Embarrasing illnesses

[GitanoRN]

generally speaking, i work in environment that caters mostly to male patients at least 96% of our patients are men. having said that, last summer one of my regular patients, you know the type i'm referring to, came in with a trench-coat in the middle of summer!. needless to say, after he closed the door behind him, he open his trench-coat to reveal a condition known as priapism! that he has sustained for over 6 hours!!! however, he was so embarrassed about it, he was praying that it would go away own it's own. therefore, my question to all of you is, have you encountered any embarrassing illnesses that you had to addressed knowing; that the patient was totally ashamed having to discuss this with you?

[GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! :barf01:

i'll 2nd that emotion :barf01:

[Cul2]

Isn't this interesting. All the stories are about men. I guess no females ever

come into the ER for any embarrassing conditions. Or is this just an example

of why its unhealthy for one gender to dominate a profession. There's an old

boys club -- and there's an old girls club as well.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

oh, don't be like that. the old hoohah stories are pretty funny too. i really liked the one about the dentures stuck up in there. maybe you missed that one. i once had an old lady who came in and was found to have an intralady partsl potato-- which had sprouted some. she had used it (or one of its many relatives) for years as a pessary, sort of an old-time remedy. if she hadn't forgotten this one for awhile, she'd probably be doing fine with it.

for the record, i've seen a bobby pin up a urethra (she said she "sat on it") and a long, long-forgotten tampon that was determined to be the source of the, um, problem. i've also heard of widely dilated urethras discovered in the course of infertility workup...yep, that's why she wasn't getting pregnant, and btw, seemed to spill a little urine every time she had sex.

better?

[suanna]

addmidtely, 15 years plus ago i began to work the graveyard shift at a teaching hospital where i received my training. when one particular weekend night the usual crew was working along with me, plus one of my favorite season nurses let's call her carmen, was charge nurse at the er. having said that, we had the usual patients coming in, when carmen and i were talking a couple walked in the gentleman was clutching his chest, i immediately grabbed a w/c and took the man back to one of the rooms we began applying the leads on his chest getting vs etc. while from the corner of my eye i saw the female that came with our pt. go into one of those long ago telephone booth some of you might remember (prior cell phones). then in less than 2 minutes she walks out bend over and crying out "oh it hurts,omg" carmen said "let's place her next to her boyfriend's gurney" the female now yelling "it won't come out, it work come out!!!" when we asked her what was she referring to, she said "the beeper won't come out" carmen looked at her & said " you mean you stuck a beeper into your lady parts???..after doctors examined her and x-rays were done. one could clearly see the shape of the beeper in the x-rays deep within her; therefore, only forceps could do the job. needless to say, this woman was calling her beeper which was in vibrate mode, getting her fix if you will; but wasn't able to retreat the beeper when all was said and done unquestionably, we were more embarrassed for her than she was, i learned since then that people are unpredictable and not always in the best best way.

p.s. the male pt. recuperated nicely and he was send home, while his girlfriend was giving pt. education.

i guess that would make being on call a lot more fun- you would be hoping for lots of pages!

[suanna]

Okay, I swear this one happened. Heard it from a friend of mine who was an EMT in Midtown Atlanta.

They pick up a guy who's in excruciating pain, his partner is with him. The patient has burns all around his orifice.

They were letting a gerbil/hamster/some little critter run around "inside" for the thrill, via a habitrail tube. Well, the critter gets busy going way too far in the other direction, stops moving, presumably suffocated. Partner can't see him or feel him, so he flicks his Bic.

The poor dead hamster goes flying out as a little furry cannonball of fire. The guy had serious burns and had to go to Augusta.

And yes, my EMT friend reported them for cruelty to animals.

Urban Legend- been aound in one form or another for 30years.

[suanna]

My dear brother was admitted to my unit with "foreign object stuck in ..." . it was in the days when nursing care plans were written on the computer and before HIPPA, so EVERYONE was reading the entertaining details of my brothers "orifice excursion". It was a tough week at work for me and my brother.

[Guttercat, ASN, RN]

oh, don't be like that. the old hoohah stories are pretty funny too. i really liked the one about the dentures stuck up in there. maybe you missed that one. i once had an old lady who came in and was found to have an intralady partsl potato-- which had sprouted some. she had used it (or one of its many relatives) for years as a pessary, sort of an old-time remedy. if she hadn't forgotten this one for awhile, she'd probably be doing fine with it.

for the record, i've seen a bobby pin up a urethra (she said she "sat on it") and a long, long-forgotten tampon that was determined to be the source of the, um, problem. i've also heard of widely dilated urethras discovered in the course of infertility workup...yep, that's why she wasn't getting pregnant, and btw, seemed to spill a little urine every time she had sex.

better?

grntea you're killing me with your posts here! :)

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

ya see? us old bats are good for something, if only amusement. :thankya:

just keep hitting that "like" button, make an old lady's day.:rotfl:

[leslie :-D]

Urban Legend- been aound in one form or another for 30years.

i am sooo relieved to hear that.

leslie

[DemonWings]

I once saw a butt implant infection, probably 2 weeks post surgery and it wasnt pretty, had to be removed (one side at least, not sure if the patient had the implant replaced or had the other side removed)

[mazy]

Why oh why on earth would someone stick a bobby pin up their urethra?

I know, I know, I keep asking you guys for explanations, but no explanations are really needed, I just need to voice the sentiment. What is WRONG with people?

[nursefrances, BSN, RN]

ya see? us old bats are good for something, if only amusement. :thankya:

just keep hitting that "like" button, make an old lady's day.:rotfl:

i'm game......where's that like button?....click.