December 2009
8 posts
Time for me
Like a dog that isn’t very thirsty, the waves slowly lap at the shore below me, rhythmic and soothing. I close my eyes and smile as the cool breeze gently caresses my face. I take in a deep breath and realise, for the first time in about 9 days, I am alone. Truly, I am. By myself.
*warning*
Orthopaedics. I walked to the small room where four very alpha males were having a discussion. I hesitate to walk in despite the encouraging nod given by the one closest to the door.
*****warning******
Just fifteen minutes before that.
I went to the toilet because I felt that I was more wet than usual. (to spell it out for you, lots of discharge suddenly…) Hmmm I wasn’t meant to...
How funny am I
Today, the three of us walked up to our consultant who was meant to be giving us some teaching. He looked at one of us and said ‘You look really sleepy!’. She had disheveled hair and small Korean eyes. We had just come from theatre where the caps we wear have static electricity, messing it up when we take it off later.
I thought I was funny, so I said… ‘Ahhooohh… are...
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Already I’m trapped like a fly in...”
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How to drive on the other side of the road
Well prepared for my outing with the ambulance service, I popped an ondansetron 30 minutes before to make sure I would definitely NOT be car/ambulance/metal box sick. For the first six-ish hours, I was all over the place in the back of the ambulance. I could stand. I could hop on to the three different chairs and not be sick. After the antiemetic wore off, I sat very quietly staring out the front...
