Early Morning Visit From the EMTs

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This morning about 4:30a. I was awakened by someone rummaging around in my walk-in closet. I thought that perhaps a cat had been locked in there last night when Cami put Josh's Xbox in there. Half awake I wasn't thinking straight. Then Josh came walking out with his Xbox. I told him to put it back and an argument insued. I got up and went toward him. I put my hands around the Xbox and he pushed me back. I fell back, went to catch myself with my right arm and heard my shoulder crack as I went down. I called 911. I was in ALOT of pain. Josh had gone to his room, crying. Next thing I knew Cami was standing in the hall directing the EMTs into my room. They got vitals, talked to me and got me up and I had to walk downstairs where the stretcher was waiting. The ride to the hospital meant excruciating pain. The female EMT tried to find a vein to start an IV and give me something for the pain. Couldn't. I get to the hospital and have to wait 45 minutes for the doctor to come. X-rays were taking. I had dislocated my shoulder but he decided he needed more pics of my elbow before he went about relocating the shoulder. Elbow was okay so they went forward with relocation. They wanted me to lay on my stomach and dangle my arm over the edge and they could relocate the shoulder that way. NO WAY!! So the doctor ordered 2 more doses of Morphine, he got behind me and a nurse was on the other side of me. I turned to one side with my legs dangling off the gurney, leaned forward and bent down on a mobile tray thing. The doctor relocated my shoulder. It did smart big time but it got done. It felt SOOO much better after it was relocated. The hospital gave script for a ride home in a taxi. I get out and get in the taxi when it came and the car would stay started. It would turn over and die immediately. So then we waited for another one to come. By 9a. I was back home. Morphine and I did good. Cami went and filled my Norco prescription and I layed down for awhile. Even with the Norco in my system I turn my arm just right and it hurts like a .......yah. I crawled into the bathroom to relieve mysef and had to take the sling off to get up to set on the pot. Patheticness. It felt so good to have the sling off that I decided to try getting online. Here I am. How are you folks today? Bet you are having a better day than I am.