Hospital Chronicles

Ok, sorry for the late post, i've been busy lazy recently. anyways, here's my long-delayed post abt my 6-day-stay in hell::

FYI, i was admitted due to Rubella, a.k.a. German Measles.
how my rash looked before being admitted
A thermometer soaked in ethanol, the 1st thing that caught my eye while being admitted
The waiting room where i was prepped to be admitted

My room, where i was imprisoned quarantined for 6 days
My bed
view from my bed
view from my room
how i obtained my meals those few days. the outer window was opened and food was placed into the cubicle, and i took the food from within by opening my own window.

The only human contact those 6 days was when, 3 times a day, a nurse would come in and give my intra-muscular injections (a.k.a. injections in my bottom) 10 injections a day in the 1st 2 days, and 6 a day the following days. my arse n thigh muscles (m. gluteus maximus) still hurt just thinking abt it >< My bathroom. Guess what? Glass walls. haha so people outside can peek in. the whole hospital was a quarantine zone though, meaning no visitors and patients walking around, so the only people watching in would be nurses in case u fainted or something. all the same, i only took my baths deep in the middle of the night. Not used to the whole "stripping in public" thing yet
my bathroom tap, which oddly reminded me of a star wars star fighter. (i know, geek. so sue me)

Next up, my meals....

Breakfast::
See the pattern? basically everyday it was oatmeal that tasted like glue, bread so stale u could taste the mould, and a cup of tea, which was ok, except that the cup it came in was so small 2 gulps finished it off.

Oh, and if the spoon looks extra large to you, it's not an illusion, the spoon was normal sized, it was the plates that were small. the size of saucers to be exact. On the last day i had coffee, but it tasted watered down.

Lunch::
The best meal of the day, honestly speaking, usually consisting of a soup, either borscht, or some other potato soup, some rice or pasta, and sometimes, some meat, either liver (eew), or chicken neck(....) and the chicken was always boiled.
liver... blech


Dinner::
Again, same as breakfast, portions were painfully small, with a rice or pasta, fruit, and... kefir, a.k.a. sour milk, or yogurt if u will. Watery, sour yougurt.
Honestly speaking though, the kefir was the onli thing that actually tasted... normal.
The best meal i had in the hospital. Potatos with salmon. and an apple that was still crunchyweird cabbage/salad thingy. tasted like rubber
Again, potatos and salmon. This time the salmon tasted weird, and the pear was bruised. i still enjoyed it though, take it or leave it, right?
Again, super tiny portion

On leaving, only did i knw tht the building that i've been living in for 6 days looked like this::

Which immediately prompted my friend to say i was enjoying life in my 6 day hotel stay. Right... like i could even leave the room right? heck this was the 1st time i even saw the outside of the building for heaven's sake
The whitehouse-esque admittance block. Since i was sent here VIP style in the middle of the night by an ambulance though, i din get to see it properly the 1st time. The ambulance was more like my ride though, it picked my up taxi-style from my hostel wif my stuff packed, i wasnt carried in wif a stretcher if u were wondering.

Anywhow, the whole reason i was admitted was because my disease, German Measles, being highly contagious (it's air bourne) and very dangerous to foetuses, plus the fact that i stayed in a hostel, made me a public hazard. "Patient Zero" if u will. I was admitted not for my own pretection, but to protect the general public. The whole experience was horrible, and believe me, i never ever want to go through it again.

Although i do know how it feels now to have a nurse take off my pants 3 times a day to shove 3-4 needles in a row into my bottom. Ouch.