Steve W Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 http://www.medicinenet.com/pulmonary_embolism/article.htm Hi there It sounds like she has a Pulmonary Embolism, and the injections she is having are Clexane. I have put a link above for you to have a read ok. I have had a couple of these and when you have the right treatment there soon disapear. Good luck, give Sam all my best Cheers Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 http://www.medicinenet.com/pulmonary_embolism/article.htm Hi there It sounds like she has a Pulmonary Embolism, and the injections she is having are Clexane. I have put a link above for you to have a read ok. I have had a couple of these and when you have the right treatment there soon disapear. Good luck, give Sam all my best Cheers Carole Thanks for that, I will have a read of it now. Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprababe2 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Hope all is well and Sam is getting better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S44M KT Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hey everybody. Thankyou so much for the kind replies and keeping an eye on my better half whilst i was ill. Finally came home tonight after i discharged myself. The things that go on is hospitals these days is absolutely ridiculous, and i just didnt feel safe there tbh. Im off for a rest and a cuddle (finally after 5 days!!) but will fill u all in later. Again, thankyou so much for all the comments. Means alot xxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprababe2 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Welcome back Sam!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Glad you're okay!! Just started reading this thread. Nevin deserves a big hug for all the worrying! And here I thought swine flu was over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Glad you're on the mend, girlie. Get yourself plenty of rest and looking after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 was that wise sam , i know these places are a bit of a shock , but you sounded from nevs thread to be pretty ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Welcome back matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Welcome home Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyon Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I knew you would make it back in time for forza night:D Glad you're getting better Sam, and now you and nevs need to just rest for the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyer864 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 was that wise sam , i know these places are a bit of a shock , but you sounded from nevs thread to be pretty ill. Agree , sounded pretty bad wot you had there sam ! and if any more symptoms, don't think they'll be too amused you coming back after discharging yourself !! Anyway if you feel much better thats the best part anyway, take it easy and tell insomnia man , get some rest too !! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraD06 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Welcome back, glad to see your on the mend, Cant stand hospitals at all so can understand why you were quick to get away, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 I knew you would make it back in time for forza night:D Glad you're getting better Sam, and now you and nevs need to just rest for the next few days. Legend lol, she wouldn't miss it for the world mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo482 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 ah man sorry to hear hope she gets better and everything works out ok for you both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Glad to hear you're recovering Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S44M KT Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Thanks everyone. Well you know the story behind why i went in, so here's what was happening whilst i was there. The first 24 hours are a total blur. I dont remember anything really until i woke up on the ward. This was the friday evening. I had noticed i was in a room with 5 old ladies which didnt bother me to be honest, if anything i thought "lovely, peace and quiet so i can rest" how wrong could i be? The friday night i was woken in the middle of the night by a 95yr old who looked like a bull dog chewing a wasp, hitting me, telling me i was her daughter and i was doing something wrong. Eventually she went back to bed, the nurses were informed etc and i just left it at that. Bare in mind i wasnt the only person this 95yr old was doing it to. I was still kinda out of it so didnt think any more of it. So, saturday comes now, and the nurses bring food into us. Now hospital food isnt the nicest at the best of times but u do get a choice in what you would like to have. The nurse came in with the food that neither myself, or the lady next to me liked. Whent he old lady told the nurse, the nurses reply was "Well, sorry love but there has been alot of bad press about us in the Argus (our local paper) saying that we dont feed our patients, so we have to leave the food infront of you. you dont have to eat it. its jsut to cover our backs" MY JAW HIT THE FLOOR!!!! I could not believe what i was hearing. Surely they cant be thinking like this? After this i noticed that the way they were treating the patients just wasn't to a standard you would expect. e.g. when you call the nurse, they would take about half an hour to come over, they would be sat around a table in their office, having coffee and chatting. They left an old lady on a comode for 45 mins because a nurse ignored her call. Now the calls for the nurses are alarms that wake u up at night. and have flashing red lights above the door to the room that it is coming from, along with the bed that is calling a nurse. There is no excuse for the nurses to have left her in the state she was. Anywho as time goes by and the nurses change shifts, they jsut keep getting worse. Im not the type of person who can relax / recover in an environment such as this. Hence my discharge... Last night was the final straw. If the doctor had told me this morning that i could go then i would have left before he could finish his sentence but unfortunately he said no. I was laying in bed last night, half asleep and half awake? if that makes sense, just sorta gazing around in a world of my own. bare in mind it was 3am. When i notice lady in the bed beside me was walking around my bed. Rather odd i thought, until i realised what it was she was doing. She had dropped her underwear and sat on my bed, thinking it was the toilet, and proceeded to try and urinate/poo on my bed!! WHILST IM IN IT! I ended up kicking her, as an initial reaction to stop her doing what she was as i could get up quick enough to move her. she just waddled back off into bed. Then the lady opposite decides its her turn to join in, and screams for a nurse literally every 3 or 4 seconds for 30 mins solid!! Why she didnt press her call button i will never know. I eventually pressed mine and told the nurse to "sort it the fuck out" but i honestly came sooo close to smothering a poor old lady in her bed last night she got to me that much. The whole time this is going on the nurses are never more than 10 footsteps away? and just pure ignorant. They had the heating on full all weekend, which was crippling, esp considering we are all there for the same reason, heat like that was making it unbareable to sleep/rest/relax/recuperate . Im still a bit cranky and not sure how much sense any of this will make but this is the main reason as to why i left. Im breathing alot better now, just have the cold to deal with that is making me cough alot and giving me a tight chest but its a million times better than the other night. Apparently the had the crash trolley at the bottom of my bed. Its amazing the things that go on lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra dan Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 glad to see you are better. sadly you are not alone in your hospital experience, seems most nurses now its just a job like working in a factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S44M KT Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 thankyou. it really is so sad to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 They shouldn't have had you on a geriatric ward, I've been in one myself and after three nights I hopped out of hospital (keyhole knee surgery). I didn't even hang around for them to bring me the release forms to sign, I'd simply had enough. I hadn't eaten anthing for the duration of my stay. My experience wasn't as bad as yours, no one tried to poo on me. But the smell, my god, if aids had a smell, it would have smelt like that ward. Good luck with the recovery mate, lots of day time TV will have you back to 100% in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyon Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Sounds like you had a fun stay, you going back next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 That all sounds very horrible. I hope you get well soon Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopgunTT Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Just read this as i have been away for a few days. Sorry to hear this Sam, Glad you are on the mend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 So sorry to hear you were so unwell, good to see you making a recovery. When you are fully fit, you should write to the local heath authority about your experience. Hopefully your experience might trigger some action and perhaps prevent others from repeating your experience in hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I still keep giggling at the thought of that old woman trying to squeeze one out on your bed Are you sure it wasn't a prank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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