Was there no one there who knew you today, ita? I can't believe they can just disregard standing orders. I'm so sorry.

So I broke a fluorscent tube trying to change the light. I've, so far, done everything wrong in cleaning up.

How likely am I to get mercury poisoning?

Also I found information in one place that says to throw out any bedding, clothes, or throw rugs that came in contact with mercury. This happened in my living room, where I have a huge pile of clean clothes, throw rugs, and yarn. Should I throw out everything that was touched by broken glass or everything in the entire room? Or does it matter.

As I said in Bitches, it's a very tiny amount of mercury. Don't worry about it.

askye, the most important thing you can do is the easiest. Open the windows and leave the room with the broken bulb until any vapors have dissipated.

While you are in another place waiting, read an online guide to clean-up.

I called poison control. The woman assured me I wasn't going to make myself sick from this (more than likely). I didn't even think "oh there's mercury in this" I just thought - damn there's glass everywhere this is going to be a mess. I'm throwing everything in a trash bag that I'll then triple bag.

She said throwing out bedding and clothing was over kill. The main worry is washing it in warm water, but I washed stuff in cold water.

It's been over 15 minutes since the tube broke but I guess if I'm vacuuming I'm stirring up more vapors.

There was a bit of glass in some yarn, but the only thing I'm throwing away is the trick or treat bag I made for Evander.

Good idea on calling poison control, I wouldn't have thought of it.

Was there no one there who knew you today, ita?

Once the attending says so, it doesn't matter. I have no idea what the resident said on her own, but I did overhear a snippet of the attending on the phone to my doctor saying "We don't think dilaudid is appropriate". You can go fuck yourself, Dr. Morocco. Since your attending couldn't tell me what I should do (she doesn't know my case that well), how can she tell me what I should do? I mean...you know enough that it's not this? Based on something the pain guy and the neuro don't know? What is that new piece of knowledge?

They wouldn't tell me. Maybe it's special doctor magic.

Well, anyway, I'm shutting off my phones because I cannot talk to my parents like this, and going to see how much fun lying down is for 20 or so hours.

That is not a useful sort of magic. I wish you bearable sleep until you can get someone to help you, I guess.

There needs to be some kind of outpatient clinic to administer treatments like yours. I wish there was.

I am so sorry ita, what a colossal fuck up! I support going into the neuro's office in the morning and waiting until he makes time to see you. This current plan just isn't working.