General Medical issues thread

[Pushka]

This can prevent you dying in your sleep which is sometimes the precise opposite of patient's wishes in their later decades

This is such an important comment.

 

[CaptainCurtis]

I've been getting my chest tightness again for the last few days, hoping it's not a return of the pericarditis from a few years ago. Contemplating running up to the hospital to get the tests done instead of waiting for my cardiologist.

Well I went to the ED and the good news is that after an ECG and chest xray I'm not having a heart attack. Sent home and told to take paracetamol and ibuprofen and check-in with the GP if no improvement.

I'll be honest, I'm not sure I can go through the stress, pain and uncertainty of this again. I sometimes wish we were infact in Johns simulation - I would really love a restart button about now.

 

[JohnK]

I'll be honest, I'm not sure I can go through the stress, pain and uncertainty of this again. I sometimes wish we were infact in Johns simulation - I would really love a restart button about now.

Don't worry. Ive also had enough of this torture. Not long to go now before they restart the simulation.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Our accountant of 30 years dropped dead last week from a burst aorta a week after all clear from cardiologist.

Enjoy life while you can.

 

[andye]

Medical Trip Report
Was in for my quad repair yesterday. I had been going into work on cruthches until the day before, including a couple of days hosting the junior doctors' training accreditors and examining for the College the whole of Sunday.

It's the hospital that mrsandye and I both work at so I guess I would be considered Chairman's Lounge status.

Had received pre-trip instructions directly from my anaesthetist by phone on the Sunday.

However, I had later received a schedule change by text to say I was on the morning rather than afternoon list. Made the mistake of not double-checking the new check-in time l, so received a call asking why I wasn't there and to hurry up in.

Although I was a bit stressed by the lateness, checkin was very smooth with just a few signatures on forms.

Went up to pre-op reception, where the equivalent of the Lounge Dragon wouldn't let me through until I'd provided one of those forms.

Mrsandye went to retrieve it and then qwas through pretty quickly. Changed into a classic hospital gown. Obviously no F&B but service from the nurses was excellent.

 

[MARTINE]

Medical Trip Report
Was in for my quad repair yesterday. I had been going into work on cruthches until the day before, including a couple of days hosting the junior doctors' training accreditors and examining for the College the whole of Sunday.

It's the hospital that mrsandye and I both work at so I guess I would be considered Chairman's Lounge status.

Had received pre-trip instructions directly from my anaesthetist by phone on the Sunday.

However, I had later received a schedule change by text to say I was on the morning rather than afternoon list. Made the mistake of not double-checking the new check-in time l, so received a call asking why I wasn't there and to hurry up in.

Although I was a bit stressed by the lateness, checkin was very smooth with just a few signatures on forms.

Went up to pre-op reception, where the equivalent of the Lounge Dragon wouldn't let me through until I'd provided one of those forms.

Mrsandye went to retrieve it and then qwas through pretty quickly. Changed into a classic hospital gown. Obviously no F&B but service from the nurses was excellent.

Good luck with the recovery @andye
From my experience too — hospital staff do great work under less than ideal circumstances. You get the odd ‘door bi—c-‘ but mercifully not very often.

 

[Pushka]

Good luck with the recovery @andye
From my experience too — hospital staff do great work under less than ideal circumstances. You get the odd ‘door bi—c-‘ but mercifully not very often.

I have nothing but praise for them working under their current high stress environment.

I'm currently in the Cathay F Lounge in Heathrow. My gosh. The coughs and 'sounds ' I'm hearing sound like I should be in Emergency. No attempt to cover up or suppress from multiple people. I really don't think I can handle another round.

 

[Quickstatus]

Polyps.

yep . thats the menorrhagia part

 

[prozac]

Medical Trip Report
Was in for my quad repair yesterday. I had been going into work on cruthches until the day before, including a couple of days hosting the junior doctors' training accreditors and examining for the College the whole of Sunday.

It's the hospital that mrsandye and I both work at so I guess I would be considered Chairman's Lounge status.

Had received pre-trip instructions directly from my anaesthetist by phone on the Sunday.

