moriahcat

My father was a long-term drug addict who became infected with HIV from sharing needles. He preferred uppers, so usually didn't use emergency facilities for getting high. That being said, remember that HIV can cause all sorts of other issues, and th...

During my last admission for a depressive episode (Bipolar I), I was attending groups and med-compliant, but when I wasn't eating, in group, or taking meds, I wanted to be in my room. I guess they decided this was not in my best interest, because st...

Sorry to respond to an old thread, but since CVS seems to be the new hot topic.... Back when I used to be stupid and get hangovers, they were always of the puking variety (never a headache). I'd wake up with dry heaves. I haven't had that unlovely ...

And here I thought this thread was going to be about using a cab as an ambulance, which I've done more than once when my asthma was bad. The local cab service is excellent on their speed -- always there in five minutes or less. (I wouldn't do this ...

The nurses were great, but I had to go to the ER for an asthma exacerbation. I'd already done my two updrafts at home first and the few times I remember seeing the monitor my sats were at 93, HR was 120ish. I only went because I finally couldn't ta...

I am probably still not communicating very well. Yes, admissions were through ER, though the first admission I had was during the daylight hours and when I'd called my doc to see if he could get me in for another updraft (third that week) he said to...

Depsite lack of insurance, I had seen my PCP, referral for specialist appt is in October where they will take me without insurance, I had been to see him the week before and was on antibiotics. But I'm pretty much done here, and again, IANAN.

I didn't have the energy to raise my voice so she could hear me, nor to look for a call button. And unless I was dying I wouldn't have used one anyway in an ER, have no idea what else is going on. Next person to come to me was financial counselor w...

Uh, you have me confused, and I had to look back at my posts, as I've never had an ER underestimate asthma prior to this. The last two times I broke down and went, I was admitted, and that's what I was the most terrified of. If it'd just been that I...

I'll also say I was not happy that she talked over me when I was able to barely get words through breathing, as she might have gotten enough information to make a better judgment had she been patient enough with me for me to try to tell her when I ha...

I admit that hearing her assessment is what I'm actually going to make the complaint about, since she did not explain a bit of it to me -- if you're going to make those type of comments in your patient's hearing, please take the time to explain what ...

I'm from Arkansas. "Ferry" and "Fairy" sound alike, but not "furry". Merry, marry, and Mary sound alike. Gulf and golf sound different. Pin and pen sound alike. I can say "pictures" and "pitchers" differently, but when I'm speaking fast or not t...

"Oh that's nice. You brought your high cholesterol, history of CHF patient who is just recovering from a CABG McDonald's and Subway." If it'd just been Subway, and been one of their healthier options vs a Meatball or one of those all-fatty-meat samm...

I have seen venting (normal and appropriate) about problem patients, and sometimes it's enough to make me wonder how anyone can go into the profession. Yes, it's part of what made me decide to focus on my technical skills when I was considering goin...

Thanks for the well-wishes, I am recovering. And yeah, Jade, though I never became a nurse, I knew I wasn't at my best. Breathing is pretty important, and I was sure I sounded whiny and somewhat freaked out at being admitted again, especially the ...

(BTW: My vitals when I hit triage were 110/80/p100+, o2 sat hovering between 89 and 90, and within 10 minutes of my roommate opening the car door at the hospital, I was on oxygen and getting an updraft. I feel terrible that I had to have an ER fix ...

Even for those who really don't want to waste health care dollars, being uninsured leaves the ER being one of the few places that a person can go. (BTW, I used to have an account here when I was attempting nursing school, decided to try nursing comp...