Spiky Bugger
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I'm so sorry to hear you were hospitalized Spiky but am hopeful you'll get this ship righted all the way now. Sometimes being admitted is best because it gives time for the nurses to figure out what's really going on with you. People mistakenly believe that doctors perform this function, but they most surely do not. While doctors will float by on a fast moving conveyor belt giving you a quick physical and asking a few basic questions, a good nurse will spend the time reviewing your labs, vital signs, LISTENING to you describe what's going on, and then packaging this info in a neat little bundle for the doctors consumption. They will then prescribe treatment based heavily on the nurses provided information. Here's hoping that you get a great group of nurses caring for you while you're there. And please remember that the squeaky wheel really does get the grease! Speak up long and loudly to be sure you're having your needs met. By the way, the ER charges a higher rate for services than a regular hospital floor. My hospital was fined $3 million because it was fibbing about the amount of time patients spent in the ER, moving them to the floor physically while billing as if they were in the ER still. If you were standing in a totally empty ER, you would still wait hours to go to the floor. It's sad but true. Get lots of rest and I hope you're feeling better really soon!
Thanks, Will. One of the fuck ups was that they neglected to advise my uro that I had been admitted. I told him. As soon as I bust out of this dump, I go to his office for a lidocaine instillation in the bladder.