i've seen a consultant!!!!
unfortunately it is the cardio one on whose ward i'm technically squatting (rheumatology never seem to have their own ward, their own outpatients dept but no ward). he apologised for the non appearance of dr davies, and has decreed that i no longer need a drip - i can go onto oral antibiotics. he also is prescribing me a mouthwash to sort out the ulcers and thrush that have taken up residence in my mouth over the last few days (a side affect of the levels of medicine that i've been on).
he then popped his head back in to tell me that i will go for a chest x-ray and see how my lungs are looking now, a sensible decision that agree with not only because it makes sense, but also it will also give me something else to look forward to today. he's nice man, if i ever need a heart doctor - he's my man.
i went to the shop to get a paper, no one seemed to mind or to notice. unfortunately the largest easter eggs stocked by the shop are creme eggs, matthew may not be getting an egg this year...
and hot off the press, as i type a man has come to look at my bedside light that hasn't work since i arrived in sideroom 2. he changed the bulb and it now works on dim, but i'll need a new switch in order to work it from the bed. he'll report it!!!!
Showing posts with label sideroom2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sideroom2. Show all posts
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
cleaning
sideroom 2 has been on the receiving end of some high level cleaning this morning.
the cleaner arrived and the room was swept and wiped to an inch of it's life, even the bed was raised and all the bars and levers given a wipe.
soon after she left another lady, a supervisor i think, came and inspected the room, even getting onto her hands + knees to see under the bed. all was going well until she went into my ensuite. she came out tutting and told me that she was getting the cleaner back, and whilst she was waiting, she took the bin out of the frame and inspected the underside of the frame!! eventually she got impatient and went to fetch the cleaner, and the 2 of them disappeared into the toilet, something was pointed out and after a short discussion they both left.
a few mins later the supervisor reappeared with another bloke and they both went into the ensuite, before leaving.
a few mins later a chap turns up with a hoover and apologises but he needs to get into the ensuite to hoover the air-vent!
as he leaves thank him and tell him that i'm sure the rest of my stay has been improved by his hoovering. he laughed and told e that they had finished early and were now being found 'silly little jobs to do'.
suffice to say the supervisor has been back and sideroom2 is now fit for habitation again!!
when matthew reads this he will probably comment that our house should be so lucky to get this degree of treatment!
the cleaner arrived and the room was swept and wiped to an inch of it's life, even the bed was raised and all the bars and levers given a wipe.
soon after she left another lady, a supervisor i think, came and inspected the room, even getting onto her hands + knees to see under the bed. all was going well until she went into my ensuite. she came out tutting and told me that she was getting the cleaner back, and whilst she was waiting, she took the bin out of the frame and inspected the underside of the frame!! eventually she got impatient and went to fetch the cleaner, and the 2 of them disappeared into the toilet, something was pointed out and after a short discussion they both left.
a few mins later the supervisor reappeared with another bloke and they both went into the ensuite, before leaving.
a few mins later a chap turns up with a hoover and apologises but he needs to get into the ensuite to hoover the air-vent!
as he leaves thank him and tell him that i'm sure the rest of my stay has been improved by his hoovering. he laughed and told e that they had finished early and were now being found 'silly little jobs to do'.
suffice to say the supervisor has been back and sideroom2 is now fit for habitation again!!
when matthew reads this he will probably comment that our house should be so lucky to get this degree of treatment!
Monday, 29 March 2010
view from my room
thought i would set the scene and describe my room/views.
in my luxurious sideroom there is a locker (standard issue), an electric bed (luxury, actually acquired from the high dependency ward as when the nurse who transferred me saw that i was abut to get a bed with an air mattress, she decided to swap the beds as she had been looking for an air mattress for another patient in hdu!), a rather uncomfortable chair (fake black leather - seat splitting and showing the foam underneath), a bedside trolley and joy of joys an ensuite toilet!!!
this is especially cool as the majority of patients are male and one of the things i see a lot is the men in the neighbouring bay shuffling across the corridor to the unisex bathroom opposite. i'm happy to shower in there - not so happy to share the toilet...
other views down the corridor include the nurses station and the staff going about their business answering calls etc. they also store the trolley with the patients notes near my door, so i get to hear hushed conversations about patients. all very exciting but i don't know who they are!
i do have a window with a view to a wall with more windows, but if i get up and have a look i can see grass and a road (can't quite see the helipad). i am also above a+e and if there are several ambulances in place, i get to hear them arrive and unload their patients.
so there you have it. although siderooms are a luxury they can be a bit lonely as there is less interaction. hence my enjoyment of a slightly wider view of the world through the internet than the physical view from my room.
in my luxurious sideroom there is a locker (standard issue), an electric bed (luxury, actually acquired from the high dependency ward as when the nurse who transferred me saw that i was abut to get a bed with an air mattress, she decided to swap the beds as she had been looking for an air mattress for another patient in hdu!), a rather uncomfortable chair (fake black leather - seat splitting and showing the foam underneath), a bedside trolley and joy of joys an ensuite toilet!!!
this is especially cool as the majority of patients are male and one of the things i see a lot is the men in the neighbouring bay shuffling across the corridor to the unisex bathroom opposite. i'm happy to shower in there - not so happy to share the toilet...
other views down the corridor include the nurses station and the staff going about their business answering calls etc. they also store the trolley with the patients notes near my door, so i get to hear hushed conversations about patients. all very exciting but i don't know who they are!
i do have a window with a view to a wall with more windows, but if i get up and have a look i can see grass and a road (can't quite see the helipad). i am also above a+e and if there are several ambulances in place, i get to hear them arrive and unload their patients.
so there you have it. although siderooms are a luxury they can be a bit lonely as there is less interaction. hence my enjoyment of a slightly wider view of the world through the internet than the physical view from my room.
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