Sunday, June 17, 2007

   Fainter
Well I had an interesting little incident at the doctors office today. I was going ot get a scary shot all my friends said was really painful. So I wasn't thrilled, but I was doing fine. After 40 minutes of sitting in the waiting room, idly twiddling our thumbs, the people noticed that they forgot to submit our paperwork -_- So then they rushed me back ot get my wonderful little shot. So I was being good, carefully keeping my attention on the calendar to my right as I was injected. It hurt, but it wasn't the acidy feeling I was expecting, so I was alright as I stood up. Then my vision started going blurry, which sometimes happens when I stand up, but it was worse than usual. So I said I was feeling kind of dizzy, they told me to sit down, so I did, and then everything went black. I felt like I was spinning and then I was on the ground with about five nurses and my mom trying to help me up, vaguely hearing one of them yelling "Help, we've got a fainter!" (sure, you throw one faint and you're a 'fainter'. Well, alright, two, but still). Then I go black agian. Not sure what's happening when I come to and they're dragging me down a hallway, but I feel better and less dizzy so I start to say "Thanks, I feel better now- wait, getting dizzy agian" And then I faint. Agian. Then I wake up and they're helping me onto this dentist's chair type thing. Then they force me to take a few painful gulps of ginger ale (which burned my tongue and throat terribly as I have never consumed more than a sip of soda in my life). At least my arm doesn't hurt anymore. So I lay down for a bit, steal a nurses chewy bar, beggining to feel better. After a few minutes I'm alright to get up and leave, thinking about how it would have been nice for them to inform me that fainting was a possible side affect. Because I've never fainted before, I was very confused, and apparently the same thing happened yesterday when they gave the shot to someone. So then WHY DID THEY GIVE IT TO ME ON A ROLLY STOOL??? Gah, that's what I get for eating a handful of blueberries and cherries for breakfast, and skipping dinner last night. But I had an upset stomache, I didn't really think about the shot x_X So basicly I spent 55 dollars to sit in a waiting room for 40 minutes, faint twice, and get a sore arm that no doubt will bother me later. So while sneezing my way home, as I realize that I might have picked up a cold in the waiting room, I think to myself "So it's going to be one of those days."

Well, hope that fills up your schadenfreude quota for the day. You feel better about your day now, right? Good.

*singing*The world needs people like you and me who've been knocked around by fate.
'Cause when people see us, they don't want to be us, and that makes them feel great. We provide a vital service to society! Schadenfreude! Making the world a better place to be! *end song*

Now I'm going back to my nap, my head doesn't feel so great x_x

EDIT: Oh yeah and I forgot the best part, this shot is given in three parts, so I have to do it two more times *dies*
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