Day 2 in hospital

Yesterday was a bit of a nightmare

The couldn't get any of my meds

The only one they could get was the mirtazapine

They had to order the reat

And because it was a bank holiday

The pharmacy was closed 

And I couldn't get my methadone 

Luckily I had tablets at home 

So my Dad brought them in

No methadone though

My Dad came in to visit at 2pm

So I took my meds then 

I started to get sleep at around 3pm

So Dad left 

And I had an epic sleep until 8pm

I'm not fasting anymore 

So I can have a light diet

Of tea and toast

Or soup and bread

I'm actually sick of tea and toast by this stage

I've been getting pain killers IV since yesterday morning 

But they won't give me any opiates because I'm on methadone 

So the weak tablets I am on are not really touching the pain

Last night

My cannula started to get sore 

And I looked at my arm 

It had swollen by about 50%

At first I thought I was seeing things 

But comparing it to my other arm

It really had ballooned

The nurse immediately took the needle out 

And a doctor out one in my other arm

This morning my arm is still swollen

Now I know what I would look like if a gained 50 pounds

Very strange 

Took me a while to get to sleep last night 

And the lovely nurses made me two cups of tea

The other women in my wars are elderly

And they are some characters

Constantly laughing and joking 

One woman is 90 years old

And she is the life and soul of the ward

Most of the time I am in too much pain to join in

But I like listening to them

I woke before 7am this morning 

And the ward has been a hive of activity since then 

At the moment I am lying down listening to the radio

And waiting to see the doctor

I still in pain 

And can't get comfortable 

Not matter what way I lie

Anyway

Below is a photo of my swollen arm 

And some pics of the horse show 

Enjoy...