General Chat

I didn't ask to be taken in, Misty, I went up for a scan, expecting to go home again. To be honest, making me put on the excrutiatingly painful 'socks' the first night was a waste of money.

Also, NI payments used to pay for it. If this is no longer the case, it's hardly my fault!!!

Perhaps I shouldn't have complained to the University about the behaviour of their students - after all THEY'RE PAYING for their education, I was just some sick pleb who's paid tax for most of their life.

Misty ......................


We don't have NHS ................... so don't know what it would be like :-)



you've had it a long time ............................. since 1947, so there will be few people alive who can remember what it was like before NHS



I can remember the "doctor's man" coming every week until about 1955 to collect money from my parents to pay for the doctor's care needed for my brother when he had heart problems around 1943/44, was put on bed rest at home, and had to have home visits from the GP



Not unusual at that time and period!



and, yes, people do moan and groan when they're sick and have to wait for tests to be done ..................


.................... even those who pay for it :-)

Oh dear, One thing after another........ :-(

yes ....................



but he also ignored all the advice, and continued to merrily eat tomatoes, raspberries, etc etc


he's the son of 2 pharmacists, and treats doctors' advice with a rather cavalier attitude :-)

You know ............... if 1 pill does good, then 2 will do better :-D



The latest one, of course, was back at the end of June when we had to take him to Emergency at a small, but excellent hospital in a northern town, with agonising pains in his midriff region


It turned out that he has a form of hernia, with quite a large part of his stomach having moved up into his chest.

He was told that there was no need to have a pretty serious operation to correct it IF he ate carefully ............. ie, small amounts at a time


He IS keeping to that advice!

:-D :-D :-D

I've never been told not to eat them.......

.......Though it seems logical. But as I have at least 4 a day and have just bough a packet of different varieties of small tomatoes, I'll eat them first before I ask about the danger of eating them :-D

Was he told to avoid raspberries too? The seeds from them get caught in my wisdom teeth :-(

OH was diagnosed with diverticulitis about 20 years ago ............. and told keep away from tomatoes and any other foods with small seeds in them, as the seeds could get trapped among the diverticula



Daughter, then in her teens, looked very quizzically at him, and then said ..............

"Would the seeds germinate inside you? Would you have tomato plants growing?"



:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

:-D Sue - replied.

What a pair we'd make :-D :-D :-D

Err....I'll pm you about the kit ;-)

Hi Chris,
Certainly not a 'caring' place to work. The rest of the team are feeling equally trodden on. Our line manager has left. A long term temp left, and his replacement, who initially thought the job was a breeze has rapidly changed her mind since we've stopped answering her phone for her and is becoming very vocal about the amount of work we're expected to do in the time we've got.
Another member has left, and her replacement temp hasn't been offered the job full time. Another member is looking for another job, and when it's totally inconvenient for them, I'll be going!!



Hi Sue,
Generally I have the worst aspect :-S under control, but when I get stressed the delightful diverticula erupt, causing lot of pain and bloating and I have to go on a course of antibiotics - which my body doesn't like, which means time of work etc.

Diet-wise, I know exactly what I can't eat - unless I feel like a purge :-0 Strangely, it's beetroot (which I love) and purple carrots!!

Rarely eat bread now, unless it's not made using the Chorleywood technique, and only occasionally have mild curry for a special treat.

I haven't got a contact nurse, nor the 'irrigation' kits (what are they?), so probably have milder symptoms than you.

I was diagnosed with diverticular disease earlier this year so I sympathise totally. It's something that produces all sorts of different symptoms and, in my case, it's still a very steep learning curve.

I have a contact nurse at the colorectal clinic and she's very good and does phone me to see how I am :-D

I really hope you feel better soon and they can get it under some sort of control (pssst..... if they do let me into the secret please) :-0

I am one of those patients who has all the 'home irrigation' kits :-S

Sue

Am so sorry to hear you have been in hospital and that really you are no further forward medically.

The Council is disgusting in its attitude - words fail me.

As a friend always said that hospitals were no place for sick people. There is certainly no peace and quiet.

Take care <3 <3

Just looked at my e-mails This was sent at 9:25:

Many thanks for your email and bringing this to our attention. We will investigate the observations you have made about noise around the hospital and also pass on your email to the University for their consideration.

The Student Union works hard, with both the University and our student members, to educate and moderate student behaviour and volume in public places, particularly late at night and we will continue to do so rigorously, particular at this time of a new student intake.

We don’t have such an immediate dialogue with the County Arms, but we will pass along your comments to them at the next Winchester pubwatch meeting.

Hi Sylvia,
I can't afford to retire, I'm one of those who now has to work until I'm 66 - I'm 58 now. :-( I'll take a couple of months off, take time visit the CAB to see if I have a case for (I think it's) constructive dismissal, then do a spot of 'temping' to keep the wolf from the door.

Sharon, Thanks for the suggestion - my stress is purely work-related. I can do the job - shame the new technology can't do it's job!! The rest of the team are stressed by it - but their bodies don't react like mine!

