Health: Today, after three days of hospital camping with my very sick...

By Frazzled - 10/04/2011 10:59 - United States

Today, after three days of hospital camping with my very sick husband, he was finally out of danger when I left last night to get my first good night's sleep in almost 96 hours. He woke me at 5 a.m. with a phone call asking me to bring him comic books because he's bored. FML

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By laurenh211 - 17/11/2020 17:02 - United Kingdom

Today, my husband came home from the hospital after having painful surgery, so I decided to make him a nice big breakfast. As I was taking it up to him, I heard a message on the phone. It was from one of his nurses. She was accepting his offer of a date. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/07/2016 15:16 - United States - Jasper

Today, I finally finished a gruelling shift at the hospital. I hadn't slept in over 30 hours, so I was happy to get out. I was quickly rushed back in after I collapsed in the parking lot and cracked my head open. FML

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By Shenza - 17/06/2012 12:34 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I am exhausted and can barely move after being up all night taking care of my drunk and vomiting husband. He, on the other hand, feels much better and is bounding with energy. FML

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By Auburn_flame - 27/03/2019 00:00

Today, I've been horribly sick with a stomach virus. Six hours ago, I asked my husband to go to the store and get me a few things that would help ease my misery. He's still in bed and I'm cleaning the house in between bouts of vomiting. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/06/2022 04:00

Today, due to an emergency, I have worked for 21 hours non stop. When I got home at 6 a.m. I fell into bed and stuck to the sheets. Only then, just as he was going to work, did my husband yell up the stairs that the sheets needed washing because he spilled his cough medicine all over the bed when he woke up. FML

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By anonymous - 25/02/2016 21:55 - United States

Today, my husband, who has been in a coma for 5 weeks, woke up. When I went to visit him, the first thing he did was try and continue the argument we had been having before he crashed the car. FML

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By cheaterscheat - 29/07/2012 01:21 - United States - Saint James

Today, I went to the hospital due to extreme sickness. My boyfriend saw this as an opportune time to take another girl out since I was "otherwise preoccupied." FML

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By UsedForSurgery - 28/10/2017 01:30

Today, after having surgery, I called my family to tell them I was out, safe, and on my way home. The first thing they asked was if they could "borrow" some of my pain meds. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/02/2020 20:00

Today, at last, my husband instigated sex for the first time since the honeymoon a few months ago when he started fondling me in bed. Then I realised he was asleep. FML

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By ChopSuey - 01/06/2016 04:02 - United States - West Monroe

Today, my husband returned from being away for two weeks. I eagerly got myself ready and sent him a risqué picture so he would come to bed. An hour later, he's on the couch playing Xbox with the message already seen. FML

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Sunday 10 April 2011 20:43

Um correct me if Im wrong but isn't 3 days 72 hours? OP you have done well looking after him when he is in hospital and you need your sleep. Simple fact is if you are too tired then you are in danger of crashing. I hope you told him you would be there in a couple of hours so you could get more sleep. I don't think he was being selfish though, his body clock is probably all over the place and he either didn't realise the time or just didn't think. Also to the commenter somewhere above it is very possibleto die from lack of sleep, things just start to shut down. You are more likely to die from a fatigue induced accident than from the actual fatigue tho.

SmallTownCutie 0

Sunday 10 April 2011 19:34

well, he's not dying. you'll sleep eventually.

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drummerboy2014 0

Monday 11 April 2011 4:29

in sickness and in health... not boredom.

truehitman2010 0

Monday 11 April 2011 5:06

camper!

jennlb08 3

Monday 11 April 2011 5:17

yeah that sucks but he's your sick husband so quit complaining and take care of him as you should

jenna5960 7

Monday 11 April 2011 5:19

Although being woken up sucks (especially after what you have been through) you should appreciate still being able to hear his voice.

dansco 24

Monday 11 April 2011 5:37

How would he know if you were there if he was really ill? Probably thought you should do something for him!!! Why didn't you unplug your phone and go back to sleep? I'm sure he was sleeping too lol

abcd4242 0

Monday 11 April 2011 5:38

you don't sound like a good wife. just think about it. your husband is in the hospital and your complaining for him waking you up?

blonde_headed 10

Monday 11 April 2011 5:54

I don't think a lot of you have spent time camping in a hospital. It is physically and emotionally exhausting. A lot of times it's harder on the family than the patient. She was camped out by his bed for three days while he really needed her. She needs sleep or she won't be any good anyway. He needs to respect her need for sleep. He couldn't watch tv for a few more hours to let her get rest? I mean come on, if he he was relapsing and he called her because he really NEEDED her and she complained, then yeah, OP would be a bitch. OP's husband needs to learn the difference between a want and a need.