# Sitting in the hospital **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 21, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857 "2017-09-21T04:41:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/1 "2017-09-21T04:41:56Z")
So I’m sitting by #2 daughter’s bedside in the emergency department. I’m thankful that she appears to only have a combination of heat exhaustion and a stomach bug. They’re giving her IV fluids and gravol. I’m thankful that the code they called earlier wasn’t my kid. I’m thankful that I’m at one of the top children’s hospitals in the world. I’m thankful that a roomful of people in the waiting room didn’t have to second guess if they should have brought their kid in today fearing the bill, because I’m in Canada after all. I just want to take her home and go to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/2 "2017-09-21T05:18:22Z")
I’m glad that it wasn’t something more serious. Good vibes to her, and to you. Let us know how she does? ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/3 "2017-09-21T07:16:47Z")
Poor kiddo! I hope she’s feeling better soon and I’m glad she got the care she needed. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/4 "2017-09-21T07:40:43Z")
> [@FinsToTheLeft](#): > > I’m thankful that a roomful of people in the waiting room didn’t have to second guess if they should have brought their kid in today fearing the bill, because I’m in Canada after all. This. Lotta Mericans wish they could be so thankful. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/5 "2017-09-21T08:11:26Z")
Surprised they are using Gravol. Just to the south of you, and in 20 years I can’t recall ever using that for nausea. Hope you get to go home soon. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/6 "2017-09-21T08:42:12Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > Surprised they are using Gravol. Just to the south of you, and in 20 years I can’t recall ever using that for nausea. Hope you get to go home soon. They gave her something orally when she got here - Zafrin? - and then Gravol IV. Hopefully it’s resolved by the morning. It’s been a long night, almost 5am and we got here at 8pm. My daughter and my wife are asleep but I haven’t been able to drift off. The other good news is that Starbucks in the hospital just opened for the day about 10 minutes ago. Now i just have to let the 20 people we are expecting for Rosh Hashanah dinner tonight that they are on their own. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/7 "2017-09-21T09:16:48Z")
… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/8 "2017-09-21T12:39:04Z")
> [@FinsToTheLeft](#): > > They gave her something orally when she got here - Zafrin? - and then Gravol IV. > … Almost certainly Zofran aka [Ondansetron - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondansetron) ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/9 "2017-09-21T13:00:51Z")
I hope she’s feeling much better very soon! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/10 "2017-09-21T13:02:58Z")
Glad she’s on the mend. Hope she can go home soon. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/11 "2017-09-21T14:18:47Z")
Made it home at 6, crashed for 2 hours, and my insane/wonderful wife says that dinner is still on! DD#2 seems back to her cheerful self. Between parents and kids, my hair is turning grey at an accelerating rate! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/12 "2017-09-21T15:36:25Z")
Glad she’s doing better. I did something similar once with my son. Never any fun, but it’s nice when it’s something modern medicine can fix so quickly. Good luck with the dinner. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitting-in-the-hospital/796857/13 "2017-09-21T16:01:52Z")
> [@FinsToTheLeft](#): > > Between parents and kids, my hair is turning grey at an accelerating rate! I have spent _way_ too much time in hospitals with my kids. I know what you mean. Best wishes to the youngster and her parents. And happy Rosh Hashanah. (if that’s the proper sentiment)