First Night in Hospital

I finally got a bed in hospital today. It was a relief as it was Day Three of waiting. I called at 12 and they said there was possibly one and checked again to see if I had VHI. This meant I could go to one of the two semi private wards, which are ok but still have a mixed bag of residents. They are generally much cleaner though. Unfortunately when I called back at 4pm (because they didn't call me back to let me know the outcome like they said) the person had not gone home. I went to Superquinn to forage for dinner resigned to the idea that I wouldn't get one until Monday, unless I went to A and E. I'd been in worse situations than this, so I knew I didn't need desperately to go to A and E. Because of the dangers of cross infection I try and avoid it unless I am in severe pain/have bad bleeding or whatever. A blog I follow www.runsickboyrun is an amazing site by a 31 year old guy with CF in the US. He waited at home for a bed, but then got straight into a cubicle. He posted a picture on his facebook page. I saw it on the second day of waiting for mine and just felt so sad and frustrated. It's now 2011 and I actually frequently say to people "The Unit will be built next year!" It is so exciting to me. And then I think, what if something happens in that time? And then I shake that thought.  I've met the guys involved in building, they were lovely. There is real passion behind the project. As I sit here in a 6 bed room on a neurological ward that does not specialize in CF or anything respiratory, with five elderly ladies, I think of that.

I have a good stock of DVD's (entire boxset of The Wire to watch again) Unfortunately my face cleanser  opened in my bag on the way here (bags literally carrying weights dragged in by my amazing boyfriend!) My corner smells of Nelson's 'Pure and Clear'. It's better than nappies..

I've been here since 8pm and now at 11pm I'm still waiting for the INTERN to admit me. (Le sigh. Interns drive me mad) I've missed my 10pm IV dose, nebulisers and tablets. I'm pretty tired, so it's going to be a nightmare when the intern eventually arrives because I'll get more drousy with drugs but need to stay awake to do physio. Going to watch 'The Joneses' now to stay wide eyed. Not really looking forward to the weekend, they're always the time of week when you can see the tumbleweed wheel through the hospital corridor. You'd think weekends would be buzzing, but not many people visit. The week days are better because there is an actual medication and physio routine, which makes it all a little bit  easier.

x

P.S. Also my WARD is usually accessed on it's own corridor but because of some construction work going on the normal route is boarded up, so I have to WALK THROUGH TWO OTHER WARDS to get to it. That's completely crazy and so dangerous!! I'm really upset about it, but at the same time extremely grateful to have a bed. And I'm grateful to have a wonderful life apart from everything. I'm so lucky.