However, I had later received a schedule change by text to say I was on the morning rather than afternoon list. Made the mistake of not double-checking the new check-in time l, so received a call asking why I wasn't there and to hurry up in.

Although I was a bit stressed by the lateness, checkin was very smooth with just a few signatures on forms.

Went up to pre-op reception, where the equivalent of the Lounge Dragon wouldn't let me through until I'd provided one of those forms.

Mrsandye went to retrieve it and then qwas through pretty quickly. Changed into a classic hospital gown. Obviously no F&B but service from the nurses was excellent.

NBH? What ward?

 

[andye]

NBH? What ward?

5B. One of yours?

 

[andye]

Medical Trip Report continued....

Guested mrsandye into pre-op (though as one of the ED NUMS, she is Chairman's Lounge too) and she did a great job of keeping me distracted.

Legroom shot


Get a visit from the Surgeon, explaining again the procedure. There is a short delay before take-off so I can have a preboarding sip

Then I'm wheeled into the prep room, greeted by a cheery anaesthetic nurse then the anaesthetist explains her plan for a nerve block around the knee for additional post-op pain control. Mask on, propofol in. Thankfully slept right through

 

[MARTINE]

Medical Trip Report continued....

Guested mrsandye into pre-op (though as one of the ED NUMS, she is Chairman's Lounge too) and she did a great job of keeping me distracted.

Legroom shot
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Get a visit from the Surgeon, explaining again the procedure. There is a short delay before take-off so I can have a preboarding sip

Then I'm wheeled into the prep room, greeted by a cheery anaesthetic nurse then the anaesthetist explains her plan for a nerve block around the knee for additional post-op pain control. Mask on, propofol in. Thankfully slept right through

Love love love that awareness just before awareness is lost….

 

[RooFlyer]

Love love love that awareness just before awareness is lost….

Yes, unlike sleep, you happily know that you are about to go under.

 

[andye]

Medical Trip report 3

Woke up in recovery all strapped and braced up. Pretty swollen and painful and needed a few different analgesics

Surgeon had already called mrsandye and all gone well. He also said I had big thigh muscles (built up from my days as a rugby prop). They has retracted a fair way with the tear so much of the pain is due to the stretching.

Enjoyed a cup of tea. I wasn't keen the sandwich menu

Mstrandye3 had been doing school work experience at an orthopaedic device company. They gave him some model joints. Elected not to keep it in thus position when the surgeon came round


The booking forms had me down as a daycase but we all agreed I was still in too much pain to go home (and the nerve block was due to wear off in the early hours of the morning)

 

[prozac]

5B. One of yours?

That's one I haven't been on, yet. I like the B bushland views better than the C/D views toward city. All the evening lights are pretty but it is less relaxing imo.

 

[tgh]

Ahhh medical trip reports..great idea..are they eligible for the monthly gong ?
..aaand.. do we need a special gourmet food thread called what they fed me today?

 

[prozac]

Ahhh medical trip reports..great idea..are they eligible for the monthly gong ?
..aaand.. do we need a special gourmet food thread called what they fed me today?

The beauty of @andye 's hospital is largely unknown to all it is possible to order salad made to order directly from the kitchen. I usually have olives, onion, capsicum, shredded carrot, etc, etc in addition to the salad leaves. Then have them top it with steamed chicken breast or fish. Comes in a big pasta style bowl. I dropped 12kg last time in but when the nutritionist found out she roasted me for not having any carbs.

 

[Quickstatus]

it is possible to order salad made to order directly from the kitchen

Not sure whether still the same but when it opened the cafeteria on the ground floor was run by Emirates Group.

 

[prozac]

Not sure whether still the same but when it opened the cafeteria on the ground floor was run by Emirates Group.

Comes from the hospital kitchen @Quickstatus. Not sure who is running the cafeteria but the coffee has improved dramatically. When having day-oncology was able to order coffee straight from the cafe. Maybe it's the supplier which is now Campos. Previous was swill.

 

[k_sheep]

Will go and find out. Dr Carroll is the Head of Medicine at Redcliffe Hospital, would have thought that it would have been done.

Still? Jeepers I thought he was years past retirement when I worked there 15 years ago.