WHEN BEING IMPATIENT AND IMMATURE TURNS INTO A MISHAP
I little mishap happened to me Friday night. Well, not really little, but it sure is far from intestines. It was around past 7PM and I am on my way home when I accidentally stepped on a big nail while walking in a dark sidewalk. I thought it was only a minor prick that I got and I was even thankful for it because even as I am wearing thin slippers, at least the big nail (about 2 inches long made it through as I removed it in my slippers) didn’t do much damage on my right foot. All I felt was a little numbness and I didn’t really mind it.
But a few more walks to our home, I was already feeling the pain and when I checked my foot, blood and more blood are gushing through the part of the skin that was pricked. Only at that moment it dawned to me that the damage was dipper than I thought it to be as I can hardly walk. I almost fainted but the pain tolerating me and a little courage got me home safe.
Good thing Hubby was already home when I arrived and helped me out with cleaning the wound. It was one painful mishap I’ve experienced for the last 20 years and gawd, the pain got me crying in buckets, as if I were a five-year old. Crying because of the pain, and crying more because in my mind, I was regretful of something really petty and immature I did hours before the mishap happened.
Here’s the story behind that little mishap.
Afternoon of Friday, Hubby and I were supposed to go home together after work. The agreement was I’ll just wait for him in a certain MRT station since it was the most convenient and quickest way we can be home early. He’ll be coming from a client meeting near EDSA, and for fear of not being trapped in traffic if he’ll fetch me straight from my Office, we’ve agreed to meet just at that certain MRT station as this was the one near the entrance of a subdivision and he’ll have enough space to park the car when he fetch me there.
And so when Hubby texted me he’s done with the client meeting, I logged out at work and proceeded to our meeting place. He’s in Magallanes at that time he texted me, so I approximated I’d be just right in time when he arrives. I arrived in the meeting place at exactly 5:30PM but no glimpses of the Hubby there yet. I waited for some 15 minutes and no cues he’s nowhere near. I was getting impatient already so I texted him. He didn’t reply, so I called him. “Where are you?” said me. “I’m nearing there already, am here in Ayala, wait for me, it’s really traffic here,” he said. “But why aren’t you replying to my text message?” the already impatient me said. “I can’t reply because I’m driving,” he reasoned. He was still explaining and convincing me to wait for him a little more, but I don’t know what seems to be wrong with me at that time that I interrupted while he’s talking in and told him I’ll just ride the train because I can no longer wait for him. And in no time, I rode the train and because I haven’t got enough of my anger, I texted him with !@!!#$%^&*!!!! He was calling and calling me for so many times but all I did was dropped those calls until I didn’t noticed I was already way ahead of the station were I am supposed to exit, thus I took a different route going home. It was past 7PM when I reached the gate of the subdivision where we live and there, as I walking in a seemingly unlighted dark sidewalk, I misfortunately stepped on a big nail.
And that explains what the crying in buckets was all about. It was because of the physical pain, yes, but more of regrets why I have acted so immaturely. If only I’ve waited for a few more minutes, then I would not have been in such situation where I had myself vulnerable to Tetanus.
Sigh. I hate ME whenever I’m like this, acting up and overly immature. Just the other day, I was raving about redefining romance related to spouses, but look at what mess I did! 
So now, here I am, bearing the consequences and nursing my swollen foot. Hubby accompanied me to a family doctor yesterday, and there, even as I dread needles and medical disposable gloves, I had to bear the pain as I was injected with two anti-Tetanus vaccines. Added to that, I’ll be untimely taking antibiotics for seven days plus, I cannot wash my right foot until after the wound is healed. Great!
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nalungkot ako for myself, ndi na tayo sabay 
OMG, ang mahal ng tetagam. Its competitor used to be my product. I hope they also gave you the tetanus toxoid because it will protect you for 10 years, while the tetaglobulin will give immediate but temporary protection (2 weeks, if I remember right. Gosh, it’s been ages no.)
Next time, wait nalang for hubby ha. hehe. happens to all of us - getting impatient and all. Part of life. hay. I hope you are doing better, Feng. Hugs to you.
