Princess Royal Hospital

This is difficult to choose between to be or  not to be wordy.

Here I am at A&E 1:40 PM

I am Blah blah,  Blah? blah,  Blah blah? Blah blah blah blah, Blah? blah, Blah blah? Blah blah.

So now we are in

”How are we today?” The nurse asks

“well “as I repeat part 1

Lets check you over B/P okay.

Now an ECG.

As I lay back numerous pads and leads are attached to my body and limbs.

I quip “Will this improve my sex life”

“No, but if we don’t fix you up you won’t have one”

One minute later all sorted.

The Prep and de-prep taking 15 minutes the test 30 seconds.

Any way I pass the heart is fine and dandy.

Next a new nurse comes in the;

” A&E Girl”, Ta Dada.

I am taken to A&E proper and ensconced in a cubicle.

She the proceeds to question me this time stopping me frequently and ask supplementary questions.

I am then told to lay down as I am given an intense prodding an probing carried out with practised ease. Frequent smiles no frowns.

Then we go through the Q&A again.

Right I need blood test

I explain I have already had loads so of to PC she goes.

The results are found and perused.

On her return I ask to go to the loo.

“Good take these”

As a handful of pots and vials are given to me.

I returned from a non performance.

And ask for a drink.

A little plastic cup arrives and only serves to activate a raging thirst.

I hobble over to the water point and 5 cups later return partially satiated.

As I am laying down my B/P is taken again

110 / 75 a little low

I am asked to stand up

Th cuff again inflates, as the results show A&E Girl frowns for the first time.

So it is taken again another frown “how are you feeling?”

Slowly spinning I reply

What was the reading

55 / 30 twice.

“That’s low” I say “Very” is the agreement.

The Doctor/Consultant/?

Arrives and starts to explain

“We believe that you are suffering from severe dehydration either brought on by or made worse by the sickness and diarrhoea.

“While your blood pressure is this low I can not permit you to go home.”

“However we are going to put you on a drip, if your blood pressure returns to “Your Normal (135 / 90)” by 9pm you can go home”

I am hooked up and the flow adjusted

“You will be told this is too fast, keep an eye on it, keep it at this speed.

“Nearly two drops a second.” 

I am wheeled off to a communal ward and rechecked Still low

In front of me is a full jug of water and by 8 PM the drip and the two jugs are empty and I have been wee wee three times.

My skin has turned pink.

A doctor is called I am checked over and sent home.

Yippee

Conclusions observations and musings tomorrow.

Les