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Trying not to laugh while my hair was blowin’ in the wind
By Moriah on July 1st, 2010
So I have to tell you about yesterday. I had that PFT, which came back completely normal – so most likely no asthma. (Which is good but also means I have no idea why I’m still coughing; chronic bronchitis after all?)
Anyway, when I got to the hospital and checked in, the receptionist said to go to the info desk for directions. I asked the guy standing there and he said “Pulmonary. I gotta get you a chair.”
He left and a few minutes later came back with a wheelchair.
A WHEELCHAIR. I looked at him, said “seriously?! For an asthma test?!” His response was “well, they want you to have breath by the time you get up there.”
Um, okay.
I felt SO SILLY being pushed around the hospital. I could hardly keep myself from busting out laughing and had to bite my lip to keep from doing it. I felt so utterly ridiculous, being quite capable of walking and all.
(Except, after a few minutes being pushed around, I realized what he was talking about when we went hallway after hallway after hallway (where IS this place?!) with no end in sight. Yeah, I probably WOULD have been out of breath by the time I had walked to the moon Pulmonary.)
And also? He pushed that chair FAST.
The test itself was no big deal and I was out of there within the hour. Which was good because Wednesday is my shopping day and there was still plenty of the afternoon left for that. (Andy was off and he had the kids. Nice.)
Today we’re going swimming and then Madeline has her 5-year check up (she doesn’t know). I started reading her Pippi Longstocking yesterday and so we’ll bring that. And I’m sure we’ll stop to buy a watermelon and a Sonic slushie on our way home, as a post-check-up treat.
2 Responses to “Trying not to laugh while my hair was blowin’ in the wind”
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You know I’m fond of the Sonic slushie idea!!!
I would have laughed if they’d made me get in a wheelchair too! So funny.
I’ve heard whooping cough is going around. You don’t have that, do you? :-)