The painkillers are *so* divine

Ive still got the bump on the back of my neck.

I wont ever laugh at the phrase "Youre as much fun as a boil on the back of my neck" because I know what that means now.

The bump didnt go down, so per doctors orders I went to the ER at Oakland's Highland Hospital yesterday.

This being the Bay Area, the doctor assigned to me has flaming red tattoos on one arm, with a hebrew kaballa phrase on the other.

Many of the residents wear Doc Martens.

I digress.

They still havent lanced this boil.

They wanna use magic antibiotics.

Doctors today, I swear.

They did drain 30 cc's of pinkish pus and blood, but they had a hard time.. so they want it to be ripe.

I have serious objections to this (the pain? the fact that I look like someone stuck a sock in my neck? Did I mention the pain?) but I'll give them till tomorrow.

At least they gave me these lovely pain pills.

I can deal with anything while Im on the pills.
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Kate is in town, but I hadda cancel our day out tomorrow.

Im scheduled to be at the hospital tomorrow.

As someone put it - "Highland Hospital? Its usually an all day event."

Yesterday, I was there from 10am until discharged at 6pm.

I dont think Im gonna have time to meet up with anyone.

I'll see her next month when she comes back this way.
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My hypoglycemia?

They did a reading.. my sugar level had dropped to 270.

They were surprised. I wasnt.

Here are things Ive learned in this episode:

Do NOT take Ibuprofen if youre concerned about your blood sugar level. It will jack it up.

Infections will jack up your blood sugar level.

Orange Juice and many "natural" fruit juices is nothing but PURE sugar, so they dont help matters.

Among other things.

So, donuts have not passed through my lips since all this started.

I stillhave to get the lab tests.

Although one wit noted "Since you gave up coffee, youve been going through hell. Maybe you need to start up with Peet's again".

Nuh-uh.
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According to reports, Highland Hospital is one of the best trauma hospitals in the country.

Which is why some of the best and the brightest med students come here to do their residency.

To learn the best techniques.

They didnt wanna fuck with my boil.

They would rather do sexier trauma patients.

My boil merited nothing more than curio attention.

"Wow! Its as big as a baseball."

And they still dont wanna lance it. They want it to be riper.

Guh.

I actually had to growl at Dr Windigo (Im not gonna hide Doctors names) to the right spot to AT LEAST get some of the fluid out.

Sheesh.

To be a good doctor, you have to be able to the BASICS right dammit.

Which is why I firmly believe that they arent fit to open a medicine cabinet or wield a needle until their 4th year.

I go back tomorrow.

Please god, have them lance this thing.

I dont wanna get addicted to pain pills.