DD #15

Why isn't anything straightforward with me? There I was thinking I was going to the hospital yesterday to have a proper cast on then coming home, when suddenly boom everything goes wrong.

I got there and sat for about 20 mins before I was seen by a consultant who said that the end of my bone which had broke off had turned about 15° from where it was supposed to be, so I had to have it put right. I waited for another man to check me out and make sure there was a bed free. There was. I went up to Ward 20 with a porter and stayed there. They told me they wanted a sample of my urine in a cardboard style bottle, I was like what?!?

I was shaved where everything was and had my blood pressure and temperature taken. Dad went down Mum's to tell her what was happening and I sat and watched Family Fortunes before given a Gameboy with dead batteries in. I had to starve for 6 hours before I went to theatre, so I couldn't have no dinner. I watched The Grinch, pretty lame, but as bit funny. Then I got them a sample, then sat talking to Dominique from across the ward.

Then some stupid woman came in and drew a black arrow on my left arm. Smooth. I had two blobs of 'magic' cream on my hand and inside of my elbow to numb the area for a 'tap'. I had a little name bracelet on so they didn't lose me, and got changed into an NHS gown. 

I got taken down to theatre on my bed with my dad who got dressed up like a doctor. Well worth all the pain. Then I had a tap put on which is a device so they can inject me to get me to sleep. Only they couldn't find a vein and ended up gassing me to put the tap in.

When I woke up they had finished (good job) and I had a hard white cast on. I was knackered and fell back asleep almost instantly. When I was back up on the ward I had my arm in a brace thing to stop the swelling then fell back asleep. I woke up at about 7pm and was told if I could eat and drink without being sick and go the loo before 8:30pm then I could go home. If not then I would have to stay in overnight. I managed and came home. 1st though I went my mums and had some spaghetti and sausage on toast.

Got home in pain and fell asleep.

A bit longer than just having a proper cast on, eh?

Got the day off though cause I'm knackered so I don't care.