martes, 26 de junio de 2007

Stingrays!


So, I went surfing the other day, and the worst thing ever* happened to me. I got stung by a stingray. I was getting out of the water and it stung me. It felt like a needle going into my foot. I walked out and tried to convince myself i had just stepped on a rock, but my foot started to burn really bad. I decided to drive myself up to scripps and go to the urgent care there (i know my insurance works there) only i forgot about rush hour traffic. that sucked. i finally got to urgent care*I realize many worse things could in fact have happened - i.e. shark attack, drowning, struck by lightning, helicopter landing on me, seeing billy bob thorton in speedos.... I am talking about the worst thing that has happened to me while surfing to date. jesus people, just let it go.My play of pain(my god, i am so bored right now....)Me: can i see a doctor? my foot hurts really bad, i think i stepped on something and it burns.Nurse: fill out this formMe: um, okay(fill out form, crying)um, it really hurts and i think it's spreadingNurse: please have a seatMe: okay(i sit down, stare a the guy sitting across me who has his arm around a girl, he looks odly familiar)Guy: Hey, you look really familiarMe: ya (sniffle) you do too, did you go to poway high?Guy: yaMe: felicia, i mean, im feliciaGuy: Im ronyMe: oh, did you go to twin peaks or tierra bonita?Guy: ya, bothMe: i remember you younger is all(pause, attempting to make conversation through the pain)so, what are you guys doing here?Rony: (weird look) uh, we're at the hospitalMe: oh. ya.nurse calls me in bit later. nurse: so it your foot hurtsme: yanurse: let me take your blood pressureme: uh, okay, my foot really hurtsnurse: i could put a cold compress on it.doctor comes in a bit laterdoctor: oh, it's a stingray sting, we just need to soak it in hot water (so what the fuck was the cold compress all about?!)ill come back and check on you in a bit.comes back in a bitme: I really need to go, i have class in 45 min and i can't miss it. doctor: don't worry, i'll write you a note.me: uh, she won't care, she doesn't accept doctors notes.doctor: really?me: ya, she's kinda strictdoctor: you know if you take your foot out of the water, it's gonna start hurting again.me: uh, ya, she's really strictdoctor: um, okay. let me write you a prescription for tonight so you can get to bed.me: thanks(doctor is writing out prescription)doctor: are you sure you want to leave?me: ya, i just came in to make sure i wasn't going to lose my foot or anything.doctor: oh, don't worry, that only happens 2-3 days after the factme: (pause, realize he's joking) oh, ya i bet i'll get a discount on shoes then.doctor: ya, and you'll have to give away all your left foot shoes.me: ya, so what causes all the pain anywaydoctor: the toxin, it's a proteinme: a protein, a stupid protein is what's causing me all this pain?! damn it all, i hate proteins.doctor: (funny look) ya.....damn it, someone post something to amuse me while im at work.

3 comentarios:

pregau3 dijo...

god damn stupid protein! proteins are meant to be grilled medium rare (or rare for u) and eaten, not injected. stupid stupid protein!

goldtips6285yahoocom dijo...

stingray and not jellyfish?cuz i got stung by a jelly fish once, and i didn't know what it was and it hurt IMMENSELY bad, and kept getting worse...water stopped helping, ice stopped helping, but mrs. seene had this ointment that worked, so i wonder why they even bothered with the water. especially since you were taking up a room in a busy place, they usually try to get non-emeregencies out quickly...oh, my cousin got stung by a school of jellyfish once, if it makes you feel any better. and he's allergic to the sting. it was pretty bad, the stings covered like 60% of his body or something

blgnkblini70 dijo...

that was funny