Who takes care of the caregiver?

[mdslabod]

I went throught a very bad illness because my primary Doc

ignored my symptoms. I am a nurse and, of course,

nurses don't get sick.

Have you ever had an empyema and gone through a thoracotomy? It hurts. All because I was ignored.

The nurses in the hospital were not much better. Getting something for pain was a battle everyday. "I am a nurse so I must

be a drug seeker".

Now, I have a new family Doc and it is happening all over again.

Why do they "write us off"? Are we not entitled to health care like the rest of the country? We are even treated badly by our own.

Anyone else had a similar experience?

[micro, RN]

mdslabd

sorry late in getting back to you.......

will probably PM you also cause this thread has appeared to close down.....

but rather or not it fits there.........when the nurse becomes the patient the perspective is so different........that even though it is not a great place to be on the other side of those rails.....I think it gives up a better perspective about patient care.........

as to the post's original ???

who takes care of the caregiver.....the caregiver must often take care of themselves......or make sure that they get the time off and sleep that they need........

you can't care for others if you don't care for yourself first.....

[live4today, RN]

Again.... RIGHT ON, MICRO! COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF! :)