treading water

blimey! who would have thought that a routine visit to the day unit last monday, would have resulted in this long yawning week stuck back on samaratian ward....not only am still here, but for the last three nights have been back on the ward, as had to give up my room for someone in a worse state ythan me - so have been surrounded by bleeping machines, call buttons, moaning patients, and the general restlessness and crash bang wallop of this place. I am exhausted. Supposed to have been discharged on Thursday, but Dr's wanted to keep me in for 24 hour observations on oral medications (as opposed to I.V.ones)On Monday they discovered a shadow on my lung from chest xray - indicating earlier stages of pneuomia (god knows how its spelt...), but with heavy duty antibiotics seems to have slapped that one on the head - then today just before I was due to be discharged got violent pain in my stomach - which was probably galstone reoccurance (great!) and resulted in my having a shot of morphine - wow that stuff works wonders - but was decided to keep me in for yet another 24 hours observations - all my bloods are flat out 0 - which is why I guess they are being so careful. My mouth tastes like its full of All Bran dust (what you would find at the bottom of the packet) and I am constantly swigging on barley water. Oh my! Hope very very much to get out tomorrow. this place sending me stir crazy. I have blocked email - as have been sent huge files that cant download - so sorry cannot respond to anyone who may have written email. I have temporary mobile number: 07598 482321 if anyone wants to send a text!. Thanks all blog-readers for messages - Tony, so wish I could have joined the three of you last night. I love your menu descriptions. If I am lucky I might get a late night bowl of cold weetabix here... a presto tutti..