Pain

Im taking a break, from my travel posts.

To update you on whats happening right now.

Im in a bitching type of mood ;/ So Im sorry.

and No ZiZo hatha mo post 6oweel :P

Bas inta 3yoonek bel 6ool Shasawi ya3ni :P

La 9ej its short, kinda :P Bas wayed 6agait enter :

(To All Of You In Saudi, Here are the Links to the pictures on this post )

http://www.flickr.com/photos/91138083@N00/235721773/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/91138083@N00/235721775/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/91138083@N00/235721778/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/91138083@N00/235721779/

Last day in Hong Kong.

Lee'o & I kenna ga3deen eb her room.

I was there to get Nail Polish Remover. I took the bottle

& grabbed my so called "Book of Thoughts"

I headed to the door, opened it. I was too close to the door.

She was right behind me.

Awal mastaw3abt enny too close I wanted to move back, jump back.

Bas she was behind me.

I didnt tell my hand to stop. Stupid hand.

Stupid me.

I ..."flicked" my big toe's nail.

I droped the nail polish remover's bottle and my notebook.

I started to jump around like a cow.

(Since When did Cows start to jump?)

I glanced at my toe nail .. it looked fine.

It was just a glance.

I started to laugh, make jokes.

Pain shot through my left leg.

Ouch! I yelled and started to pant, cry.

Lee'o looked at me confused. She looked at my foot.

At the blood flowing from my toe.

She lead me to bathroom, keeping calm.

Trying to keep me calm.

I wasnt even near calm.

I was in a different area code than calm.

She sat me down on the toilet seat, (closed ofcourse :P)

She begged me to stop crying.

I didnt listen.

"Lee'o E3awer.. It hurts alot"

I cried.

"Mafeech Shay..Just calm down.. khaleny bashoufah"

Kicking and screaming, I said okay.

She ran out of the room, heading to the room ely elBanat

Sahraneen Feha.

S was there. S loved to eat ice cubes.

S is weird.

She ate ice cubes like they were potato chips.

S is great.

My cries grew louder.

Lee'o came back.

Ice Bucket in hand.

No one was with her. She must have not told anyone.

I begged her not to touch it.

"Thalj Thalj bas Ba7e6 Thalj"

"Laa. Please. E3awer. Mabi"

"Mama (Insert My Name Here) hadday bas ba7e6lech thalj

awagef eldam shway"

I froze.

I let her do what she wanted.

I sucked it up.

She put ice in a small face towel, and put it on my toe.

She excused herself and said she was going to get S.

S knows what to do in these kind of situations.

Mama..

Thats what my moms always says when we are in pain and wants

to help us get through it.

I remembered that time.. I was in the dentist..

I was.. 8?

I was in so much pain..

She said "Mama (Insert My Name Here) breathe, dont think

about it. It will be okay"

I believed her. I was okay in the end.

That time, I had to get a blood test.

"Mama (Insert my name here) goolay besmellah. It will be okay.

Breathe"

and many many many other times.

Lee'o came back with S .

S took a look at my foot.

She inhaled, and said that i had to elevate my foot.

She picked me up.

I made jokes.

Made even more jokes.

She called the reception, and explained to the ignorant receptionist

we needed a

First Aid Kit, we needed a paramedic.

A few minutes later, San3a Wa Laken

comes in,

At this point, Lee'o was near my head, trying to shush me.

I was trying not to show the amount of pain I was in..

1/2 an hr later..

10,000 tears later

The long awaited paramedic arrives.

She comes in with a Hotel employee.

She looks at me with a dumb face..

takes something out of her bag..

A cloth..

and comes near my head..

I cleared my throat, em'6ay3a?

My toe is at the other end of my body..

she has a quizzical look on her face, she studies my face.

S snaps at her. ITS HER TOE ! HER TOE!

The lady jumps and then shyly looks at my toe.

She starts to clean my nail.

Hurting me like her poor life depended on it.

I've never cried this much.

U know theres this sound that comes when you cry mengalb.

Shows pain.

Not your normal, everyday cry.

When she was done, i was exhausted.

I had to pack.

Our plane was in the morning.

Lee'o made me promise I was sleeping in her bed.

I promised, aslong as she didnt sleep on the floor.

L & M later came to join us.

We had our own little slumber party.

Cept I slept through it. I silently cried myself to sleep.

Lee'o slept next to me, or so I thought.

Awal ma g3adt in the morning, I looked to find Lee'os smiling, worried face staring back at me.

I was startled.

Hows ur toe. Are you okay. Are u in pain.

I shrugged, glancing at her.

She was scrunched up in the corner of the bed, mtl7afa in a thoob 9alat.

The AC kanaw 7a6enah L & M 3ala 7addah.

It was practically Alaska-Ish.

