Friday 15th July , 2016.
I called the High Dependency Ward early in the morning to see if S had a comfy night and that there were no problems . S's assigned night duty nurse told me that S had a comfy night and that there were no problems.
I arrived at the hospital at 10.15hrs and found S sitting upright in a chair. She look sopale and worn out ; the anaesthetic still in her and would be for several days . S was given a high energy / calorie drink.......banana flavoured .....to build her up but she also had to start taking regular sips of water . After a bit of bully by me to do this ....and S ignoring me ..............I gave up and let S take waht she wanted when she wanted to . In the afternoon , S managed to get back into bed , with some pain and huffing and puffing , but she managed it . I was in such a good mood from the evening before up until now..........right until what happened next .
S got a slight appetite back and wolfed down a small portion of strawberry jelly and a small tub of ice cream ; another energy drink was to be for later . Her day duty nurse bought over a menu for the following day S asked for her glasses from her handbag . I got them for s and at that the day duty nurse said to S " Do you want HIM to take back anything from your bag. ? "............WTF , WTF ,WTF ......'HIM' has a fucking name !!!!!!!.and it's not your fecking business since S and I were able to communicate .
I was so fecked off that I left an hour before I was due to . Even S cottoned onto what the day duty nurse had said and that was why I was so fecking annoyed .
I went back to S's and vacuumed the house and did laundry . My headache came back .
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