24 Hours in A&E dept, Christcurch Hospital
December 5th 2007 08:46
Now you might have been wondering as to why I haven't posted much on here in the last week? Well there is a very good reason for that and it all started last Sunday night when I awoke to my body shaking almost out of control. From then onwards it was very quickly down hill before going to the doctors 3 separate times on Mon,Tue & Wed.
Although they weren't much help as all the medicine was to be taken orally and by that stage I hadn't been able to keep water down, let alone anything else.
By 11pm Wed night I was in a very bad way, with an ambulance being called and myself being taken to the A&E dept. My first time as a patient and even though I wasn't quite with it, I couldn't fault the attention and care I recieved from the staff there.
During the 24 hrs I spent there, I was able to observe the comings and goings of a city A&E (when I was awake that is).
It was interesting to see what they have to deal with, the good patients and the not so good/agressive types, that they deal with on a daily basis. After my little stay there, I have nothing but the upmost respect for the tough and demanding job that they do.
I was on a drip for 24 hrs almost before getting moved to my own room in the general wards, due to them not knowing if it was catching?
Turned out it was a very bad case of food posioning and I would agree with that. Although stuck in A&E then in the room by myself, I found my mind became quite still as the everyday issues seemed less and less important as time went on.
I found then that I had lots of time to reflect on how lucky we are to have access to medical care and I was very grateful not to have been on a 4 day triamp in the Alps or overseas somewhere. Sometimes you need to be grounded to have reflection time, although I wouldn't really recommend this method. Finally was released on Sat morning and was really nice to get out for a small walk in the sun.
So I have no idea how I caught this bug, as I take all the normal precations, so the moral is to always make sure food is well cooked/prepared and wash your hands etc.
And just wanted to say a big thank you to all the medical staff in Christchurch A&E who looked after me whilst I was in their care.
So normal service will resume shortly
Heath
Although they weren't much help as all the medicine was to be taken orally and by that stage I hadn't been able to keep water down, let alone anything else.
By 11pm Wed night I was in a very bad way, with an ambulance being called and myself being taken to the A&E dept. My first time as a patient and even though I wasn't quite with it, I couldn't fault the attention and care I recieved from the staff there.
It was interesting to see what they have to deal with, the good patients and the not so good/agressive types, that they deal with on a daily basis. After my little stay there, I have nothing but the upmost respect for the tough and demanding job that they do.
I was on a drip for 24 hrs almost before getting moved to my own room in the general wards, due to them not knowing if it was catching?
Turned out it was a very bad case of food posioning and I would agree with that. Although stuck in A&E then in the room by myself, I found my mind became quite still as the everyday issues seemed less and less important as time went on.
I found then that I had lots of time to reflect on how lucky we are to have access to medical care and I was very grateful not to have been on a 4 day triamp in the Alps or overseas somewhere. Sometimes you need to be grounded to have reflection time, although I wouldn't really recommend this method. Finally was released on Sat morning and was really nice to get out for a small walk in the sun.
So I have no idea how I caught this bug, as I take all the normal precations, so the moral is to always make sure food is well cooked/prepared and wash your hands etc.
And just wanted to say a big thank you to all the medical staff in Christchurch A&E who looked after me whilst I was in their care.
So normal service will resume shortly
Heath
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