Almost immediatly the x-ray tech comes out and wheels me into the radiology room.
"OK, tilt your head this way..." The tech slowly guides me into a head into position "good... now hold that position and don't move"
She dissappears into a protected room to start X-Ray machine... and for the first time since the accident I'm left alone.
My head is throbbing... I'm trying desperatly to hold this uncomfortable position...
"What is taking her so long?" My mind was spinning... the quiet of the cold, bare room gives me no distractions
"My nose... OMG... my nose... All that blood... What does my nose look like?? What are the Doctors going to do??... I can't handle this... it feels like my head is going to explode...."
I'm alone with my thoughts... and I'm starting to realize that this is neither a dream nor a nightmare... it's my new reality.
My mind blanks out...
... I'm back in the ER room...
"We've contacted the ENT specialists... will you be able to get her there??" The Doctor was talking to my mom.
I didn't see the Doc... I didn't see the room... I didn't even know who else was in the room.
"Absolutly, we'll leave town right away." My mom's voice answered.
I was so confused, what on earth was going on??
My groggy mind scrambles to try and process this situation.
I reach out to a blurry figure near me... I don't understand what's happening!!!!
"Wha??? Why do we have to leave?? What's going on??? Am I leaving the hospital????"
The answer blew me away... "They can't do anything for you... we must travel 500KM away to a specialist surgeon"
...Again my mind blanks... |