Death....by cheese - page 2
I know that some people aren't going to believe this, but I swear, I am not making this up. After almost 3 years as a hospice nurse I have heard it all (or so I thought.) I have had family members... Read More
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Apr 22, '09Joined: Jul '05; Posts: 3,756; Likes: 10,997I just got off the phone with your BON and they are looking into this whole cheese fiasco. They said you better have a gouda reason for giving that patient cheese. LOL seroiusly. I thought it worked the other way - cheese has the enzymes to promote a healthy gut. mmmm all this cheese talk has me wanting a snack. -
Apr 22, '09Specialty: 29 year(s) of experience ; Joined: Oct '06; Posts: 68; Likes: 77Hmmm.... I thought it was CHEESEburger in paradise, not CHEESE burger TO paradise. Maybe Buffett knew something we didn't
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Apr 22, '09Occupation: Licensed Practical Nurse Specialty: Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health ; From: US ; Joined: Sep '05; Posts: 9,297; Likes: 8,221Cheese gives my husband enough gas to smell up a room. Now, if cheese does kill, he'd better watch it. -
Apr 22, '09Joined: May '06; Posts: 1,288; Likes: 940Quote from soulofmeMy mouth is watering! Bleu cheese & beef = heaven dancing the tango on my tongue. Mmm!Give me a juicy hamburger w/mushrooms and a big glop of melted bleu cheese on top! YUM -
Apr 22, '09Specialty: Cath Lab, OR, CPHN/SN, ER ; From: US ; Joined: Feb '04; Posts: 1,782; Likes: 617 -
Apr 22, '09Joined: May '05; Posts: 1,591; Likes: 2,159Shay, keep up the good work. It is amazing how 'clueless' (lack of a better word) family can be when someone they love is dying. Death by cheese really cracked me up, however. Very absurd, surreal, and....well.....funny.
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Apr 22, '09Occupation: RN Specialty: 6 year(s) of experience in ltc ; From: ZM ; Joined: Jul '08; Posts: 4,125; Likes: 3,998I love cheese ! I should of been dead a long time ago !
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Apr 22, '09Joined: Apr '00; Posts: 24,611; Likes: 35,448Quote from ShayRNyou cock your head, knit your brows and say, "ah.....those nasty histamines...But until tonight I have never, ever been accused of killing a loved one by giving them cheese. You see, cheese causes yeast to grow in the digestive tract, which then causes histimines to form and stops the breathing. She also felt it was necessary to inform me that this will be reported, she didn't know to who yet, but she would be reporting it to someone. I mean, what do you say to that?
and all this time i thought it was the kick-a$$ dose of kcl i had injected."
grrrrr....
leslie
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Apr 22, '09Joined: Jun '06; Posts: 7,134; Likes: 7,808Quote from heroni took a quick look, geesh,,,,rabidly anti dying.....last time i looked we all did. eventually......There are a lot of distorted perceptions of hospice care out there. Google "Hospice Patients Alliance" for an interesting look at how some people see what we do. Scary stuff!
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Apr 22, '09Occupation: Hospice nurse Specialty: 18 year(s) of experience in Corrections, Cardiac, Hospice ; From: US ; Joined: Mar '04; Posts: 1,082; Likes: 2,527Ok, now that I have had a good nights sleep I can laugh about this. I really didn't think anyone would believe that this was said to me. (I should have known nothing would surprise a group of nurses.) On the other hand, this has given me a new way to threaten dear hubby, Grilled cheese for dinner tonight darling?
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Apr 22, '09Joined: Oct '00; Posts: 8,729; Likes: 8,412I believe. Hallalujah.
What can you do but apologize at the time and laugh afterwards.
FYI I found out today that hot tea and that Nutella spread are really, really effective against the cold virus. Just saying. -
Apr 22, '09Occupation: ICU, RN/BSN Specialty: ICU, telemetry ; From: US ; Joined: Sep '06; Posts: 2,115; Likes: 8,405Who the heck is she going to report you to? The American Dairy Association?
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Apr 22, '09Occupation: LPN Specialty: 4 year(s) of experience in LTC ; Joined: Oct '08; Posts: 114; Likes: 159Thank you for the laugh! I just came home from the 4th consecutive (sp?) day of hell and really needed that.
