Long time, still- can't write every stupid detail on V's poor lovely blog, so choose to use this one-
somehow since I have the feeling that no one would really care to look unless out of obligation, it seems as if one was writing into open space; (if I write at the end of V's one more or less pushes oneself forcefully into the circle)
but there we are, maybe I am not.
Just an experience from yesterday to put down in a personal US living blog-
(don't let me start on all the hullabaloos that went on in the morning)
after all went out to the park after 4pm just for a "quick" romp and
bang- Nea got stung by a bee.
took the stinger out and cradled her
bawling for a bit until after 10 minutes her whole bloody hand turned
purple. Never seen anything like it, I7ve been stung and so has Leo
and it's a bummer but frankly... waited and put some antiseptic on for
another 20 minutes, obviously she wasn't going into any allergic
shocks but you should have seen that arm... gradually sweeping up the
arm in purple blotches and welts- after which I thought fuck it all,
she might be losing oxygen in the tissue and decided to for the first
time actually venture to the Emergency center- BOY did I make a
mistake. You can NOT imagine what those people were like- now I've
seen my fair share but this was the tops- took me about 8 minutes to
get in the doctor's head that it was a bee sting, the said physician
continued to ask me Oh but WHERE did this happen on what was the
bee... I said on what? On some clover dammit, (this of course makes a
huge difference, I wish he was on your penis) he says What? what do you
mean by clover? Leaves? YES! Oh, well, let's take a look then.. Hmm,
tell me how old.. yes yes, OK, listen to the lungs... can't hear
anything particular, you know, they sometimes go in to shock (very
importantly) YES I know and obviously it hasn't happened and isn't but
why the fuck is it the colour of aubergine and is that common? No no
definitely not... OK I tell you what to do, I will send the nurses in.
In come nurses with (not kidding) "Ask me where I got my lashes done"
badges on their attire; (!?!?!) One of them smearing (and later I saw
it was "joint and arthritis ointment?!?!?!) some stuff on as if she
had a snake in her midst, tried desperately to bandage the purple hand
( the other nurse says "oh she's scared because she just luuurves kids
) fails, almost faints and runs off into another room- other nurse
looks frantically around the place for help, finds none and gets someone
at length from another place- (in the meantime I had bandaged up her
hand myself) and says OH well it's done nicely- let's see, the doctor
prescribed... Urm hey Sheridan, wazzat waddidyacall that one? Oh this
one's for the swelling like, and that... (squints at the label) that's
like how old is she? Small kid right? Well about 2 teaspoons.. "
Here I object to not knowing what it was and what dosage (all this
while Nea is bawling her head off) call supposed doctor again who
affirmed it was anti-inflammatory and it's fine and rushed off- got a
2ml dose- then they got out this huge bottle (never seen anything like
it) of Amoxicilin and say "OK I want
you to like... fill the bottle with water to the top, like that much,
or maybe a bit less-urm- and like, shake it, then give it to her...
I'D say like, what, 2-3 times a day like" ... Slit eyes reply yes
that's an antibiotic and 250mg will go a long way, what's this whole
bottle and you sure she needs to take it, 2 teaspoons of that is far
too much - woman looks at me and says "You seem to know your stuff
ma'm, wow, you're also a nurse or somethin'? Yep, that's an
anti-antibio, and sure you take it till the whole bottle's emtpy (Kill
and elephant? )
More of the above, I can't even be bothered to go on you get the gist-
most of all, I looked up the medicine that she was given to keep on
taking for one week and it says.. here it is...
. IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT DOSAGE REQUIREMENTS ARE VARIABLE AND
MUST BE INDIVIDUALIZED ON THE BASIS OF THE DISEASE UNDER TREATMENT AND
THE RESPONSE OF THE PATIENT. After a favorable response is noted, the
proper maintenance dosage should be determined by decreasing the
initial drug dosage in small decrements at appropriate time intervals
until the lowest dosage which will maintain an adequate clinical
response is reached. It should be kept in mind that constant
monitoring is needed in regard to drug dosage. Included in the
situations which may make dosage adjustments necessary are changes in
clinical status secondary to remissions or exacerbations in the
disease process, the patient's individual drug responsiveness, and the
effect of patient exposure to stressful situations not directly
related to the disease entity under treatment in this latter situation
it may be necessary to increase the dosage of prednisolone sodium
phosphate oral solution for a period of time consistent with the
patient's condition. If after long term therapy the drug is to be
stopped, it is recommended that it be withdrawn gradually rather than
abruptly.
......and I don't even want to start on what the primary use of the
medicine was (severe what-what- ) or what the side-affects were-
really.
And then to crown it all at the exit, I was presented with the end bit
of the bandage and the rheumatic ointment (this we'll give you for
free! said the Miraculous Eyelash nurse with a wide grin) and handed
back my credit card with the confirmation I had just been robbed in
broad daylight for 560 dollars emergency care.
Happy to say (no thanks to them) that things calmed down after a
while, she's still rather shaken and hand like a bit of a blodge but the blood
seems to have come back - so all OK generally but yet again- and I
actually was SO adamant not to go but then, one thinks...
Nice one hah? REally, really dangerous country this one. I'd give it a
lower grade than the Congo for some. Of course, different if you
happen to be Britney Spears.
So much of that for today's very forgettable post.
XOXOXS
