Hospital

[BellaQueen]

Currently an inpatient had surgery mid afternoon consultant said I needed to stay in,
As did anethetist. Take. To inpatient ward from recovery
Not been offered any food or hot drink

We live 38 miles from hospital (v rural nearest hospital) so my partner went home and took over from childcare mid evening (one has complex needs)

At 9.45pm junior doctor told me I was being discharged and said consultant had documented at 5pm I was to go home which was not case I pointed out I was in pain and had no way of getting home.

Grudgingly I was allowed to stay and finally given oramoph. I woke to nurses and hca muttering she should be home not wasting a bed. I now feel rubbish about being here and I already felt emotional about being here.

Not really asking question here just venting

Thanks

That’s miserable OP.

Try to ignore them and complain to PALs when you’re home because that’s completely unacceptable.

Get well soon.

Thank you. I'm in pain again but too worried to ask for more pain relief x

Ask them - it’s their responsibility to care for you . Please don’t suffer on silence.

It's horrible you're being treated like this, but I would just go to sleep (if you can) and leave as early as your husband can pick you up in the morning. Do ask for pain relief if you need it.

Do ask for pain relief.. and keep notes on your phone of your medication and the names of staff etc and what they say. You might feel ok but oramotph muddles you !

Did you actually hear your name?

Ask for your prescribed pain relief ! Ignore the attitude from staff but ask names . Or ask if you can speak to the night sister/coordinator if you are been left in pain.
I'm so sorry for you ..pain is miserable and unacceptable . I'm a very recently retired Rgn and I feel ashamed at how you have been made to feel. Inform PALS as soon as you can...they will follow it up .take care xx

They could have been discussing someone else and not negative towards that someone else but maybe towards situation that pt wasn't home.
Don't automatically think it's about you.
Just use your call bell and ask for a sandwich or if any food in fridge and pain relief. If you aren't happy about something mention to staff too rather than complaining to pals. Give staff a chance.
Hope you feel better soon.

So you've had no food or drink, been told by the consultant and anesthetist you need an over night stay yet nurses and hcas are muttering.

Don't suffer unnecessarily, ignore the comments at the moment but make sure you feed them back tomorrow.

You won’t heal if you don’t have proper care.

ask what food and drink they can find you. There should be something available even if it’s not a full meal.

ask for your pain meds.

if you need help getting water, ask for help.

if you are worried about being polite, just try to group your requests. More importantly, don’t wait for them to be urgent. If you start vomiting from an empty stomach (this happens to me) you will make more work for them.

Are you sure they were talking about you?

If you are hungry, ask for some toast.
If you are in pain, ask for some pain relief.

Don't suffer in silence.

If they are giving you oramorph they should not be sending you home without a diagnosis or firm plan for what to do next.

I used to despair at people being discharged with a diagnosis of "pain- pain relief prescribed" and then the poor patient arriving at the GP door to sort it out. Pain is a symptom not a diagnosis!

Yeah they were next bed making the bed and looking me saying she- I rolled over and looked at them they didn't realise I heard it.

I can't wait to go home and get in my own bed.

I had a hysterectomy btw

Thanks for the replies x

Can DP pick you up soon? They should really discharge you with some strong pain relief though

How nasty of them. If the admission wasn’t planned then then won’t have ordered food for you for tea ( about 4:30/5 as it’s an advance order thing) but they can request a sandwich and make you a cup of tea. You can’t usually order additional hot food outside meal times.
Get well soon and yes write to PALS .

He's aiming for ten which is earliest apparently

Ironic this is a shared gynae and obstetrics ward. Pregnant women with some younger women who have had hysterectomy's
A kick in the teeth when I wanted more kids. We have pregnant ladies and ladies in early labour.

Last time I was here was 9 years ago when pregnant.
Thanks all xx

@olympicsrock planned admission but surgery was afternoon was planned to be morning x

I can't get over they do this. A good friend who was misscarrying was put on a ward with women in early labour, it just seems so cruel.

OP I hope you got some pain relief and something to eat and drink, you'll be in your own bed tonight!

This is all horrible to read. Complain to PALS about all of it. Sometimes hospital managers rely on these kind of complaints to weed out the uncaring staff. Unless people complain, they end up staying.

I’m really shocked to hear you are on a ward with mixed gynae and obstetric patients. Completely aghast and sorry that you’re having to cope with that as well as your op.

That's horrid you heard nurses say that. I had an overnight stay and heard nurses talk about another patient loudly, really unpleasant. Make a complaint to PALS and ask for a sandwich, more pain relief, it's their job.