Jakey Jake

Wednesday 24th March
woke up and it seemed that the ice had certainly helped, but not enough. we jumped on a boat for a cruise down the river which was absolutely insane, before getting off and transferring to a Tuk Tuk which was even more insane, a three wheeler bike going 2 wheels around the corner… anyway we arrived at What Pho temples, wghich were the oldest temples in Thailand. There was some pretty amazing artwork in these, however the Grand Palace clearly topped even these striking temples. However my pain was growing and i really needed to get to a doctor. My tour guide threw me in a taxi and sent me to Bumrungrad hospital. I dont think ive ever been so impressed with a hospital ever, except maybe epworth which is really a 5 star hotel camouflaged as a hospital. Didnt take them long to get to me, and the doctor decided i had left olecranon burstitis (also known as fluid in the left elbow) and he needed a fluid sample to see if it was infected, in which case i would be stuck in the hospital for 2 weeks. I dont think ive ever seen a doctor freak out before, i dont think hed performed too many blood samples. He was jabbing the needle around and twisting it to get as much fluid as he could (me being used to needles didnt feel a thing) and here he was i thought he was going to faint on me hehehehe. anyway he siad i would get the reults of the test at 1pm on friday, considering my flight was at 4 i was going to be pushing it. Hopefully everything would be clear otherwise it was hospital for ages… bleh… anyway it was our last night as a group together and everyone was going out, but here i am typing this while everyone is watching thai fighting, singing karaoke, visting the notorious ping pong shows and partying in kho san road. Bummer I really wanted to go but i really felt like i was going to end up DOA at a bangkok hospital if i did, not just my elbow was hurting but i had a crook stomach and chest pains… YAY still everyone was taking good care of me which was very much appreciated