Post by Enchant on Sept 6, 2007 4:41:58 GMT -5
Well, I spent a good portion of my birthday last night in the Emergency Room. I had gone in because I was bitten by a spider, *or at least that was my thinking, although I do not know how a spider got near me to bite me...ironically, I have a spider sense to spiders* and my throat was sore and my legs and ankles were swollen..*my shoes were too tight*. The good news is, I think it was thd first time, I actually got seen right away...Within minutes, they had taken my vitals and called the Doc at home, which of course was most likely walking distance. It was nice to get seen so quickly..*thinking faster in then the faster I get out*. I was feeling happy...until they handed me the gown...*ah heck no....I didn't shave my legs or anything*...I wasn't prepared to go see the doctor last night, let alone him REALLY see me...so naturally I decline....with the comment..."I am here to fix the bite not to have mny body examinded....give me a shot in the butt and I will be on my merry way....*no shot*
After examining the bite, which measured to be approx. 1 1\2 to 2 inches round, and did blood work and throat cultures...they stated the obvious, my legs and feet were swollen because of a allergic reaction. *duh*
"What kind of bite is it? IS it a spider bite?"
"I do not know, there is no way of telling"
"I just hope it isn't a brown recluse or that west nile thing going around"
"Again, there is nothing I could do about it. "
*Oh holy hell, I am going to die..ironic it would be my birthday*
"We are going to give you a pill to help make you pee, perhaps you can get rid of tht access water that is swelling up"
*oh goody, I can pee on my own *
"Will I have time to get home?"
"Yes, but you will have to pass water for about 4 hours"
*It's called peeing*
Anyhoo, to make a long story short...If you need to go to the emergency room in a small town, make sure that you can pee on your own, that you know why you are there, and if you have a bite, you know where it came from...make sure you shave your legs , because you never know when they will want you to take your clothes off. Thank goodness I didn't go there for a ear ache....
So Here I am sitting in front of the puter, throat sore, but can't take any more medicine because I need to get the kids up soon...eating a leftover brownie and drinking a diet coke...while in between swollows spray a bottle of chloraseptic in my throat...not peeing anymore...but the legs and feet feel like they are stretching...thinking that the country might have alot of charm, but dang it has alot more bugs, and how I will be contributing to the ozone with my can of OFF and Raid...........ON the good side, my test results came back...I am healthy as a horse, I just might expanding .......
After examining the bite, which measured to be approx. 1 1\2 to 2 inches round, and did blood work and throat cultures...they stated the obvious, my legs and feet were swollen because of a allergic reaction. *duh*
"What kind of bite is it? IS it a spider bite?"
"I do not know, there is no way of telling"
"I just hope it isn't a brown recluse or that west nile thing going around"
"Again, there is nothing I could do about it. "
*Oh holy hell, I am going to die..ironic it would be my birthday*
"We are going to give you a pill to help make you pee, perhaps you can get rid of tht access water that is swelling up"
*oh goody, I can pee on my own *
"Will I have time to get home?"
"Yes, but you will have to pass water for about 4 hours"
*It's called peeing*
Anyhoo, to make a long story short...If you need to go to the emergency room in a small town, make sure that you can pee on your own, that you know why you are there, and if you have a bite, you know where it came from...make sure you shave your legs , because you never know when they will want you to take your clothes off. Thank goodness I didn't go there for a ear ache....
So Here I am sitting in front of the puter, throat sore, but can't take any more medicine because I need to get the kids up soon...eating a leftover brownie and drinking a diet coke...while in between swollows spray a bottle of chloraseptic in my throat...not peeing anymore...but the legs and feet feel like they are stretching...thinking that the country might have alot of charm, but dang it has alot more bugs, and how I will be contributing to the ozone with my can of OFF and Raid...........ON the good side, my test results came back...I am healthy as a horse, I just might expanding .......