Liz, Initially, I was in a room on my own. I turned my light off and closed the door. Someone opened it and the corridor light shone straight in my face. I kept getting up and pushing it 'too.'
Finally came to a compromise - they gave me a buzzer and closed the door.
I opened the window as I was hot.
Managed to sleep, then was woken by weird shouting outside. This was a bit confusing. I lay there listening. Very faintly, I could hear women in labour - well it is a hospital! What curdled my blood, and the noise that woke me up, was the mimicking that followed, and the raucous laughter after. There were people outside copying the women in labour.

Half past midnight I (and my bed) was moved to an open ward. Alarms all bl**dy night!! There had been alarms in the other place - but not so continuous. Not emergency alarms just bleeping and equipment making noises.
Doctor came at 2am to discuss the lady in the end bed's condition with her. Very hard not to hear at that time of the morning.

I was by the shower/loo. Every hour or so, there was a rushing windy noise from the loo, and air freshener came blowing out of the vents in the door - straight at me. I can't stand air fresheners :-(

My daughter works nights in the maternity unit. I mentioned the morons mimicking the women in labour. Apparently it's common at weekends, and particularly during Freshers week (the hospital is a handy short cut from the Univesity's Union bar to the first year accommodation.)
Although it can't be proved it is the actions of students from the University - there is also a pub nearby - I sent the Student Union an e-mail yesterday. Am awaiting a reply! :-D

Maggie, I am sorry you have had such a rough time and totally agree with you re the poor sleep one gets in hospital, all down to the noise and inconsideration shown by the night staff when I was in a few years ago. I heard the full story of one nurse's labour and another one's holiday abroad, in the end I went and closed the door of the ward, I was the only person in there. The staff came and opened it up again saying I had leave the door open so they could hear me if I shouted for them or anything was wrong. I was in for kidney stones. I told them if they all shut up I would leave the door open, if they continued to chat and giggle as tho it was daytime, I would be closing the door again. They did try and keep quiet for a little while but it soon erupted into a noisy nurses station again. I complained when I got home but I don't think things changed.


I am glad you will be leaving that stressful job at last and hope things work out so you can stay at home and manage, or find a nice job that you can enjoy and not get stressed about. Maybe then you will have less health problems.


Take care

Lizxxx

I can tell you the name of a brilliant hypnotherapist in the Pompey area.

He worked wonders for my stress and equipped me to deal with any further problems.

I'm so glad that you're going to be able to quit that job

Can you afford to retire, or will you have to find another job in a couple of months time?

Too low for gall bladder, Sylvia.
I've got diverticular disease, which erupts when stressed (at work), so that's probably the culprit, but as they are in denial about stress at work, despite all the cr*p systems not working, I'm not 'allowed' to be off work for anything stress related!!!
My sickness absences are 'merited'. When I asked for an explanation about what this meant, I was given a list.

Sickness absence is 'acceptable' for:
Planned hospital appointments and any recovery time (and I had to fight for that)
Breaking a limb
Viruses, such as Flu etc

So, the stress induced Arrhythmia and gastritis I suffered in May and June aren't 'acceptable' as reasons to be off work (despite being certificated by my doctor)

This was an 'unplanned' hospital visit - I'd love them to not 'accept' this!!!!

Guess who's just waiting for the colonoscopy, with letter of resignation in one hand and month-long (the amount of notice I have to give)certificate from doctor (who's told me, for my health's sake to leave) in the other?

Thank you, mum for the small inheritance that allows me to leave a cr*p job and survive for a couple of months
:-D

Maggie ................


I do hope that they can find out what is wrong with you.


It couldn't be gall bladder could it???



last time I was in hospital ......... they woke me up at 2 am to see how I was feeling. Last wake up check had been 1 am

Bloomin' painful after a mastectomy that morning was the reply.

Oh, well we can't give you any more painkillers ....... but I'll give you another tranquiliser and leave you to sleep


well and good ....................



but then it turned out that I was sharing the 2 bed room with someone in the early stages of Alzheimer's who was convinced that she had to get up and dressed at 4 am in order to be ready for her daughter to arrive at about 6:30 am, and then the ambulance at about 7:00 am for a transfer to another hospital to have a scan done


The nurses knew nothing about her problem until I told them :-(


I was glad to be released at 10 am to go home!


.......... to the tender care of the Home Nursing Unit

I'm home now.

Sent up on Friday morning by my GP for a scan, as he thought I had appendicitis. Didn't get a scan, but they kept me in overnight with no food (hadn't eaten since 6:30 pm on Thursday) 'just in case'. Wasn't offered a sleeping tablet, nor painkillers - which to be honest, didn't bother me. However, they did insist I put those stupid socks on - which led to my legs becoming very sensitive, and my calf muscles hurting.

Bl**dy uncomfortable beds as well!!!

I was 'rescued' by my daughter Saturday afternoon. If she hadn't turned up - mainly to get a key to feed my cats, I may still be in!!

I didn't /haven't got appendicitis, but am now awaiting another colonoscopy :-|

So, still have the pain :-(
Meant to go to work tomorrow (hollow laugh) I struggled in for 4 days last week with the pain and vomiting, and, apparently a high temperature!! Vomiting and temperature almost gone.
I'm waiting until I feel 110% better!

maggie
hope you are ok
get well soon <3 <3 <3