Genkitty

When I went in for surgery about 2 years ago, they pushed the versed after I had done the pre-op talk and paper signing. Didn't make me giggly, which was a little disappointing in the abstract :)

Query: What is the best way to ensure a special-needs adult gets documented as such? Summer of '06, I had a very traumatic awakening from general anesthesia after a laproscopic hysterectomy. If my spouse could have been there for me as I was coming out, I would have been far FAR calmer. I know I'll be having more laproscopic surgeries for endometriosis in the future, and both I and my spouse agree I shouldn't come out of anesthesia any more without him there to make me feel safe (I have PTSD issues :/). What's the best way to make that happen without fuss and confusion?

Last week I had a good ER experience. Signed in @ 1:25p, due to having had a confusion spell at work, combined with lightheadedness, paranoia, muscle trembling/weakness, cold sweats, and a moderate headache (3/10). BP was 152/101 in triage (I have hypertension, but that's high for me), though my temp was dead-on normal. Waited quietly for awhile, then saw the doc who was wonderful (I'll be sending in a card soon); she took my complaints seriously, gave me a good checkover, and when she discovered I had endometriosis pain (6/10) on top of everything else, she was the one who offered the Dilaudid -- which I gratefully accepted -- and showed me where to turn off the lights for my nook. I spent the next four hours sweating but woozily comfortable while waiting for all the labs to come back, finally getting a UTI diagnosis. BP was 145/110 when I was discharged, for all that the dilaudid made me mellow. I've had some bad ER experiences, which I won't post here, but this experience made up for them in spades, due to being taken seriously and not being blown off. I deeply appreciate all the stress and effort y'all go through for us.