to be fed up with moaning patients.

[cheshirekitty]

I work in the NHS as a nurse, but yesterday I was on the other side of the fence having day care surgery.

I could not believe the moaning of other patients over really trivial things, ie I arrived 5 minutes before that patient, so why is she going to theatre before me (different type of surgery/doctor).

When did we become a nation of moaners. I went in at 11.30, had my op at 1.30 and was home by 5.30. I was fed, watered and looked after, given discharge information and would give my treatment/care 10/10.

You're not wrong. Mind you, when it comes to medical matters, I'm not sure it's anything new.

people are fecking moaners in general, so i can imagine when they fall ill it's even worse.

it's all part of the me, me, me mindset.

i don't know how doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals do it, because i wouldn't last a day without wanting to slap slap people and remind them it's not a hospital, not a hotel or restaurant.

Though you were in familiar surroundings and understood the proceedure/actions/reasons that were taking place. Imagine yourself waiting at a garage or a police station, where you don't fully understand what and why things are happening.

We are a nation of whingers (God, I use that word a lot...)

lol

it's true, we are a bunch of wingers

not me of course

But why moan about parking spaces/parking costs, no TV or TV not working to medical/nursing staff. Sometimes I have to look at my badge to remind myself my job is a nurse not a parking attendant or punchball.

Couldn't agree with you more. I've been in and out like a yo-yo over the past six months with more to come and if I'd been well enough I would have thumped some of the other patients.

Some people seem to expect four star hotel service and themselves first first first. I had one woman complain at the long waits for chemotherapy for her elderly father and how much it was costing her in parking. I sat there thinking "have you any idea how much this is costing me in childcare?" (two pre-school children - we're talking thousands over the period of my illness) but was too chicken to tell her to shut up about her extra £2.50. Fortunately for me the nurse ended up virtually telling her to shut up .

Yeah, but seb, that's no excuse to whinge and whinge.

Yes, well, when you go to hospital you know things are going to be different and whacked.

No point shooting the messenger, and honey always caught more flies than vinegar.

I play the pathetic, cooperative, but nervous patient. It helps that I have hypertension, so any form of anxiety and it starts shooting up.

So I can get some sedative soon after arrival and then I don't give a shit about how much it costs to park .

IT is amazing what patients moan about. Mine used to say ' But my appointment was 5 minutes ago!why haven't I been called yet?' or turn up an hour early wanting to be seen first. I would say very sternly no, we are going by appointmnt time. Then they would sit in the waiting romm complaining loudly 'I 've been waiting an hour you know'

Seb1 - it's not an excuse for some of the appalling behaviour I have seen as a patient. I didn't even have my kids in hospital ffs, so very little experience. You can tell when people just get overwrought and are rude because of it and they are usually treated with sympathy. Some people are just not prepared to wait their turn.

fair enoguh, though, if i'd been waiting an hour i would go the desk and ask how long it was going to be and if it would be better to reschedule.

but wtf, i was next to a patient who moaned about the TV reception.

bring a fecking laptop and watch a DVD!

My very disabled uncle has been yo-yoed back & forth to hospital for the past 6 weeks.He has special needs & can barely talk.

When my mum was visiting yesterday,a drug addict was brought in & put in the bed next to my uncle.The junkie was ranting & raving,yelling that his rights had been violated.Mum said that the nurses were muttering 'oh no,not him again',but tried to calm him down,to no avail.My uncle turned round & shouted at the junkie to shut up.I think the nurses were quite impressed,they gave my uncle the thumbs up for saying what they were thinking.

good for him!

once, my dad did this, whilst under the influence of narcotic meds, of course .

the old cow yelled back, 'well, i have a very sore throat!'

he screeched over the curtain, 'who gives a damn! i've got cancer, so put that in your pipe and smoke it!'

This is what i hated about my placement on a general ward. Some moaned just for the sake of moaning im sure.

it's like public transport, it brings out the worst in people.