Re: Glen Beck's hospital experience
I thought fentanyl patches were strongly contraindicated for post-op pain. That would make me very nervous. His ranting about how fentanyl is an end-of-life drug was a little silly though. I've given it to many a patient who wasn't dying.
Anyway, it does sound like he had some unfortunate post-op complications and significant discomfort. I definitely see some legitimate concerns in his writing. Maybe that one big guy nurse wasn't helpful. And I definitely would have worked hard to assess his pain level and assure him about his fears about breathing. So he encountered some not-so-helpful staff. But he also wanted some red carpet treatment, too.
Bad writing, I agree. I wasn't exactly moved to tears.
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