Mini meltdown and light bulb moment

HA! Just read my comment back on twiggy's diary, claiming to be in control of a budget knowing what I have coming in and going out. HAHAHAHAHA. Clearly, I still need to keep on top of this, my so called 'budget' in my last post is a complete mess. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

EDIT: HAVING READ READ THIS BACK, I CAN ONLY APOLOGIES FOR HOW BADLY IT READS, I'M TOO TIRED TO DO A PROPER EDIT.

Wow, a hectic couple of days!
I was working yesterday, but felt really out of sorts so my colleagues made me go home at 11.30, I wasn't supposed to finish until 4 and had loads of work to do.
I have had a cough for a couple of weeks and a bit of a tight chest, but I started getting breathless yesterday and just felt completely drained with stabbing pains on the left side and aches in my shoulder.
OH picked me up and I got straight in to bed when I got home to get some rest, our friend was coming over later so wanted to get some sleep and then feel a bit better so that I could cook for us.
That plan went out the window. I was sleeping on an off until about 5pm, I then got up and still didnt feel great, so thought I'd run a bath, and I got all breathless again. I decided to call 111 to see if I could get an out of hours appointment or whether I should just wait until Monday. WRONG!!!! Instructions from the phone operator were to get to the urgent care centre within the hour, 'with my history, they want me to go in'. The urgent care centre at the City hospital, NOT the urgent care centre in town. UGH!! On a Saturday night!!

So we got to UCC, (I keep a record of all of my hospital letters, its' easier to keep track that way as there are so many :rotfl:) I handed the most recent letters over to the triage nurse (from my haematologist and cardiologist), and then get carted in a wheelchair straight around to majors in A&E.

ECG's, X rays, blood tests, and a transfer to the cardiology unit of the other city hospital (by ambulance - no car allowed!!) with suspected inflammation of the heart, having already had a clot in my lung ruled out!

Wrong again. No clot. No inflammation around the heart. After 9 hours at two hopsitals, 2 ECGs, 2 x rays, blood tests, a doctor, and a consultant, it is decided I have mild pleurisy, and muscle strain from coughing so much!! Mortified. :eek: OH and I got home at 3am. A&E were fantastic, I got seen very quickly considering it was a busy saturday night, we were there for nearly four hours in total, most of that time was waiting for test results and hospital transport to transfer to the other hospital. We waited soooo long there for the doctor, OH fell asleep on the floor!! We arrived at 10.30 and the Doctor didnt see me until 2.30 in the morning. Never mind, at least they were thorough (and a bit over cautious, the always panic when they see my medical notes!)

Unfortunately, we had to book our friend a hotel room (luckily at OH's hotel where he works) and we then got up at 9am this morning to have breakfast with him before his 10.30 train. OH's lovely boss wiped the room charge though, so us and friend didn't have to pay anything. :j

It is also my nieces birthday today, so we nipped in to see her after dropping our friend at the train station. OH is on a late shift today, so we came home for a nap at 12.30, and slept until 2, then I went back to my sisters for my niece's party when OH went to work. Got back at 5.30, done the ironing.

I'm still exhausted, so an early night for me, OH doesnt finish work until 11pm. I feel bad for him because he's on an early shift tomorrow and has to be back at work again at 7am.

Ah well. What would my life be without drama!??!

Nothing else to report, apart from we posted the zapper and webuybooks (who ironically DONT buy books) parcels, and the musicmagpie ones were collected on Saturday morning, just have to wait for the cheques.

Other than that, I'm too tired to think about spends etc. Will probably post later in the week.

Take care all. MrsT.