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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 203096" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>He gives VERY good advice. When I was in the hospital recently they refused to give me maintenance medications which, when stopped abruptly, lead to seizures. They also refused, at one point, to TELL me what medications they were giving me. One nurse didn't want to wash her hands before giving me an injection - and said some very nasty things when I asked ehr to. They also REFUSED to call my regular doctor the second day, when I was awake and coherent. Said I had to stick with the doctor who was on call when I came in. THAT doctor wouldn't even come talk to me - she spoke to my husband in the hallway instead of coming in to check on me, to see if I had questions. And that was in the EVENING, around 7 pm - there was no word from her all day. And the day nurse that day refused to give me the medications that were ordered for every 2-4 hours. So I lay there in pain, breathing through it, meditating to get away from it, and there was medication ordered. I found that out when the night nurse came in with the medications - and she was really shocked until she found out who the day nurse was.</p><p> </p><p>Be very aware that some medications, even benadryl, or conditions like kidney or liver diseases or infections, can make drug tests for meth and other things come back positive. It is important to have someone you know there - both my mom and husband INSISTED that it wasn't a meth overdose (I actually wouldn't even know where to find it, and would be totally TERRIFIED that it would interact with my medications - I don't take ANY herbs or OTC medications unless my doctor says tehy are OK because I am on enouhg medications and they could interact badly.) But, if mom and husband hadn't been there to stand up for me, I wouldn't have gotten appropriate treatment. Not at ALL.</p><p> </p><p>And the nurses DID get upset at things like being asked to wash hands (it states clearly on the wall of the room that they are supposed to wash hand AND change gloves between patients). I had to get them to look up the side effects for the one new medication I was on and SHOW them how what I came in with was listed right there. </p><p> </p><p>So be a bad patient. READ your chart, insist on SEEING the medication labels EVERY time, don't let the vampires take your blood if they are not following proper protocol (handwashing, cleaning the vein site and then NOT touching it with a finger or a glove, etc...)</p><p> </p><p>The actor is right. Being a BAD patient will save your life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 203096, member: 1233"] He gives VERY good advice. When I was in the hospital recently they refused to give me maintenance medications which, when stopped abruptly, lead to seizures. They also refused, at one point, to TELL me what medications they were giving me. One nurse didn't want to wash her hands before giving me an injection - and said some very nasty things when I asked ehr to. They also REFUSED to call my regular doctor the second day, when I was awake and coherent. Said I had to stick with the doctor who was on call when I came in. THAT doctor wouldn't even come talk to me - she spoke to my husband in the hallway instead of coming in to check on me, to see if I had questions. And that was in the EVENING, around 7 pm - there was no word from her all day. And the day nurse that day refused to give me the medications that were ordered for every 2-4 hours. So I lay there in pain, breathing through it, meditating to get away from it, and there was medication ordered. I found that out when the night nurse came in with the medications - and she was really shocked until she found out who the day nurse was. Be very aware that some medications, even benadryl, or conditions like kidney or liver diseases or infections, can make drug tests for meth and other things come back positive. It is important to have someone you know there - both my mom and husband INSISTED that it wasn't a meth overdose (I actually wouldn't even know where to find it, and would be totally TERRIFIED that it would interact with my medications - I don't take ANY herbs or OTC medications unless my doctor says tehy are OK because I am on enouhg medications and they could interact badly.) But, if mom and husband hadn't been there to stand up for me, I wouldn't have gotten appropriate treatment. Not at ALL. And the nurses DID get upset at things like being asked to wash hands (it states clearly on the wall of the room that they are supposed to wash hand AND change gloves between patients). I had to get them to look up the side effects for the one new medication I was on and SHOW them how what I came in with was listed right there. So be a bad patient. READ your chart, insist on SEEING the medication labels EVERY time, don't let the vampires take your blood if they are not following proper protocol (handwashing, cleaning the vein site and then NOT touching it with a finger or a glove, etc...) The actor is right. Being a BAD patient will save your life. [/QUOTE]
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