What to do on a Tuesday when you have a few spare hours..... go to the hospital!!!

So.... yesterday was an um... wonderful day! The sun was shining (too hotly as usual) the birds were singing... water was seaping out of my pores and then there were some sirens and ambo men coming to get me!

Well... that's not all of the story! I had a pretty ordinary morning.. a little teary... thinking I had made a mistake with some of the children I have in care here due to a biting issue that happened on Monday. I've been given the ultimatum that if it happens again one of the family's will go... do I keep the good one or the bad one??? Anyway... after a few tears I decided that I didn't want to be at the house so I took the two kids that I had to the shops just to wander and help Hayley with some shopping she had to do. All was good there, the children behaved, the younger one had a good sleep in the pram and all was peachy, except from my mounting headache! Got home and fed and put the kiddies down for their naps, Stu came home for lunch and I took some painkillers to get rid of the headache.. they worked.... for the headache!

It was all perfect timing as usual as I started to feel 'off' while I was meeting with a new parent for a vacancy that I have! I had to excuse myself while she was filling out forms to go and lay on the floor to try and get some relief from the terrible stomach cramps I was having.. sweat pouring out from everywhere! I went and put my head under the bathroom tap and wet my hair in hopes that would cool me down and make me feel better!!! and then.... little one woke up!! (what's that I was saying about timing!!) We finished off the forms etc and she went after I promised that I would call Stu to come home! We went and played in the toy room... well..... I laid flat out on the floor and he played, and the pain subsided.... I got up to tidy up some of the room and it decided to start again, but this time it was 10 times worse! I was straight on the phone to Hayley. When she got over here (in like 2 seconds!) I think she was a little scared... I was grey and watering my carpet with sweat and just doubled up in pain... the little one was in the toy room (which is thankfully gated!) listening and watching me writhe in pain... and then the other one woke up too!! She rang the Ambo's, Stu and Mary who were all there within like 5 minutes!!! (Sirens and all.... :S) It had passed again when the ambo's got here, but they took me off anyway... and guess what!!! Walking to the vehicle... I decided to have another attack! I think the Ambo was a bit annoyed with me.. cause I was trying to stop myself from moaning from the pain, but he wanted me to describe it for him... come on!!! Use your training and figure it out!!!

We got to the hospital.. and it had passed again.... so into the waiting room I went! FOR 4 HOURS! Was out the back being checked out for another 2.5 before being able to go home... Short story.. Bloods/Urine came back fine and they have no idea! I think it was a reaction to the painkillers I took... (which I take regularly so is unusual) or... the stress I've been under.

Stu reckons that I was a pale shade of grey for quite a while, and that my eye's were almost clear. He thought that I was going to pass out when I had a smaller attack while in the waiting room!

So my kids were farmed out to other carers today so that I could rest and get back to normal before tomorrow! I am looking forward to a quiet weekend this weekend, doing nothing and just spending time with Stu!

I think I need a holiday!