Hospitals Hey great places ( unless you are Ill )

Hi Everyone

As it’s the Bank Holiday weekend as usual we are moored up safe and sound, I find to venture out over the first bank holiday is unproductive as the system is usually blocked up with broken down and stranded boats and to be honest I need the rest having been moving boats all week. Well not quite all week as Weds I went to my GP because I was getting a few chest pains, I have had Angina for about 14 years but since I had stents put in I have had no trouble at all however I have now, After listening to my ticker she asked if Noreen was with me I said yes So she tells me to get Noreen, I do, then goes on to tell Noreen to drive me to the Hospital go straight to A&E with this letter as by time we get there they will be expecting us. All went according to plan, this was about 18.30 A&E even gave us a brew and a sandwich and by 21.30 Noreen had gone home and I was in a bed on the medical Assessment Ward with another brew and another sandwich. Now it all goes wrong I will give it to you in chronological order 21.30 brew and Butties, 23.00 bloods and Ops, 23.30 sleep, 00.30 moved to another ward, 01.00 woken for blood and Ops. 01.30 sleep. 02.00 moved three patients our of ward, 02.30 doctor wakes me up to say bloods have come back clear so I can go Home???. I tell said doctor to go away unless he wants to drive me from Blackburn to Southport he states he thought I was local I say again Sod Off and try reading my notes. 03.00 More blood and Ops, 03.30 three new patients arrive with a fanfare of porters sharing jokes and the next day racing tips. 04.00 Doctor wakes me up to say I am now not going home but staying in to see the consultant, I again tell him to sod off , I am trying to sleep, 0530 nurse takes my blood pressure which is now very high calls the Doctor who says its probably due to stress and lack of sleep. This time I agree and explain it’s the only thing he has got right all night and again tell him to sod Off. 7.00 Breakfast I was presented with  piece of bread jam and butter I was quite happy with it however a chap in the corner asked the nurse could he have his toasted, the nurse God bless her embarrassed had to say no its against Health and Safety eee we did have a good laugh. Anyway the out come was go home with new medication and they  will send for me as urgent for new test keep an eye on the blog

I love our NHS and consider it to be the finest in the world. But they do have some very curious habits like no allowing people to sleep. God Bless them all

Sorry this has nothing to do with boating just my confused Life.

Big Al