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Hilarious now but not funny then..

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kate030815
kate030815

Picture this. Day 2 and morphine and epidural have worn off so pain is intense. Ward cleaner pops his head round the corner and asks if he can clean the room. The nurse comes in with a litre of water with ice. Lovely. Ward cleaner then wraps vacuum cord round table and pulls hard when he realises it is stuck. In slow motion the water jug flies into the air and lands in my lap. Waterproof mattress so I am left in a pool of iced water. He then runs away...probably scared by the torrent of language that seemed to be coming from me...

Funny now but not at the time.

Now 8 weeks post op. Been back at work full time for 3 weeks. Going for hip 2 in next month.

Keep going all you new hippies. It is worth it but there will always be some days when you wonder why you did it. It gets better every day

Take care

Kate x

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    lynne09047 kate030815

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    LOL Kate, how funny, you should haved filmed it, and put it on utube, it would have gone viral biggrin
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