I officially announce this month as PAIN month. After battling the mouth ulcers, last night I had to battle a dislocated shoulder on my left. This was so stupid actually and I am even too embarrassed to tell you how I got my shoulder dislocated LOL.
I finished my class at 8:30pm last night and then wanted to get dinner at KFC on Wellesley. Then after I got my Toonie Tuesday, I was trying to walk a bit faster to see if there was a chance I couldcatch the bus instead of walking home. So here I went, and then bang! I slipped and fell down at the sidewalk near Church and Wellesley. It was one of those falls you see on TV when the hockey guys got checked. Unfortunately, I landed first with my left shoulder and I knew right away my shoulder was popped as the same happened to my left shoulder during my highschool years. The funny thing is, I tried to popped it back by myself.
Of course it wasn't successful. So the only thing I could think about is to go to the emergency. So I called up my great friend, Norm, to pick me up and take the taxi to St. Michael's.
So I was at st. michael's. The wait was horrible. I registered at 9pm and
then the admission nurse got me at around 10:30pm. I thought a doctor
would see me after that, but she asked me to go back to the waiting
room to wait for another hour! Imagine my shoulder had been at the
wrong place for 3.5 hours without any painkillers? Then finally a
doctor guided me to a room, then he told me to have an xray. Then there was yet
ANOTHER wait for 30 mins until the xray guy coming to get me to have the
xray done. LOL Then after the xray, there was another wait.......in a
nutshell, my shoulder wasn't treated until 2am!! And then by the
time we left the hospital, it was already 4:30AM. But to be fair, I am not blaming the doctors at all. They were very professional and efficient in treating my shoulder! I am just blaming the freaking Canadian emergency room system.
So I didn't go to work today. So far the painkillers are working and that's why I can type without any problems. And I am not a big fan of wearing the immobilizer so given that my left shoulder seems to be alright, I am not wearing it for tomorrow when I go to work. It's kind of weird to wear it at work, you know?
Now, god knows what's next?
Thanks Norm for abandoning his dinner gathering and coming to pick me up to the hospital! *MUAH*
Comments (8)
Sound like a horror trip. Hope you're feeling better soon. Anyhow, it's good reading some update about your life in Toronto. How's the MBA going about it?
The US health care system isn't any better. There's always a wait in the emergency rooms here. ...and I really doubt their triage system works well enough. I'm sorry for your ordeal. I hope you feel better soon! ...the PAIN month is almost over. *hugs*
Ouch! Pain month? I'm glad to see that you still have your sense of humor. I hope the shoulder heals soon.
Ai carumba! Glad that you aren't in too much pain and are in good enough spirits to share the story! And Toonie Tuesday, I totally forgot about that!
Oooowww! No fun. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
awwwww that sounds horrible... i can't even picture you trying to relocate your shoulder... thats like some hardcore action movie hero move isn't it?
damn; that sucks Benny. Here's to a speedy recovery!