Blood Drive
I staggered into the hospital for my bloodwork, only the packet that they demand I pick up to proceed wasn't at the front desk. I was sent to day surgery, who then sent me to pre-admitting. Who told me that, no it was way too early to be doing bloodwork. As I watched, they pulled my file from the cabinet and crossed off Feb 3. Then they tucked the file away and told me to come back in May.
If I didn't have a second piece of bloodwork, I would have engaged in some blood, as car trips make the growth in my abdomen scream and thrash, and while medicine encourages torture above all else, they could at least let it have a point. You know, other than making me weep and ask for death.
So, I had to go to admitting, who immediately asked me for my surgery packet. So I had to explain I was a refused a packet, which was not accepted immediately as truthful, and it was around here, when the expression on the Spousal Unit's face clearly said I should have quadrupled my meds to get through this in my shaking body without puking blood on somebody.
I did manage to get to get the other blood test done, but it took nearly two hours. They have a new system where they create barcode stickers for your test tubes. Simple? Never! Of course, it has its own creeping queue, and takes much longer than actually sucking the blood from your arm. Even if you collected it with eyedroppers or toothpicks. I bet it takes longer than the damn tests.
Hospitals...evolving ways to cripple souls AND efficiency since science began....
If I didn't have a second piece of bloodwork, I would have engaged in some blood, as car trips make the growth in my abdomen scream and thrash, and while medicine encourages torture above all else, they could at least let it have a point. You know, other than making me weep and ask for death.
So, I had to go to admitting, who immediately asked me for my surgery packet. So I had to explain I was a refused a packet, which was not accepted immediately as truthful, and it was around here, when the expression on the Spousal Unit's face clearly said I should have quadrupled my meds to get through this in my shaking body without puking blood on somebody.
I did manage to get to get the other blood test done, but it took nearly two hours. They have a new system where they create barcode stickers for your test tubes. Simple? Never! Of course, it has its own creeping queue, and takes much longer than actually sucking the blood from your arm. Even if you collected it with eyedroppers or toothpicks. I bet it takes longer than the damn tests.
Hospitals...evolving ways to cripple souls AND efficiency since science began....
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