three days after i snapped my knee... and a week when i was a 5 year old bairn after swallowing a marble...had to wait until i shit it oot

I was only in overnight once when I was a kid, in the DRI, I think I was about 8.
 
I was playing with my cousin in Balgay Park when we came across a rope swing in a tree, I tested it first to see if it was okay and it was sound.  My cousin (a year older) was a bit feart so I said I would go again even higher to show him it was okay...  Next thing I know I’m being carried to a car and taken to hospital.  I don’t know if the branch snapped, the rope snapped or if I just let go but I fell from good height, my cousin started screaming then my aunty came and found us.
 
It was quite controversial as my aunty was meant to be looking after us in her house but she was out meeting a priest in the Park for a “chat” and we just wandered off and they had no idea where we were.
 
I had cracked ribs and stayed in for two nights, I also pissed myself.
 
I stayed in the Children’s Ward at Ninewells in September with my daughter for five nights, staying in a fold down bed next to hers.  Totally different these days, they have massive play rooms, play assistants to look after the kids during the day.  She didn’t want to come home!
 
I’ve got a stay booked for the 26th of November too.  I tore my ACL and fractured my knee in July and I’m getting knee surgery in a few weeks, was meant to get it done last month but had to cancel due to a family bereavement. 

Been in a few times. Was hit in head with a brick in Edinburgh. Done my knee playing football. Fractured my ribs on holiday.

Never had to stay overnight

Been in 5 times after disloctaing my knee.  Twice in DRI, once in PRI and twice in Ninewells. Was also in overnight when I was
9 on my birthday no less to get my adenoids out due to breathing difficulties. Turned out it was a deviated septum so nothing got done. I was told to wait until I was over 16 to get my nose broken. Im 36 and still waiting.

Only to get my tonsils out when about 4.

highlight was having a Battle of the Planets colouring in book to pass the time.

Twice. 26 year ago when I nearly popped my clogs and was in for a fortnight,  and 14 year ago when I wiz ill for a week. Ninewells both times. Boring as phuck and the food was utter sh1te.

Had tonsillitis as a bairn and was suffering severe hallucinations (kept on seeing this weird figure in MY bedroom who looked like shrek on the smack!) Anyway i got manhandled by my father into the car and off to Ninewells where i got my 1st sniff of the gas and when i came to i remember all these people in white coats staring at me and one beautiful blonde in a white mini skirt who winked at me. (This was the 1st time i shot bubbles too) Anyway much to my pleasure some rookie had done a hatchet job in my mouth and cut more than my tonsils which resulted in short term loss of speech but a weeks holiday away from Shrek and time to develop my 1st relationship with Urika who kindly looked after my needs for the rest of my stay. If the old man thought he had bother getting me in you should have seen him try to get me out! All in all a wonderful experience.

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Aff the gas but still shooting bubbles 

Ps. On a serious note I'm sorry to hear off the more serious hospital visits especially Leedsey whose doctors records must look like the scroll of the dead sea in comparison to the more fortunate on here, Glad to see your vintage has covered United's glory years and some more to come. Stay fit, Stay cool, Shed Rule   

Last edited by St Obswell (17/11/2014 12:51 pm)

TEK wrote:

St Obswell wrote:

Had tonsillitis as a bairn and was suffering severe hallucinations (kept on seeing this weird figure in MY bedroom who looked like shrek on the smack!) Anyway i got manhandled by my father into the car and off to Ninewells where i got my 1st sniff of the gas and when i came to i remember all these people in white coats staring at me and one beautiful blonde in a white mini skirt who winked at me. (This was the 1st time i shot bubbles too) Anyway much to my pleasure some rookie had done a hatchet job in my mouth and cut more than my tonsils which resulted in short term loss of speech but a weeks holiday away from Shrek and time to develop my 1st relationship with Urika who kindly looked after my needs for the rest of my stay. If the old man thought he had bother getting me in you should have seen him try to get me out! All in all a wonderful experience.

Saint Obby you sure you're still no on 'the gas'?

i've had to put up with this for 41 years

Mon then The_Shed.

Let's hear your tale of woe.

Btw 15 month old thread 👏 Lol

lifesanocean wrote:

One of many really good ot threads. Nice to see it resurrected. I've got a feeling I may end up back in hospital again soon with my knee. I banged it at work last June and its been causing me bother ever since. As much as I wouldn't swap the NHS, the hoops you need to go through are ridiculous. I've haf umpteen different GP's look at it, some saying there is a problem, others saying there is nothing wrong. I've had an ultrasound scan, an x-ray both coming back clear. I keep asking for an MRI scan but they ssy they've got to explore all avenues first. Now been referred to orthopedics. Frustrating. (furious)

 
MRIs cost money they'll delay that as long as they can.  Without getting too political it's not their fault it's just an absolute lack of funding for the right jobs in the NHS.

Do u stay local bud?