14 May, 2008

Surrealism

That is how my life has felt these last few days.

Friday I did end up at a doctors office, unfortunately one I didn't know. They completely misdiagnosed me, so to make a v. long story short, I ended up in the ER on Saturday and had to have the first of two emergency surgeries. I was able to leave Sunday evening. Thankfully I'm starting to feel a bit better today, but it was one of the most painful things, if not THE most, that I've been through, and even with all the morphine and local anesthetic, I felt everything. I had an abscess that had to be removed from, lets just say, a v. sensitive area. I've been out of work, but hopefully will return tomorrow. I was left with an open wound that will heal itself, but I have to clean it out with water 4 times a day and keep it covered with a dressing as it is still oozing away. Yes, lovely visual.

I will say that one should never ever go to Yaffe Ruden and Associates on the UES in NYC. They are beyond incompetent there, and if they had diagnosed me correctly I would have avoided a lot of pain and suffering.
I guess the good things are since I was in so much pain with this, it camouflaged all other issues, well mostly, for the last few days. And I seemed to lose some weight. Must have been all that screaming when I was getting cut up with knives and needles. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

As for my poor hip, I am not allowed to go to the pool until I see the doctor on Friday and she checks my wound. So until then my body is having a break. I'm not happy about it. I also have to still write a response for the second appeal to my insurance company when I get back to the office.
I really am so done with the medical community I could scream! Oh wait, I've been doing that daily lately anyway! :-)