change of plans

[deird1]

...aaaaaaand cancel that.


This morning I finished my three days of iso, and drove to Hospital 1, where they injected me with stuff, scanned me for an hour, and sent me on my way. I then spent the rest of the morning fasting and trying not to think about food, before rocking up to Hospital 2, packed and ready for my surgery.

There I was, in the reception area, when my surgeon called me and told me that my latest scans showed that I had a chest infection. Which would make surgery way too dangerous, so it would be postponed. Also, sit tight, he was heading my way to bring me prescriptions and referrals to a respiratory specialist.

I am somewhat prone to fainting.

Ideal conditions for fainting include:
- low blood sugar (haven't eaten enough)
- short of breath (chest infection)
- stress (postponing urgent surgery)

So I hung up with the surgeon and immediately collapsed in the middle of the hospital's reception. Tell you what – if you want to see how many nurses you can get to make a fuss of you, try fainting somewhere medical. I ended up with five nurses checking my temperature, bringing me water, feeding me sandwiches, helping me into a wheelchair, and (of course) checking my Covid results.

I do NOT have Covid.

I do have a chest infection that will take strong antibiotics and a few weeks to get rid of. After which I can hopefully have my surgery.

Bugger, damn, blast, and all that. This really sucks.

Comments

[howsmyenglish]

So sorry to hear this. This totally sucks!

[vass]

Oh fucking hell. That's really unfair. (I'm glad it's not Covid. But even so.)

[mesotablar]

Oh my goodness! I hope everything clears up and runs smoothly from now

[hnpcc]

Oh damn!! I hope you clear it quickly and didn't hurt yourself fainting.

[jesuswasbatman]

Well, crap.

[ruuger]

I'm catching up on my f-list after spending January offline and only read about your diagnosis now. I'm sorry to hear that, and this new development also sucks. Sending you virtual hugs and hoping that your infection clears quickly, and then everything goes well with the surgery.

[lirazel]

That truly, truly sucks. I'm so sorry. So glad it's not Covid, though!

[lizbee]

Oh my gosh, this is just a cavalcade of frustrations on top of a scary diagnosis! I hope you recover quickly and that everything is smooth sailing going forward.

[tielan]

Damn. *hugs*

[out_there]

Tell you what – if you want to see how many nurses you can get to make a fuss of you, try fainting somewhere medical. I ended up with five nurses

Hee! Nice to know there was a quick response.

(And yes, it does really suck to have to postpone something important like that.)

[megpie71]

Well, hopefully the chest infection passes rapidly, and the side-effects of the antibiotics aren't too nasty. (And that COVID continues to stay away in the recovery and convalescence phases of the infection). But yeah, sucks when these things happen.

[lyr]

Oh, crap, that does really suck. I hope you recover soon so you can get back on track for surgery quickly.