An awful experience!!

I have had a sore arm and shoulder for a while, 

after procrastinating for as long as I could, 

I eventually went to the doctor, he said I needed xrays and an ultra sound.

I rang the hospital to make an apointment and was told I could not use my own chair.

I would have to transfere into their hospital chair.

BUT

they have no hoist!!!!!!!!

So Monique, Jess and I, went to the hospital,

armed with my slide board, belt and a lot of fear.

It was an awful experience for all of us.

I can use my slide board at home, because I have the rails and my bed moves up and down as needed.

Here, I was trying to move, from my big chair,

down into a little old manual chair,

"manual handling" at its worst.

I am so lucky to have a daughter and carer who are so compitent.

Putting me back in my chair after the Xrays and US. was even worse, because apart from being in pain , I was incredibly tired and could not help much.

I will never do that again, it is too difficult.

I cannot understand how a hospital in Melbourne, is allowed to opperate without having a manual hoist, 

surely I am not the first disabled person they have had to deal with, 

what would have happened if I had fallen?

Until next time --- Happy Days!