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hi Chats. ay naku, sinabi mo pa. 950 yata yung bili ni Hubby sa Mercury. the family doctor is suggesting the one that’s for horses kasi daw mas mura. pero gawd naman, nakaka nerbyos kung pipiliin ko pa yon for the sake of pagtitipid. eh kaya dun na lang ako sa human tetanus vaccine. heehee.
yes, the doc also gave me tetanus toxoid. relief I felt, kasi 200 lang yun. at tama ka, 10 years daw ang protection, kaya naman the doc was joking pwede daw ako magpapako kahit sa Krus between the 10-year period. haha!
ang galing mo Chats. naalala mo pa ha. dapat pala sa yo ko nagtanong kung saan makakakuha ng cheaper Flu vaccine. ang mahal sa pedia, 1,000, to think na sa Mercury 695 lang yata.
hehe, oo syempre, I learned my lesson talaga. kahit maghintay ako for ages kay Hubby, wag lang ako mapako. hay, ang tigas kasi ng ulo ko eh noh.
there, there, just concentrate in healing that foot. Your story reminds me of the time I moved out of my house to rent a new apartment. I was leaving my husband. I guess the new apartment was not for me. As I walked over to greet the landlord, I missed a footing and broke my ankle. I had to operated on, and in wheelchair/crutches for 2 months. Such a painful lesson!
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thanks Noemi.
what a memorable lessons it was! being paralyzed for two months was no joke. oh, I could only assume how regretful it was bearing all the consequences. or maybe it was really meant to happen, at least you realized Butch’ value to you. 
oh gosh, looks like, we wives surely have those stubborn episodes towards our husband at times, right? buti na lang they’re so matyaga sa atin!
mare, next time LEARN TO WAIT, ilang minutes lang naman eh.. ayan napako ka tuloy hehe..
pagaling ka ha, kita kits tayo pag tapos na therapy ni lil boy ko
and be good na, bawi ka na lang kay fafa
bawasan na ang katigasan ng ulo hehe
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hi Mare! oh yes, next time around, I will really WAIT, even if it takes ages for him to arrive. haha! ang tigas naman kasi talaga ng ulo ko at pasaway pa! ewan ko ba what’s happening to me. must be the progesterones I’m taking, my hormones are in a crazy state right now. haha, i blame daw ba ang hormones eh talaga naman stubborn ako.
opo, magpapa good girl na po ako. hope to see you really really soon!
whoa…now that sounds really nasty!! better take your meds religiously..di biro yan. hope you get better soon
thanks Cookie. eh ano pa nga ba. hindi lang sounds nasty, very bad talaga ang ginawa ko.
tuloy ba footspa natin? pass muna yata ako, di pa pwede wash ang foot ko. or salon na lang kaya tayo?
oh my gosh, feng! i can’t help but cringe while i was reading your story. ingat ka sa paglalakad ha at always take deep breaths when you feel you’re getting a little impatient para makaiwas next time. hee hee.
i hope your toe heals soon! mmwah!
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hi Weng! thanks for that. I guess, I better practice more the art of being patient. you know, the breath in, breath out thingie.
disregard the last comment, for Cookie yata yun, inadvertently sent to you. hehe.
Ay, kawawa naman si Feng. Sometimes I am impatient too and most of the times, it takes a hard lesson to learn how to deal with these things.
Pagaling ka na ha
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hi T.Julie. super wawa talaga! eto nga at nagpapagaling, at nagbabakasakaling makapunta makahabol pa rin sa meetup bukas.
a friend recently told me that when we are older, the foot injuries are the worst to have kasi daw mas matagal daw mag heal — ooops, am i being discouraging? hindi naman, am simply saying this kasi hindi ko rin alam na ganon e. kaya ang advice nya e wag na daw magpaka- cheap when it comes to buying good shoes at mas doble daw nag gastos kapag nasira ang paa! anyway, i hope everything is okay now - both your foot and your heart
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hi Raq. ay nakow, sinabi mo pa. buti nga ngayon medyo healed na yung foot ko. ilang araw ko din tiniis na hindi sya basain, baka daw kasi ma infect.
at re: cheaper shoes, ay korek na korek ka dyan. alam mo ba, naisip ko lang nun, if naka rubber shoes sana ako, eh baka siguro hindi nakalusot yung nail.
I’ll never forget my first and only tetanus shot. nagpapagawa kami ng house and the old window grills were on the ground. sumabit sa daster ko and i had a long gash on my leg. ayun, meron tuloy akong napakahabang peklat. hindi ako takot sa kahit anong injection, pero ang sakit talga ng tetanus shot no? parang lead ang sinaksak sa iyo.
i hope bati na kayo ni hubby. kulang lang kayo sa kisspirin at yakapsul =)
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hi Cess. ouch, napapa aray naman ako sa kwento mo. ang sakit siguro nung accident sa leg mo. at nakow, sinabi mo pa, ang sakit nung tetanus vaccine. nakapikit nga ako while the doctor was making turok.
haha! siguro nga kulang lang sa lambing. pero okay na rin, at least, bati na ulit kami ni Hubby.
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