Fun at the ER
I made Kris take me to the urgent care facility this morning because I’ve been feeling crappy, and it’s driving me crazy. Unfortunately, this meant a trip to the ER.
Luckily for us it was raining, which means there wasn’t anyone out driving. Also, the ER was completely empty when we got there. So I was seen right away, even though it took about 20 minutes to get through filling out all the “paperwork.” Kris got a nametag that said he was a visitor, and I got my hospital bracelet and finally we were put in the smaller “waiting room.” The exam room looked like it could be equipped for surgical proceedures - I’ve never seen one like that before. It also looked like the equipment had not been updated since it was built in the 1960’s.
Anyway, so my problem was that basically I’ve been coughing and my throat is extremely sore. After consultation by three different doctors, some theories that I had mono (which isn’t the case because I am not tired or have any of the real symptoms of mono), and a throat x-ray - I was diagnosed with a cold, and given a prescription for Vicadin.
This brings me to Kris’s theory that modern medicine consists of only three catagories of treatments - and this “treatment” is one of them: numb the pain. I’m not sure I truly trust thier judgement, as it’s been a few days since, and my throat is still sore. But I guess it’s a fun story to tell.
