I was in Allegheny General Hospital. It was 2 days after I was life flighted
by helicopter, and the doctors already knew I had fluid in my abdomen. I was in
alot of pain and laying in bed alot of the time. My body was in shock and my white
blood cell count was 10 times the normal value. My mom was spending alot of time in
my room with me. My nurse came into my room and was telling me that I needed to get
up and walk. I told her I was in too much pain. She stood at the bottom of my bed
and said "You have to get up and walk, Don't think we are going to BABY you, and hold your hand!"
I didn't want ANYONE to baby me. I just wanted left alone. I didn't feel good
and the nurse really wasn't that concerned about me. My bed was right next to the
window, and I had the curtain between me and my room mate closed about half-way. I
didn't like it when people would walk past my room and stare in at me, so thats
why I had my curtain pulled shut. I would fall asleep not knowing that my gown was
pulled up too, and I didn't want to flash anyone!!
My nurse returned later that day,
while I
was sleeping I might add, and she grabbed ahold of my curtain and yanked it back
without even asking me if I wanted it that way. After she left I pulled it
back the way I had it. I guess it was some kind of game to her because later
on that day she came back in my room and pushed it back AGAIN! She was a very
mean and rude nurse. The next day my incision started leaking bowel contents
and I went into surgery that night. Maybe thats why I didn't feel like getting
up and walking, huh ?!?!(Read about it in December 2000 hospital stay)