Hang tough. Stay strong. I hope things improve quickly for you!
Hope you’ll feeling better soon and can continue your recovery in the comfort of your own home.
Hang in there, accept that hospitals suck, but that you’ll be home soon.
My daughter (nurse) and her husband (doctor) work 12 hour shifts, and work hard. They have a system where they work 3 weeks then take 5-7 consecutive days off and fly/drive to somewhere they can hike. They are both in their early 30s, saving aggressively toward early retirement!
Yow ! What a dreadful way to spend the New Years period. I’m so sorry. And I hope to be reading soon about your being recovered enough to go home.
But it’s highly interesting to learn that, even in the midst of the severe misery you describe, you find the mental energy to survey hospital workers about their level of satisfaction with the length of their shifts. You are an interesting person.
First of all, here’s hoping for a swift recovery.
I was an RN for 39 years before recently retiring, most of which was 12-hour shifts (which weren’t a thing back in the early days).
It is absolutely the best system for patients as well as staff. More continuity of care, less hand-offs (2 vs 3 per 24 hours), and overwhelmingly preferred by the nurses (I only remember one nurse in all those years who strongly opposed 12-hour shifts).
Yeah, the days were long, but you simply had more time to get things done. And that last four hours usually flew by.
Best wishes!
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So sorry to hear of your predicament, being trapped in a hospital bed over the holidays is a bummer. Been their twice and its no fun having friends and relatives have to take time out of their holiday to come visit, but its nice when they do.
Wishing you a full recovery and a happy New Year!
Good grief, I’m coughing so much this morning. It’s making my damn head pound.
I do understand the argument for continuity. It has some merit. I don’t think it would be good for me. I d probably crack from the stress. And to be fair, when I like the nurse, I don’t mind that they are here for 12 hours, but 12 hours with one who doesn’t seem to want to hear you is not good for my healing.
My white blood cell count is still high so I might not get to go home today.
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Oh and thanks again everyone for the well wishes. They are sincerely appreciated.
2 reasons for writing:
- to wish you a speedy recovery … and
- (I hope your state of affairs allows for a smile/giggle … ) … post-title and user-name makes for a good combo
that was your body trying to tell you something
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I sincerely hope you feel better soonest. If the care rep gives you any more problems, I would talk to a Ombudsman or patient advocate. That kind of behavior is unacceptable to me. Here’s hoping you get sprung from the hoosegow.
I hope you’ll soon be feeling better, @not_what_you_d_expect, and dealing with fewer fargin’ iceholes.
Best wishes and Happy New Year! Hope you get home soon.
I have pneumonia and some early signs of emphysema and COPD. I will be referred to a pulmonologist and can go home tomorrow. Yay.
That’s for the going home part, probably obvious.
The doctor is pleased with my new lower white blood cell count.
So I guess I’m on the mend but will have to deal with ongoing lung issues.
But on the bright side, I’ve probably lost a few pounds! How can hospitals manage to make plain penne noodles taste so bad? Mystery for the ages.
Ain’t it amazing how they ruin food?
Do not, I say again DO NOT eat any cauliflower offered. It might look good. It might smell good, it might even taste ok. But, it will haunt you for months. I promise.
I get to go home today. Whoopi!
Yayy! Hope you’re well on your way to recovery, and dealing with the chronic stuff.
Yaay for home.!!1! The food there’s gotta be better even though it won’t make itself.
The bed & sleeping is definitely massively better there.
Congrats!!
Whew. Happy New Year!
Glad to hear you’re out! 
(I had an ER trip back in November; just overnight, but not fun.)