You know what they say about the best laid plans ? Well, we never did get to see my Sister after all. The day before we were due to go we had packed the caravan, packed the clothes, packed food and bought treats for my Sis and BiL then, at around 4.30pm, OH felt a bit 'tired' and went for a lie down. Half an hour later he was feeling extremely sick and so dizzy he couldn't lift his head from the pillow. He also had a very high temperature so I attempted to reduce that with a cold flannel but by 8pm it was obvious he wasn't getting any better and I decided to try to get some medical advice. At that time of night I could only dial 111. Has anyone ever tried it? Oh lord, what a palaver. After exactly 15 minutes and 3 seconds of answering questions (all the while listening with one ear to hubby's moans of pain) the operator, who obviously had no medical training at all concluded that he needed to see a GP within the next 6 hours (2am ??) Anyhow, she made the necessary contact and someone called me back within an hour and a half. Bless him, a doctor did visit at 10.20pm but concluded that he had no idea what was wrong. By then I had managed to reduce hubby's temperature so he was feeling slightly better although he still couldn't stand. The doc gave him some Diazepam and instructed us to see the GP next day.
By some miracle we got an appointment (it's usually a 3 to 5 day wait) and got him to the surgery. Still no idea what was wrong! He now has to wait for a scan appointment to come through for his neck. Heaven knows when. Two weeks on and counting....
My Sis was so disappointed but understood why we couldn't make it :(
One sunny day last week we took a short walk down the lane for some fresh air and spotted a fat 'worm'?....nope... it was a tiny snake! As he uncoiled himself to his full 6 inches in length we realised it was a tiny grass snake and he/she slithered off into the grass verge. Where was his mum? We didn't wait to find out! lol.
Hopefully, I will be back tomorrow with a more interesting post.
Take care everyone and stay safe x
Hope all is well now.
ReplyDeleteOh heck what a worry. Hope you get sorted soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope hubby gets well soon.....and finds out what it was.
ReplyDeleteSorry you missed out on your visit to your Sister.
Hugs-x-
So sorry your trip had to be cancelled. Hope DH is feeling better and things get sorted out for him.
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