The ER

So Monday (last) was the trip to the ER. My friend Leslie gave me a ride, and then Sib4 showed up a bit later, which was all good since they could keep each other company while I basically tried to avoid falling into a comatose state. 

All things considered, it was a pretty dreadful visit. As is always the case in a visit to the UW ER, your provider is basically a trainee. In my case, said trainee had a lot to learn. For example, when dealing with a patient with terrible abdominal pain who, at the moment, is propped up in the bed, one should not just unhook the head support of the bed and drop it flat. 

Yeah, that hurt.

And truthfully, the rest of the visit was kind of pointless. The only effective part was that I was given dilaudid, which is a very nice painkiller, but after that I was given a  host of laxatives which, for the most part, I'd already taken and which are generally ineffective. 

And we won't discuss the suppository, since that was just incredibly unpleasant in so many ways.

But once I'd been given all the ineffective drugs, I was sent on my merry way. 

All things considered, I can't really say I'm impressed with my designated ER. I miss the Group Health Urgent Care Clinic.