Story Time! ✧ Emergency Room Visit, Ambulance Ride, Transfer to Another Hospital ✧ Appendicitis ✧

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@kristaldaniels1740 6 ай бұрын

So glad you are doing better.

@hopelisacreations 5 ай бұрын

Sorry you had to go through that. Glad you are doing better.

@pieces_of_scrap 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate it! Thank you 💕

@SushielaPadayachee 6 ай бұрын

Oh Cassie sorry you had to go through that but I am glad you are feeling better.

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

Thanks 🩷

@SuturesandStuffies 6 ай бұрын

Hi, Cassie. It's good to hear you're doing better now. Sorry your experience in the hospital wasn't great. Unfortunately, I will say, we as nurses don't usually know when surgery is going to be. The surgeon themself is who coordinates with the OR scheduler and then the OR never seems to tell the nurses until it's basically time to go. Often, for an emergency surgery, the surgeon only sees the patient once they get to pre-op. Which.. certainly isn't ideal. It's definitely extremely frustrating as a patient, and it's also very frustrating as a nurse to not be able to give the patient anything but vague answers about lots of things, but timelines especially-- surgery, discharge, when the doc will be in, etc. Myself and the radiology techs I work with tend to warn patient that the contrast ("iodine") makes you feel like you wet yourself. It's a weird feeling. If you're curious, the medicine they gave you, if it was a non-narcotic, was likely Toradol. There are others that exist, but that's the most common non-narcotic IV pain med we tend to give in the ED. Sorry the nurse didn't warn you about the morphine. :/ And the bracelet they put on that had all the barcodes was likely what we call a blood band. Meaning it was associated with one of the vials of blood they sent at the time they put it on and they determined your blood typing with that blood. (It is often routine to do blood typing on folks going in for surgery.) The reason for it is that it's an extra-extra check for blood administration since we *absolutely do not* want to give someone an incorrect transfusion. Not only the right patient and such as with any med/based on standard checks, but also the blood-typing results from a specific vial of blood associated with a second correct bracelet on the correct patient. The blood thinner was likely Lovenox, a type of heparin. Lovenox BURNS. (A lot more than insulin.) It's brutal. The IV tape is the worst. I warn people that it's not-infrequently even more painful than the insertion. Sorry for the info-dump. I just don't listen to non-medical people's experiences of the hospital often, and it's very interesting to hear that perspective.

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate all your input! Yeah I completely understand that the nurses probably had no idea of when my surgery would be; I think my frustration was just coming from being told that it would happen "soon" by one nurse who really shouldn't have said anything about it (he worked at the ER I was transferred from, not the hospital I had my surgery at). Yeah, the whole situation was fun, but I understand that there's not a whole lot that could've been done to make it a better experience. 🤷‍♀️

@Amygurumi_Stitches 6 ай бұрын

Bless your heart. Glad you’re on the mend.

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 🩷

@xochitlmochicrochet 6 ай бұрын

im sorry to hear about your mom my mom also passed away last year in july after a surgery and i miss her everyday and i remember being in the hospital with her for months and i understand you anyways im glad you're feeling and doing better ❤😊

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

You're so sweet 💕 I appreciate it. It's been hard since my mom passed away, I also miss her every day. But I try to find comfort in the fact that she is in a better place now 🩷 thanks so much for your comment.

@diannalynnYT 6 ай бұрын

Glad you are doing well now.

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

Thanks 🩷

@Me_Enn 6 ай бұрын

Casey you are the sweetest ❤ glad you are feeling better now 🙏🏼 keep up the amazing work 🤩

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

Thanks 🩷

@carriewilson9932 6 ай бұрын

Take care. Hope you heal quickly. Take all the time you need

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate it, thank you!

@Crochetbymindynh 6 ай бұрын

Sorry you went through that. Happy you’re better😀

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate it, thanks! 🩷

@margaretmmg 6 ай бұрын

Thank goodness your appendix didn't burst!

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

Right? I got really lucky that I caught it early 😊

@JaniVMD 6 ай бұрын

Hey Cassie just wanted to pop in and explain about being asked the same thing multiple times. Basically, when you fill out the questionnaire, the nurses typically input it into the medical record and so they’re reviewing that what they’re putting in is correct and then when the doctor comes in, we verify that what the nurse put is also correct. You would be surprised at how many errors, there can be or misunderstanding patient related information so as frustrating as it is, that’s why why we asked the same thing so many times it’s just verifying that the information that is in there is your information and that it is correct. Because we also see so many patients at the same time a lot of times the wrong information can get put in and so so we call it trust but verify, a.k.a. make sure that was the previous person put in there is correct. Also your whole hospital experience sounds so frustrating. I’m so sorry you had to go through that. But glad you are ok.

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate the explanation! But I think you misunderstood my initial frustration. The nurse who asked me if I took any at home medication asked me 5 times in the same initial conversation she had with me when we first met. She would ask, and then ask different questions, then loop back around to "Do you take any at home medication" and she did this at least 5 times. That's where my frustration with that nurse came from. It's like she wasn't listening to me! 🫣

@JaniVMD 6 ай бұрын

@@pieces_of_scrap ohhh yeah that would drive me crazy. Although I have been there, sometimes when it’s a crazy night and between 2-6 am my brain goes in circles 🥲 so I can’t judge them especially considering they were probably understaffed. But when you are in pain and are the patient it can certainly be frustrating.

@wincharles1195 6 ай бұрын

Yes

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

Yes to what? 😶

@NicoleCritter 6 ай бұрын

oh my, that is quite a story, you poor thing, im glad it all went well and your feeling better. i never had that surgery but i did have my right adrenal gland and gallbladder removed, followed shortly by a little heart surgery so yea i can sympathize, hospital visits are not fun, yours sounds particularly terrible, my worst thing is i had during my stays, other than the surgery's themselves, was 1 sadistic nurse that could not find a vain but kept on trying. she was not nice. but im glad your ok, hope your back to 100% soon. thank you for sharing

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

Oh boy, that's the worst. My brother went through a kidney transplant and I was his caretaker during the process and I definitely remember there was a nurse who couldn't find the vein, and it was really terrible for him.

@NicoleCritter 6 ай бұрын

@@pieces_of_scrap a transplant, now thats scary, im glad it all went well. and im glad your doing welll too. youre an amazing person for taking care of your brother

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

Agreed, I could do without any more hospital visits for a long time!

@iheartyarnta 6 ай бұрын

Oh thank you for the heads up. I’m at lunch, I watch later 🤔

@delonnickels9573 6 ай бұрын

❤

@Jean-dk2xl 6 ай бұрын

So unfortunate you had to wait at all for surgery. Appendicitis is dangerous. My daughter had suspected appendicitis, and she was immediately brought into surgery for an appendectomy. I asked why if it was only suspected, why they would remove it if they did not know for sure. His response was that it is better to remove a healthy appendix, than one that is burst. I immediately gave permission for the surgery. The appendix, when it was removed did show inflammation. So, it was the right thing to do. Glad that you are better now.

@pieces_of_scrap 6 ай бұрын

That's what I was worried about too! I just thought, at any moment it could get worse and maybe it could burst if I had to wait too long for surgery! I'm just glad it's all over now.