tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post4283985920895112744..comments2023-05-17T11:25:16.556-07:00Comments on The Thing With Feathers: If That's What it's Like to be 'Normal', I Want it!!!Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706238776151154062noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-24861608195863022102011-09-01T06:44:18.842-07:002011-09-01T06:44:18.842-07:00Well, she didn't go to another hospital becaus...Well, she didn't go to another hospital because the second one was better -- its reputation isn't that great. She had the op at her local hospital and went to her mother's house to recover, and so when she was readmitted, it was via the A&E at her mother's local hospital.<br /><br />I wrote about this situation (with less personal detail and more discussion) at my blog recently, <a href="http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2011/08/20/why-do-hospitals-discharge-people-so-early" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I think short stays are easy to sell to patients because nobody wants to be in hospital (their disadvantages for ME sufferers are well-known, but they are very unrestful places for anyone, besides having to share a room with six or more others and eat hospital food), but being discharged before you're properly recovered can be dangerous.Indigo Johttp://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-8320928244807545742011-08-31T23:41:40.089-07:002011-08-31T23:41:40.089-07:00Wow - that got very political, didn't it!! Apo...Wow - that got very political, didn't it!! Apologies to all! *Wry grin* ;)<br /><br />Masses of spelling mistakes also, I noticed only on reading it through after posting - typical!!!Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706238776151154062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-55850856159005883752011-08-31T23:38:43.308-07:002011-08-31T23:38:43.308-07:00Hey Dominique. :) Yea I'd been meaning to writ...Hey Dominique. :) Yea I'd been meaning to write an update ever since the appointment, but my body said no with a great big full stop after it, lol. <br /><br />Yea. It's a step in the right direction on this particular issue, at least. Unfortunately probably the issue that is causing the least problems, but at least it's something. I think probably all my additional illnesses both make me sicker by adding their own symptoms to the mix, and also play into the ME, making that worse because of the additional stress on my body, so it really doesn't help. (Understatement of the year there lol)<br /><br />We were lucky in Liverpool - we only had two nights of rioting and it was extremely mild compared to London - basically large scale vandalism rather than full on rioting. What frustrated me is that it was all so pointless. There was no real social issue causing these specific acts - though general social pressure and unease definitely was underlying people's anger - and these people just caused more problems for their own community. Stupid and ignorant!! I did hear of one very ill lady in Liverpool (A friend of Anna) who has severe fibro and is more or less housebound, whose street was affected by the riots, and this crowd of people were outside her house, banging on the doors and windows - terrifying for someone in that situation! That made me furious!<br /><br />Thanks Dominique - you're a sweetheart!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Hi Matthew!! Sigh - makes me so frustrated when any surgery's done under general are done as day-patients. It's my opinion as a former nurse that people should be kept in at least overnight, to ensure that they really are ok ... particularly if it's late night by the time they are physically ready to leave the hospital. And another thing that makes me angry is when medical staff don't ensure that the patient really understands what they're being told. Doctor's tend to be especially bad at that. In the unit I worked in, (NICU) we always made sure that a nurse was there with the parents of the babies when a doctor needed to talk to them, simply so that we could re-explain it to the parents afterwards to ensure that they understood, lol. <br /><br />I'm glad your cousin went back to a different hospital - it sure wouldn't inspire confidence to have to go back to the place who let you go home so soon that you became that ill as a result!!!<br /><br />Finances and resources (including staff) are certainly behind this push in the last decade or so to start getting people released earlier and earlier - but undoubtedly there is a cost in terms of the people it's affected, and some lives that will be lost. In my personal opinion, that cost isn't worth the saving in money ... but then, I'm a nurse not a politician, so my priorities are different. I suppose for the people running the hospitals, they are only given so much in terms of resources, and they have to make tough decisions - I don't envy them!!! <br /><br />Yes, care has absolutely got worse for everyone, and I'm scared it's only going to get worse, especially if things become more privitised!! Though I have to say, despite the major problems I've personally experienced in the NHS, I'm still glad we live in a country that has a system like this. I think the loss of both life, and quality of life would be tremendous if we were living in an country with an insurance based healthcare system. The divide between rich and poor would widen drastically were our country to go back to that. And that's coming from someone whose life has been rather ruined by the NHS as it is now, lol. Biased against it yet still rooting for it regardless.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706238776151154062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-25319769447362230022011-08-30T01:16:48.165-07:002011-08-30T01:16:48.165-07:00One of my cousins does have endometriosis, and was...One of my cousins does have endometriosis, and was recently in hospital for a laparoscopy (where they look at what's in there and take out whatever they find that shouldn't be). They did it as a day surgery, which is really ridiculous because it's an invasive procedure done under general anaesthetic. She was expected to be home in the early evening but was there until 10pm, and the nurses were getting quite frustrated at having to be there that late. The doctor explained what they had found, but she was too out of it from the morphine to take much in.<br /><br />Unfortunately, she was discharged too early and developed an infection (it seems because some of the material got dislodged but stayed in her body and stuck to the back of her womb). So, she had to be readmitted Thursday before last and is still there now, having some quite harsh antibiotics which have made her sick every day. The staff at the hospital she's at now (not where she had the surgery) said they should have kept her in overnight, as they always do.<br /><br />I think hospitals get people out too quickly, and don't provide after-care -- perhaps the excuse is infection control, but I guess it all comes down to money. My sister could have done with being in a bit longer after having a baby last year, too, and she also had to go back in because the baby girl developed jaundice. They also did not manage to establish breast-feeding. When my Mum had me, she was in for ten days and she breast-fed me for more than a year afterwards.<br /><br />So, ME sufferers aren't alone in having to deal with NHS cock-ups and doctors and nurses who just want you out the door - I think care has got worse for everybody, especially the elderly and disabled. I'm just thankful for my own health, really.Indigo Johttp://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-32651946782616227712011-08-29T09:29:36.287-07:002011-08-29T09:29:36.287-07:00I'm glad you updated us. I was wondering what...I'm glad you updated us. I was wondering what ever happened with the appointment. At least you are making in roads to what might be going on and be able to deal with each problem. <br /><br />Having ME is bad enough. Added issues just makes it that much more challenging.<br /><br />The riots sound scary. I have never experienced that. I'm glad everything was calmer when you went to the hospital. <br /><br />Please keep us updated on your status. <br /><br />Sending you lots of love and hugs girlfriend! Hope you rebound soon and get some increased energy!<br /><br />xxxxdominiquehttp://www.4wallsandaview.comnoreply@blogger.com