Days like yesterday give us emergency room workers a reason to come in the next day. There is nothing better than having a hilarious or easy-going day. And hey, it's not as if I’m making fun of the guy for coming in... He did the right thing; I don't want to deter people from going into the emergency room for sexual-related problems. But I do love my job... I love it so much until it comes to days like today. Today we had a patient completely code-out on us from use of street drugs.
"Jonathon" a 16-year-old child was admitted after overdosing on heroin. The boy isn't even out of childhood and he has overdosed on heroin. Things like this make me afraid to have children, and I want children so badly someday. To stabilize a drug addict we have to put them through detox. We use a drug called methadone, which is an opoid agonist; it will help block some of the withdrawal symptoms. There is a newer, more expensive way to be detoxed and that’s through anesthesia, which virtually removes the withdrawal symptoms; this method is extremely pricey and is an almost guaranteed no-go by insurances.
So, I have looked back and have seen my comments of which I have contradicted myself. I have committed to Caleigh, yes... and I have said I love you and meant it. Today, Caleigh is back up on her feet again. She isn't back to normal, but she has more functionality and is starting to get off her pain medications. Her chest has a tint of yellow (so attractive), from the fading bruise. Her left ankle was set in a cast the other day, and her sprained wrist, is well, healing. But back up on her feet, she was so excited to return to work. She is looking quite sharp! Too bad they don't have coach brand casts; otherwise, she would have liked to get her ankle fixed!
Caleigh is on her way over; we're going to pop in a DVD and watch a nice movie so we can relax. I'm personally excited.
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