tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7388368592679298125..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Don’t Shoot the BossJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71401590719531726092011-08-11T17:44:51.127-04:002011-08-11T17:44:51.127-04:00Night time activity can drive people a little nutt...Night time activity can drive people a little nutty. I'd just go to sleep and someone would wake me to take my vital signs. I'd be sleeping in the early dawn hours and a lab tech would come in to draw blood. Both activities were necessary and the staff were always courteous and considerate but I would rather have stayed asleep.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50337591029157549882011-08-11T17:08:12.726-04:002011-08-11T17:08:12.726-04:00After my two bone marrow transplants I was as help...After my two bone marrow transplants I was as helpless as a newborn. I had both great and wonderful experiences with all levels of staff. During the first stay respiratory services were called in but didn't fit me in their schedule until late at night. Fair enough. No complaints on that score EXCEPT forever after that a respiratory therapist would wake me up to see if I was still breathing about 2:30 AM every morning. Once seen at night, it was impossible to shift their services to the day time when I was awake.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50608093176795540822011-08-11T09:19:25.848-04:002011-08-11T09:19:25.848-04:00Thanks for the suggestion, Kara. I'll take a l...Thanks for the suggestion, Kara. I'll take a look at the book.<br />Sorry to hear about your experience, Elaine. I know people have been working for some time on developing more sensitivity in the labor and delivery setting.<br />The trouble with hospital experiences is that everyone a patient comes in contact with has a little bit of the information the patient needs. I didn't understand why I still had to use a walker that inhibits my freedom when all the therapists were saying I was doing well and could progress. Finally, I insisted on talking with the surgeon who did my operation and found out my restriction has to do with the new surgical approach and nothing to do with me or the actual operation.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-80386624048657568592011-08-11T08:47:47.320-04:002011-08-11T08:47:47.320-04:00I agree that HOAs can get out of hand. However, h...I agree that HOAs can get out of hand. However, hospital procedures aren't spelled out for patients. HOA rules must be given to any prospective buyer for their evaluation before they make an offer on a house. Most patients (even if procedures are located somewhere in the fine print) don't have a choice because they must have an operation.<br /><br />My son's birthday yesterday reminded me of my hospital stay when he was born. We were told he had a heart problem. <br /><br />I was worried about my son and still having pain from delivery when I was told that the hospital had no codeine-free pain relievers. Of course, they just wanted to knock me out. As a result, I didn't get any pain relievers because I refused to take the ones with codeine. As if a new mother would actually choose unconsciousness instead of being near her child, who could be in danger. I was amazed by their cruelty.<br /><br />After we saw a heart specialist we were assured that the "problem" wasn't really a problem and the specialist took the doctor to task for worrying us needlessly. <br /><br />All in all, it was one lousy experience for a new mother. I know you are exception to the rule, but as a result I hate nurses. One of the reasons Big Nurse terrified me in Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13349493411028155872011-08-11T08:11:37.257-04:002011-08-11T08:11:37.257-04:00An example of a petty authority in a communal situ...An example of a petty authority in a communal situation might be found in a homeowner association group. I think there is a thriller/horror book titled, "The Association," about that sort of situation.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.com