Travelday to Lille - Hospital day

I woke up late just in time for the ferry. Yesterday, Gwydeon gave me a walking branch, and honestly, it helped a lot. Walking was still painful, but that branch made it bearable.

Ruben refused to leave my side. He stayed with me the whole ferry ride and even managed to get me a wheelchair. I don’t think I could’ve made it without him.

Meanwhile, Chris and Martin checked with the local promoter in Lille to figure out what medical options I had. It came down to either visiting the ER at the hospital or seeing a general practitioner on show day. After discussing it with Michael too, we decided on the ER, just in case I needed a scan or an x-ray.

Of course, the ER meant waiting. A lot of waiting.

We arrived around 19:00. I didn’t leave until about 01:00, and I left with barely any more answers than I had going in. They did take an x-ray, which confirmed that nothing’s broken. They gave me a walking shoe to stabilize it, so at least there’s that it’s more comfortable now, at least a little.

Still, I’ll need to have it checked again properly once we’re back in the Netherlands.

Ruben waited the entire six hours in a separate room, since he wasn’t allowed in. Six hours. Michael helped me translate with the doctor over the phone. I hadn’t eaten dinner, so by the end I was completely drained physically, mentally, everything.

I’ve never experienced an ER so unorganized, so incapable. It was honestly shocking.Read more