of life and death

[eeyore_grrl]

a few weeks ago i was in the er hooked up to ivs for a migraine and ridiculous amounts of vomiting. as ian and i sat in the little curtained area for hours as i begged for something to stop the horrid restlessness that came from the medication. my nurse lacked in the bedside manner, but the doctor was good and attentive.

we overheard a man come in with vague complaints that had been going on for a few days. he was talking to the doctor, they hadn’t even hooked him up to the usual stuff yet and his heart went wonky. i don’t know the proper terminology. but we overheard (ian may have been able to see it from his angle) the doctor calmly call for help (“hey guys i need you over here now.”) when the guy went bad. and we heard the subsequent dialogue for the Three times they had to shock him. the doctor was always calm and to the point when he spoke and when he dealt with the situation that occurred.

he was alive when we left. but there is something strange and disturbing to witness someone almost dying several times.

Comments

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

Yup, Phenergan can cause restless legs, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promethazine

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

i was glad to stop puking after 12 hours of constantly doing so... but UGH! that sucks.... and it's so hard to explain to people that feeling.

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

When I told the nurses about my reaction to Reglan they just looked at me like I was crazy. I can't tell you how many times it had to happen before I was sure it was the drug and not me. Once I was convinced, you better bet I convinced them too.