As one is a perennial optimist..... It could have been worse....
When I turned up in A+E the admittance nurse took one look at me then I got ushered back stage pronto....
This was on a Saturday afternoon and one only attended as SWMBO had dragged me there.
The infectious diseases Consultant, once I was rather more compos mentis, told me that if I had left it another 24 hours, the infection would have gone systemic (already was spreading from one kidney to the other and had a grip on my lungs), the inflammation and stuff would have probably started me on convulsions followed by other not good stuff. He said that in that case I would have had at best a 50-50 chance of exiting the exciting world of ICU.
The regime of necessary care was probably why my old CAC conditioning kicked in.
Woken every hour to have vitals taken,
Perennial pain,
Your captors asking you the same repetitive pointed questions,
Zero outside stimulation followed by over stimulation. (sensory deprivation followed by sensory overload),
Boiling hot followed by icy cold (as the infection wandered peripateticly through my body),
The daily blood thinners they inject (that sting like Hades) meant I bruised so much I looked like I had been been stomped by an entire rugby team, Effectively no control over your environment or your body.....
Yep, just like the old training...., just needed a couple of cold water hosings to complete.....
Weirdly, I had had the initial food poisoning, SWMBO had simultaneously had Covid, I thought after a week I was getting better then I showed positive for Covid. Got over Covid, then thought the infection (which came roaring back) was just Covid aftermath.......
Still, could have been worse, no permanent after effects it seems, kidneys are ok, when they ultrasounded me they even had a quick squint at the old prostate and gave me a clean bill of health so, hey no checking if the donut has changed to a bagel by slippery doctor digit...A PLUS