SO! Last night the pain got worse (broke my leg and hurt my whole body) so I went to the ER. I’d been on Tylenol and ibuprofen and it wasn’t helping. They gave me oxycodone - didn’t touch the pain. They finally gave me dilaudid. But even with the dilaudid, I still had pain if I tried to move something injured. It wasn’t a magic pain eraser.
But I spent hours in pain, crying and snotting all over the place, trying to hold it together. When they gave the oxy, it was a pill and they said “give it 15-20 min” like that’s not an eternity. I was so grateful when they started pushing IV meds.
But all this DID leave me thinking how horrible it would be for Frank or Matt if you were in the hospital in so much pain.
Matt
Knows what’s wrong - he can hear the break. But he still has to wait around with you for hours, waiting for them to give pain meds and take their little x rays to confirm what he already knows, just to start taking you seriously. All the while you’re crying and suffering
Pushing the nurses button and trying to explain what’s happening and that you need help, but he can’t say why or how he knows
Also - I smell. I smell so much. I smell like days of sweat and nasty. God knows this would be really bad for Matt. I’m back home and the struggle of even moving around is so taxing that I’m constantly sweating and freezing cold at the same time. So I smell. A lot.
Frank
Might damn well get himself thrown out by security because he’s yelling at the nurses to get you some damn help.
The only thing that gets him to calm down (or at least internalize his frustration) is the threat of removal, because he doesn’t want to leave you in here alone
Poor baby can’t brute force his way through this one
You wouldn’t even have to move around, this man would just lift you anywhere you wanted to go.
But you know they’d both be there and holding your hand the entire time
One of the worst parts is just not being able to move on my own. The x ray tech was like “ok now lay down” like… how am I supposed to do that? Injured leg, back, hip, shoulder. Never did anyone try to help me move or lay down or anything else. And Frank and Matt would be lovely for that.
