Well no work this holiday for me. I am scheduled to be on duty tomorrow morning but thanks to the ass clown I work with who came in sick last shift and announced " I don't give a fuck if you all get sick I am not going home so fuck you all!"Nice colleagues I share a working environment with for 48 hours at a time. So this prick was serious as he did not isolate himself in his bunk-room at all, would come out to the day-room cough all over without covering his mouth then dig through the fridge and cough more into it. I felt cruddy yesterday while delivering Christmas gift but shrugged it off as just feeling blue and crappy spending another holiday basically alone. Without my online friends, the few real world friends living in other states, and one friend here in AZ, I would be lost this time of the year.
So yesterday afternoon the cruddy feeling became full blown fever, sore throat, headache, fatigue, and huge swollen glands in my neck. I was a sick kid growing up; sore throats, strep throat, and tonsillitis were my common ailments. I started a ibuprofen regimen along with hydration plan. I gave in this morning and went to urgent care and spent the required 2 hours waiting with the angry unwashed masses of humanity waiting to be seen by the doctor. The upside to being a 13 EMT, being quiet, well spoken, and polite is that I have an excellent rapport with most healthcare workers.
The staff at this Urgent Care near my residence know me and know I am not seeking pain meds or attention. I am just there for some antibiotics so I can get better and carry on with my life. Smiling and flirting with the Medical Assistants and treating them like worthwhile human beings by asking how they are today and calling them by their first name goes a long way. Some people spend 30 minutes in the back from time they leave the lobby until they are seen by a sent on their way with a prescription. I am in and out in less than 15 minutes normally.
Kindness and patience does pay. I put a mini-seminar on for the one angry man next to me in the lobby about why the wait was so long. He completely changed his attitude towards the Urgent Care practice and the staff during that short 10 minutes. I try to do good things each day some days are better than others. I think I helped this man understand something new today so that is my win for the day.
Well Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone who actually reads these rambling accounts of my life.
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