Back in the hospital...again
After a week that started with a trip to the ER for what turned out to be a kidney infection, a course of a mega antibiotic via IV and a couple of days at home realizing that they didn't solve my problem since I still felt like shit and was in excruciating pain, I came back on Friday afternoon on a day where they were so busy I pretty much was housed in a hallway of the ER that had turned into makeshift bed bays. Separating me by a curtain was a guy who had a huge growth on his ass, so I got to to experience the auditory and olfactory marvel that was "draining the abscess." After about five hours of staring at the ceiling (admittedly, mostly under the amazing care of Dilaudid) I was told I was going to be admitted to a hospital room around 9pm. After all of the endless questions, various rules, and path to care for the evening, I settled in on what was one of the most uncomfortable beds I've ever been in. And the Dilaudid well had run dry once I was up here - Oxy...