Periorbital Hematoma
Sep. 27th, 2008 02:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Yes, that's right, ladies and gentlemen. I have just received what is fast shaping up to be my first black eye (it's a bit startling that I've never had one before, but I've generally been good at deflecting things), courtesy of an angry patient brought in by the local police department. She kicked (with her right foot) the left side of my face, smack over my eye and the bridge of my nose, as I was restraining her left foot. Hit me hard enough that she knocked me back into the wall.
Felony 3 assault. She's such an idiot. Damn, my neck and head hurt. Jesus. One of the ER docs keeps shining a penlight in my eyes and making noises about having me check in as a patient. I told him I wanted to wait and see if it was really necessary (even though L&I will cover all associated costs). I'm dizzy, having trouble typing. We'll see how I feel at the end of the shift.
Felony 3 assault. She's such an idiot. Damn, my neck and head hurt. Jesus. One of the ER docs keeps shining a penlight in my eyes and making noises about having me check in as a patient. I told him I wanted to wait and see if it was really necessary (even though L&I will cover all associated costs). I'm dizzy, having trouble typing. We'll see how I feel at the end of the shift.
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Date: 2008-09-27 11:41 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-09-27 01:46 pm (UTC)... uh ... satyr!crack ? ? ?
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Date: 2008-09-27 04:43 pm (UTC)Satyr!crack...well, I've got another installment almost ready to go, but I'm having trouble with getting the guys to do what I want them to do. I swear, these guys are the two most sentimental characters I've ever tried to work with... Pffft!
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Date: 2008-09-27 02:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-27 04:39 pm (UTC)Diagnosis? Whiplash. They said the headache is normal at this point, but if it's not gone by tonight when I come in to work they're running me through CT, just to be safe.
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Date: 2008-09-27 04:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-27 04:40 pm (UTC)>=( Motherfucker.
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Date: 2008-09-27 06:59 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-09-28 01:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-28 02:48 pm (UTC)I bumble around of a Saturday, go to sleep, wake up and WTF??????????
It's your brain and stuff, but I second Joey's point: Yeah, do what the docs say, even if it is not punk rock.
I can imagine a) the amusement and b) the usefulness from a career and also from a literary standpoint, but I wouldn't fuck around with a boot to the head. When the time comes, can you get someone to help you with your neck? Anyone up there you trust with PT?
**sigh**
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Date: 2008-09-28 04:01 pm (UTC)I...uh...hadn't thought about PT. XD I've had whiplash twice before and not needed any - I mean, the weird vertebrae activity in my neck from the car wreck is annoying, but nothing to really cry about, and the garbage can falling on my head didn't do any lasting damage, only muscular stuff.
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Date: 2008-09-28 04:22 pm (UTC)I've got bodywork on the brain right, now, still sorting out a minor injury from the Solano Stroll, and working pretty extensively on Sensei, as well. The tissue stuff can really positively impact quality of life, when it's handled well; good tissue work can help a lot.
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Date: 2008-09-28 05:13 pm (UTC)Attagorn, really?! Rock ON!! I imagine she would have a very fetching nose, too. XD
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Date: 2008-09-28 09:01 pm (UTC)OW.
OHMIGOD, LUV I AM SORRY I MISSED THIS.
Good god, willing you ice from here. Owowowow.
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Date: 2008-09-29 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-30 01:52 am (UTC)*MORE GLOMPS DAMNIT*