyDeleteGlad that Matt's pain settled a bit. Do they know what causes it?
And of course Zoey feels she has to protect you and your home.
Trouble was it happened again last night Sue. Called the Paramedics but this time didn't go tot he hospital. Parmadeic suggested what was wrong. He ended up sleeping in a recliner.
DeleteZoey is a great dog.
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DeleteGood luck Jo - have a peaceful weekend ... take care - Hilary
ReplyDeleteThat would be nice Hilary.
DeleteTypical that they sent him home without doing any tests. I wonder if there is some clot or something...some restriction that causes the pain. Next time, demand he gets an mri or scan because it may not show up on an X-ray. That dumb ass chick obviously has mental issues and might have been high. How much you want to bet she got all she demanded. I hope you can rest today and over the weekend
ReplyDeleteWell, the doc did get him walking around and he was OK. He was OK all day until he went to bed then last night it happened again. The paramedics came up with a theory which I didn't totally comprehend but said I should get him to the family doc. He ended up sleeping in his recliner. Got the idea it happens when he rolls over or something.
DeleteSeems like she might have been on drugs.
Thanks Birgit.
My hip has been hurting lately. My sister also has hip pain and turns out, it's arthritis. I'm assuming mine is the same because we have the same complaints. Mine will wake me because I sleep on my side and that makes it ache. My sister takes arthritis medicine for hers. I haven't bothered with it yet, since it's only woken me up a few times. If it becomes a regular thing, I'll be getting it checked out.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you were sharing the ER with a tweaker looking for pain pills.
Get your doc to give you some diclofenac, it really is an excellent anti inflammatory. Matt, of course, doesn't have a hip joint as such, both of his hips have been replaced.
DeleteA tweaker, that's a word I don't know.
You have been having a bad run. I hope Matt continues to feel better and you're spared any more night time hospital visits. Sitting in an ED is no fun. We've had a few of those visits over recent years.
ReplyDeleteThanks Helen. You're right, no fun at all. The patient is lying down, albeit on a somewhat hard bed, but you are stuck upright in a hard chair. Usually we manage to do this in the daytime, but sitting there all night is a pain.
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