ken1955

I was not going to say anything but that one post pissed be off. Why do you think it was not appropriate for me to comment on nurses. I have been taking care of by many nice nurses. My older brother was a nurse many years ago ( When you guys got p...

Hello all. This is just a thank you for all the good nurses in this world. When I first came on this site I did have a bad outcome with 5 nurses. If you remember I came on in 2014 and had a horror story about a male nurse forcing a catheter in me ...

Not everyone pees the same. I had a heart ablation done on the 28th of November. the procedure was 9 hours. They put a catheter in for the procedure and it was taking out when I woke up. The 2 nurses one male one female told me if I don't pee wit...

I'm a male and I have had male and female nurses take care of me. I was just in the hospital for a heart ablation. It took a total of 9 hours. Before I had it I had to be shaved all over. I had a male nurse do it. He was just assigned to me. An...

It would be great for you. Your young and can learn a lot. I have ben in the hospital and I have had male and female nurses. They are all nice. Good luck Ken

Hello all. Have not been on in a while Been in the hospital. Had a Heart Ablation. 6 hour procedure. What I would like to know is. Ok I have a stricture just before the prostate and I have to have a coude 14 F catheter if I have to have one. W...

I'm writing this today to give thanks to all the nurses in this world. I don't know if any of the nurses remember my post but in short I had a catheter force in me with the nurse not even telling me what he was going to do. I heard no kit open or a...

Thank you for the reply. They do the urojets in the doctors office when I have a scope done. The first time in 2014 they use nothing and believe me it hurt. He never even told me what he was doing. That was when I did not know I had a stricture. T...

Hello all. I have not been on for awhile and I would just like to make a comment. As you know if you read some of my posts I had a very mad experience with a male nurse having a catheter force in to me without even talking to me but that is done an...

Hello I don't know if you can help me or not. I had a Urolift done in April of last year. Had a catheter for 3 days. urine cleared up with in 24 hours very little clogs. Yesterday had to have one of the implants replaced. The implant he replaced...

Hello all. Thank you for reading. As you know form some of my post that I am not a fan of catheters but working on it. I know sometime it is necessary. I had by gallbladder surgery on November 11 and did not need one because it was only a hour bu...

Hello all. Just checking and hoping all is well with all of you. As you know I wrote a few time about having a problem with a catheter. The problem was that they did not ask or tell me why. I will be having gallbladder surgery on November 9th and...

All they had to do is ask me. And tell me why. I would have let them I know they were just trying to help. Not ever having one I was scare at that time. With everything that has been going on this year I have had many procedures done and all have...

Silver....Thank you for your reply most of the nurses were very good to me in the hospital. But things happen. I will never forget it but I do deal with it and try to help others so it will not happen to someone else. I did send another letter to ...

Thank you for writing back. Sorry I may not phrase things correctly. but all you have to do is tell me what your doing and why. At the time this was done I did not have a prostate problem. After seeing a urologist he found a stricture just before ...

Thank you for your reply. I know it is over but I will never forget it. It was just the idea that I was not giving any information and told why it was being done. I know after the blood test they told me I had sepsis. When the doctor told me that...

Spring. Thank you for the reply...Dealing with older patients is stressful sometimes but how confused can she be if she told them she would pee in a cup for them? When I worked in the nursing home 30 year ago the nurses worked with the patients. I...

RNinIN.. Thank you for the reply Yes we were not there but this story was being told by a young nurse...As far as the women being confused she know enough to say see would pee in a cup for the sample. I think she know what was going on. I also know...

I just read a story on here and it made me sick. First of all I worked in a nursing home for 5 years as a orderly and 1 year as a ward secretary. I helped the nurses do many thing. The story was about a women in the home that the doctor ordered a ...

Karou Thank you for your reply. The way I was treated I felt like a piece of meat. All he had to do is explain it to me. I never had a catheter before and neither one of the nurses said a thing to me. Even when they told my son to leave they nev...

Amy I forgot to say that after that whole ordeal I peed on my own a hour after I got into my room. No infection in the urine Thank you

Hello This is a question for all nurses. Do you all fellow the catheter procedure??? And why do nurses assume that they are going to put a catheter in a patient when there is a order. The patient can say no if he or she is giving the opportunity. ...

Why would a nurse think that is a turn on for the patient Asking for Lidocaine jel si to stop some of the pain. It does hurt. How would you like if a nurse came in and did it to you and not even talked to you. I have never had a catheter in me. L...

Sky....Yes it can. And if you don't know that you have one it hurts like hell. Let me said first that I have great respect for nurse's male and female. I know that they are there to help you. Last year ended up in the hospital. Long story Had s...

I am a very provide person but if your in the hospital the nurses are there to help you but the way it went with me I felt like a piece of meat. There was a male nurse and a female nurse in the room at that time. They never said one word to me or m...