[bookshare-discuss] hopitals
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 23:05:38 -0700 (PDT)
You make excellent points--plus, there's so much
danger of staph infections and other things in
hospitals. A lactating mother with her baby wanted to
visit her dying uncle who was in an intensive care
room and the doctor wouldn't let her because of the
danger of staph infections that could affect her or
the baby.
Cindy
--- Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Cindy. I've been told that I am sick enough to
> be hospitalized.
> However, my doctor is supporting me so I can stay
> at home since I have
> medical equipment here. I've been fighting
> hospitalization for several
> reasons, and am not going unless I get to a point
> where their
> intervention will actually help me. A doctor with a
> different attitude
> would probably see me as being stubborn, but I see
> it as being
> practical, and my doctor is respecting that. My
> pneumonia is viral, and
> there isn't much they can do about that beyond
> decongestants and
> breathing treatments that I can administer myself.
> The antibiotics I'm
> taking are to prevent a secondary infection from
> forming. I'm also
> dealing with the fact that my mom is out of town,
> and I'd have to find
> somewhere for my daughter to stay if I were admitted
> to the hospital.
> Finally, I don't know if you've ever thought about
> this, but it isn't
> very restful in a hospital. It seems like it's a
> constant sort of
> turmoil with someone poking your arms for blood
> samples or blood
> pressure readings every couple of hours, the patient
> next door blaring
> their TV with a game show, and a social worker
> waking you up to give
> you written information about your condition. That's
> how it was when I
> had pneumonia in April, and I want to avoid a
> repeat. I already feel
> weak and miserable, and I don't want people waking
> me up unless it's
> really important. Staying at home lets me sleep in
> my own bed, make cups
> of hot tea when I want them, and I can still be
> actively involved in my
> daughter's life when she needs me. It does mean that
> I have to be
> consistent with my medication, and I have to keep
> careful records of my
> blood sugar and blood pressure readings. I think
> it's worth that to stay
> at home. Sorry if this got kind of long-winded. :)
>
> Monica Willyard
>
> Grandma Cindy wrote:
> > Yes, I will.
> >
> > Does this mean you don't have to go to the
> hospital,
> > or is that still uncertain. Do what you have to do
> to
> > get well.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
>
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