sickness getting worse
called doc and was told to go to the ER for a chest X-ray
2001/10/23 15:04:16 – arrived at emergency room, filled out paperwork, mentioned bloody, opaque phlegm, difficulty breathing, cough etc, and sat here for 45 min.
about 8 people ahead of me, most not looking terribly severe, save for an older lady with a damaged hand. Some sort of cut, 2 fingers immobilized in bloody gauze. Also here are a few drunks (or stoned?) good mix of ages… ER is filling up now. Estimated count at maybe 30ish people. Cute kids playing quietly near a mom who stepped on a bit of glass. I’m alternating between reading the onion and writing character sketches on the palm. (I picked the wrong day to leave lappie at home! Craving AOK scripting or a keyboard to write on.) tagged 15:49:50 then returned to waiting. A doppelganger of gina moog just came in, clenching her jaw… I wonder what’s hurting… I hate the ER, so much pain here…limping, moaning, hurt. I wish my doc had an x-ray in his office. Lots of folks in need of repair. The girl next to me was regaling earlier about burning urine. (I can be approachable at times, after all!) I hope that I get out of here and home before sundown… So tired. It’s now 16:20:10 maybe 5 people here now, many more serious injuries got priority over mine, understandably so. 17:50:30…still sitting here. Severe headache from coughing, making me a little fidgety, hard to make myself comfortable. Met the RN 18:06:21 and am now in a room awaiting some radiation… They took even more info about me, I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t know some of the answers (Like the last time I had pneumonia.) taken to the rad-room at 18:41:28 was finally photogged at 18:54:16. While waiting, I met a nice little boy who is going to have a heart series done. His name’s Marcus, and is a total sweetie. He’s 7, and has had 2 heart attacks already. Now back in room 1 again, playing the waiting game. Got a prescription for antibiotics and bed rest. Released and waiting for cab at 19:20:17 on my 3rd pharmacy, none take my new insurance. I’ve given up on them, paying cash for meds instead. Now stuck here for an estimated 45 minutes. It’s now 20:04:53 home at 20:47:10
