Saturday, October 04, 2014
Wounded
I had to go to Urgent Care this morning. I was going into the dressing room in the dark and walked right into an open drawer I did not see. It cut the shit out of my shin. 7 stitches and 4 stitches.
I did get the bleeding stopped and waited an hour to go to the Urgent Care center nearby. This is the middle ground alternative to a doctor, who I could not see today, and the Emergency Room at the Hospital which is a horror show. An all day proposition and a lot of bullshit.
This urgent care thing is the new deal. Eisenhower Hospital here has put up several of them. I have gone to this place before.
It is first come first served but there are four of five docs on site and I was there early, the second guy in line.
Easy in and then a lot of attentive work to patch me up. I got out after about 90 minutes. Slower than I would want but that is me. Impatient.
It does not hurt. It is well bandaged. I will see the same doc on Tuesday.
There was talk of washing it with soap and water and changing the dressing but the instructions say 24 to 48 hours and that will take me up to Monday night. I think that I am just going to leave it alone unless there is some trouble. Infection and all. I know pretty much what to look for and the place is open ten hours a day until then. I won't do anything stupid. I hope. Right now, I do not feel as though I could redo the dressing anyway. I am not nauseous about it. I just don't want to mess it up. That better be OK.
Nice looking place. I couldn't resist this image. It shows scenery we look at every single day!
