This morning I went to the doctors and was told that I needed a blood test and X Ray, well, as I’m the worlds worst at blood tests, I thought, I can get away with this by just saying that I’ll come back another time for it BUT, I was seeing a new, young, very enthusiastic doctor who was not going to let me out of the room until by hook or by crook he’d taken the blood sample from me.
I started to get a bit twitchy when I saw him fiddling about in his drawers and when he produced the sample bottle, I could feel the colour draining away from my face and the sweat begin to drip from my temples. To cut a very long story short, under much duress, he managed to get the sample from me – he took the needle out of my arm at which point I felt my head drop backwards and the next thing I knew I was flat on my back on the floor with my head on a pillow and my legs akimbo propped up against a chair ! The embarrasment I cannot begin to describe – I’d only gone and passed out !
He finished his consultation with me on the floor and kept asking if I wanted a cup of tea!!!!!
He said that I’d probably have a big bruise on my arm and a lump on my head where I’d hit the floor – I’d gone into the room with an issue on my leg and came out in a worse state than when I’d gone in !
He took me outside into reception and made me sit for 20 minutes until I was fit to drive again – I was immaculate when I went in but looked totally disshevelled when I came out - the woman at the side of me was dying to ask if I was OK – the funny thing was, she was next in line after me and I can only imagine what she thought when she went into the room and kopped for the same doctor as me ! If it had been me I would have been tempted to about turn and forget about it !
I feel OK now though apart from a sore arm and a headache – the poor doctor couldn’t apologise enough though (I think he was new !) and wasn’t aware of my blood phobia - I bet he won’t want to see me again in a hurry !
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