SunnyKC

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1. What did I do wrong here?

   SunnyKC posted a topic in Emergency

   Recently I went to the ER due to having a severe sleep apnea episode (2 min not breathing and a seizure) and ended up walking out. Im wondering if I could have done anything different to have been treated better or was it just my luck. During triage ...

2. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

   SunnyKC replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   I could see how some "lay" people would be offended by our comments..... but hey.......sometimes you gotta laugh or go completely insane I am a lay person, never been a nurse but I have worked in heathcare at a hospital for several years. I am NOT tr...

3. Fibromyalgia

   SunnyKC replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

   While I do believe that fibro is a real disease...from all the reading I have done on it...it does tend to be misdiagnosed A LOT...more than other CP problems. The biggest problem in diagnosing it is that there is no one clear test to prove it. Some ...

4. looking for info on new procedure placing electrodes for frontal headaches

   SunnyKC posted a topic in Pain

   Hi all. I had an occipital nerve stimulator implanted several years ago. At the time i didnt know that my HA's on the front part of my head would not be affected by the stimulation. Sounds pretty dumb I know but I truly hadnt thought of it. The sti...

5. question for you... this is really bugging me .

   SunnyKC replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

   Im glad you went to the doc and she is on top of things. I had the heartbeat in my left ear for 3 months during my pregnancy...then it just went away at about 8 months. My ENT doc said I should follow up if I still had it after delivery. I did have a...

6. ER treatment for CP

   SunnyKC posted a topic in Emergency

   I had no intentions on registering and posting (just wanted lurk/read) but after reading tons of posts about treatment for headaches/CP in the ER, I just HAD to register so I could post. I am not a nurse..I do work in the medical field though. I also...