Awake and up all night

Thank you Sarah and I totally agree.  I was mega relieved, and a grin appeared on H's face, when we knew we could go home.  The staff in the hospitals are fantastic but there's nowt better than being at home.

Hugs and safe journey back xxx

I'm sorry Sarah, I didn't know my friend, and I will have everything crossed your chiropractor has something in their toolbox for you, I'm guessing you've looked into anxiety, and all the help and support available, I have my orthopedic and neurologist/surgeon doing their best to keep me on my feet, hopefully for some time yet, 

Eddie xx 

Awww Gilly, I'm sorry hubby's been to A&E, or my Friday night club, as I call it, I visit far too often and always on a Friday lol. and fab that you saw an informed doctor who was happy to discharge him to your care, I'll not ask how you managed that, lol, but hope he's well on the way to feeling like himself soon, PS a sense of humour doesn't always keep your pecker up, or am I confused yet again, it's lovely to hear your sleeping a little better, and best wishes with your upcoming appointments my friend. 

Eddie xx 

This made me smile.  I'm with you Eddiel ... I went all my life without needing A&E for myself (only ever there to support others who needed it) ... but I seem to have become a frequent flyer and annoyingly it's always on a Friday night!!  I know you'll get exactly what I mean about Friday nights!!  

Hi Tinkerbelle38, it's lovely to meet you, and freaky Friday is baffling, isn't it, I think it's 6 times already this year, though I was in on a Monday once as well, but why is it always late in the day, I'm just grateful I get seen straight away,  and have my own bed in Obs.

Eddie xx 

My late mum had a habit of ending up in A & E on bank holidays.She went for years without seeing a gp but after her brain haemorrhage it was all hospital trips and admissions.I’ve spent more time with my partner John in A & E than anywhere else.He was brilliant with mum he even took her to appointments on his own and he is disabled.She was so funny on the wards she used to write humerous stories and read them out to us when we visited.One day we arrived to find her bay busy with visitors.After a while we became aware that their conversations had stopped and they were listening to mum’s story.She spoke loudly as she was deaf.They all said how much they were looking forward to the next instalment.They got a few more stories over mum’s stay.She was an eccentric but good fun.Jane x

Lovely to meet you too Eddiel.  OK you win ... I'm not up to 6 times ... not yet anyway!!  I'm always a Friday or Saturday night.  I've had one that was a  Tuesday but that was late in the day as well.  Why oh why is it always late in the day, when even the staff say is always when it gets busiest.  It's also when I'm most fatigued and just want to sleep! That's a blessing that you get seen straight away and have your own bed.  I have found that they try to keep me separate once I've reached triage though, so I'm grateful for that x

It's amazing how something can happen that changes good health into a very different life experience of hospital trips and appointments.  Lovely to hear that you all supported each other with medical needs. I'd have loved to have been there in the bay to hear one of your Mum's humorous stories.  The time passes quickly with something like that.  My own Mum was quite entertaining as well.  Not so much with deliberate funny stories but she never stopped chatting, not even when brought back up to the ward from surgery x

Awww Tinkerbelle, I do get seen straight away, fortunately, but though I do usually end up in the same bed, sadly it's not reserved for me lol.

And I can't explain why it's a Friday, but maybe it's the umming and ahhing, for hours and knowing going into A&E after 7pm, I'll usually get all tests done, a good night's sleep, and see the consultant doing their morning rounds, who'll discharge me.

I've only ever been on an open ward once, whilst I was early on hormone therapy, which makes you very emotional, my roomies never spoke a word of English and I was reading posts from the LWIC forum, so laughing and crying all the time, I hate to think what my roomies thought, but judging by the looks they gave me, they weren't thinking of inviting me to a wedding, I  had my emergency button in my hand all night, lol.

Eddie xx 

Oh dear lol ... I can picture the scene and the look on their faces.  Probably wise keeping hold of that emergency button all night!  Maybe they had the emergency button in their hand at the ready too from the sound of things?!  Not me though, I'd have wanted to be kept up to speed on what was so funny and emotional.  Sounds like that was very early on in your C experience.  

If only they could keep you a special bed reserved for when you need it but it sounds like you have the next best thing.  I consider myself lucky when I get my own proper cubicle with a trolley ... and a pillow ... now that's a luxury when that happens!