Just when we thought things were settling back down over here and we were finding our groove again I (Jamie) get the wonderful experience of a Saudi Arabia emergency room. Yes, my thumb is stitched up and in a splint.
Here’s the story. I am the assistant editor of our schools newspaper and I was rounding up our photographers to go take pictures during our allotted school paper time at the end of the day on Wednesday (our Friday). Our school also puts kids to work for community service during this time each week. I saw them outside moving lockers across the parking lot into storage for a school wide cleanup effort. I directed the photographers over to them and decided to help move lockers while I was there. I opened the lockers’ doors and picked them up so they were leaning on my back. My hands are above my head now grabbing the inside of the locker with my thumbs out. I walked across the parking lot and had to pass through a wide gate to get to the storage shed. I was looking forward and down, there was a bar across the top of the gate. It was sturdy, the lockers were sturdy, my thumb was not so sturdy. My thumb buffered the two sturdy pieces of metal pretty well. I set the lockers down behind me and I’ m pretty sure I saw my knuckle bone. I went to the nurse, 15 minutes later I was at the ER, and an hour later I was home with six stitches and a slight fracture. Oh, and it is my right hand thumb. That’s my adventure.
The hospital was just fine for the emergency visit. I went in as instructed by the ER doctor for a follow-up today and wasted 50 minutes before returning to work never having seen a doctor because the out-patient and ER kept telling me I had to be in the other place. I finally said I am not staying to see a doctor and left. Our school nurse said it looked good so I’ll just go back in later in the week to remove the stitches.
On a more positive note, I am unable to do many dishes for a while. Also, I have all the paperwork done to get a driver’s license and am just waiting for it to show up in the mail (if you have a US driver’s license you just need to do paperwork). Hopefully soon we’ll have a car to post pictures of.
Glad to have a good story for you. We were worried our lives were starting to sound boring. Be warned, the picture of my thumb is graphic.
Until next time,
Jamie
ewwwww!!! but glad you're OK Jamie! I enjoy staying up to date with your lives in Saudi Arabia with your blog. Tara, I was thinking of you at the women's retreat - missed you - it was another great retreat!
ReplyDeleteSorry about your thumb, Jamison P. McGillicuddy! Good thing you're such a tough guy.
ReplyDeleteI was shopping at Mega the other day and was wondering whether you and Tara have formulated a 5-store grocery system based on coupons and specific food groups there in Saudi Arabia...fill me in!
-Grant