Did u sleep? I asked.

Yeah, I did.

Lee'o cant lie if her life depend on it.

She actually didnt sleep. She was afraid shed hurt me.

I swear, Ive never met someone so un-selfish in my whole life.

She hadnt slept well the night before either.

We went to my room. She helped me pack.

In other words. She did ALL the packing.

I went to the airport in my Hotel Slippers.

Since nothing else fit, and everything else hurt me.

As we were gettin ready to check in our luggage, D rushed to us.

"Taraa You Cant Pay For Your Extra Wazzin! Elly 3endah Akthar men 25Kilos, yet9araf Feeh!

Etwaz3eenah 3ala ur handbag ! Etgool Bas 7addech b3ad 1 handbag, yemken emashoonlekom 2 3nd elGate!"

The world went fuzzy.

Shagi6 wShakhali! I came from Kuwait with MORE THAN 25KG!

Everything I could throw away, I threw away !

I fainted.

Later, they let us pay for our extra weight.

Note to self, never. Ever. EVER. Go back to HongKong.

Sha3b Kareeh.

In the plane 6b3an kan m3ana 6ash Ma 6ash.

Drunk Saudi Guys with long beards.

Awal madekhlow el6ayara they prayed.

Then they invaded the plane's alcohol fridge.

Then they prayed again.

Eshqe9at'hom tholah?

Kel wa7ed Le7yetah 6ouli?

M3 thallek hes drinkin inbetween prayers.

Rabi Yahdeeh wyaGhferlah enshallah.

In Ma6ar Le-Kuwait,

Right before gettin to baggage claim.

Theres this officer who checks your stamp or sth.

You are then lead to another officer who checks ur passport 3al 6ayer.

This officer. The 2nd one..

When I held my passport out to him,

Gave me a disappointing look, moved my passport away

then Said "Shay'ain.."

ElShay elAwal..Salamat..

ElShay ElThany .. Tawech 6al3a Men ElShower?

I was dumbfounded.

He was referring to my slippers .

I gave him a why look.

Then added a little more jump to my walk.

3erait just a little more, to shake up '6amerah :P

I went to the DR yesterday with Mimi & Lee'o.

We had errands to run, and at the end kan khetamha elHospital for me.

I had avoided going, knowing enhum besawoonli shay painful.

They made me go.

I love them for doin so.

While I was waiting in AlAmeeri's 6aware2 section, a lady came in.

She was crying and moaning.

She was in so much pain it hurt us seeing her.

She was in a wheel chair.

We got her water & tissues.

They had given her a wrong shot that morning.

Allah yhdehom.

This is why I hate 7ekoumah hospitals in Kuwait.

ElGhal6ah ebBaizah.

I hadnt had a choice, wela kent re7t Dar elShifa or Sth.

Anything but this.

I went in, they unraveled my toe.

Revealing something scary.

The nurse said all the were going to do was cut the end.

I glanced at my toe, it had gotten longer .. way longer..

and the beginning of the nail had shifted..

I still managed to give out a loud "Phew"

They took me into the operation room.

It was green. Kelha green.

I felt like I was in ER

I joked around with the two Indian doctors.

Theres something about Indian dekatra that eraye7ny.

Especially women.

An egypitan DR came in.

Ignoring my jokes with him.

He demanded I lay down.

He made me grow tense.

Theres sth about Egyptian Drs I dont trust.

Maybe its a previous experience.

I know some of the most talented fel 3alam are Egyptians, but still.

He announced he was giving me a shot after staring at my toe.

I growled. "Laa" I began to say.

Mako Fayda, ignoring me he gave me 6 !

6 shots.

All in my toe area.

Tears flowed down my face.

i bit my lip.

I pierced my lip.

I thought of rainbows and cotton candy.

He then announced he was removing the nail.

This is what I was afraid of.

"NO!"

"Bashla3ah el7een, ensad7ay"

"La Welly Y3afeek! Please ! A777

he had already started.

He started to hurt me, he ignored my A7s &Ays thinking

I was trying to make him stop

"ESHLE3AH ESHLE3AH! SAW FEEH ELLY TABE!

ERGE9 MA3AH LAW MESHTEHY! BAS KHADRAH ZYADA!

GA3ID YETHBA7NI!!"

I pleaded

he grunted and got back to his work.

I came into the hospital joking, i left in a wheel chair.

All in an hr.

Im in pain.

But Im sucking it up.

A few people Ba'6el Ad3elehom 6ool 3omry Enshallah.

Lee'o

Meeme

San3a & Family

Hik

S & Family.

P.S : If this has happened to any of you before would u please answers these Q's 4 me.

1) When did the pain stop.

2) Was the pain bearable?

3)How long did it take 4 the nail to grow back, fully?

4) Did it look different when it did?