tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post4360092012230068705..comments2024-03-28T10:32:27.517+03:00Comments on Stories from the trauma bay: NPODocBastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-30292962636600090592018-09-14T11:19:03.797+03:002018-09-14T11:19:03.797+03:00I'm glad to have read such a great writing. Ke...I'm glad to have read such a great writing. Keep up the good job! Visit <a href="https://www.scoop.it/t/lawrence-todd-maxwell" rel="nofollow">Lawrence Todd Maxwell on Scoop.it</a> for interesting topics about real estate.Mildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661319949161191919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-33762535037239795382016-05-12T04:17:03.500+03:002016-05-12T04:17:03.500+03:00I guess I'm the 75% obedient patient (25% bast...I guess I'm the 75% obedient patient (25% bastard patient from hell too...), anyway, about three years ago, I was NPO because of an exploded appendix (not just ruptured, exploded and I have the 12.5 cm (5 inches for US based readers) bellybutton midline scar to prove it) so I had the nasogastric tube for 6 or 7 days (9 days stay after surgery). At first, I didn't mind but after that so many days, I wanted it out and they told me I needed to pee once or twice on my own in the bathroom. Same deal with food. Unfortunately, I was dealing with obstructed bowel because no one told me I needed to take a walk from time to time on the surgical aisle (I ran the marathon right after having being told this minor detail).<br /><br />Regarding the bowel issue, the surgical team ensured I used adequate pain control (the microdose pump, I could use it every 5 minutes but right after surgery, every 10 to 15 minutes was adequate for pain control).<br /><br />Oh well ;)<br /><br />Al<br /><br /><br />footnote: this is relevant to my pain tolerance: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19707566Alainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081324424970483983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-36748822086571140872013-03-14T01:39:30.958+02:002013-03-14T01:39:30.958+02:00It's hard to be on NPO, I swear that when I ha...It's hard to be on NPO, I swear that when I have been prepping for my surgeries, every commercial was about food! Lol ShyAnn30https://www.blogger.com/profile/06104784166278453633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-82315091798919234782013-03-07T05:49:30.301+02:002013-03-07T05:49:30.301+02:00Ha! Just had a patient the other night who was NPO...Ha! Just had a patient the other night who was NPO with an NG tube with a SBO. He "fired" the RN and me (the patient care tech) for not letting him have more than one cup of ice per shift. He called us bitches and wenches. All I could do was say sorry and throw my hands in the air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-55008000670056948452013-03-07T04:11:16.128+02:002013-03-07T04:11:16.128+02:00Wow really? I spent the month of November sitting ...Wow really? I spent the month of November sitting beside my sister to bat her hands down. It didn't help that she would reach the surgeon's role and he would extend the expectations. I finally told him to give me a real deadline or I would rip that thing out myself and buy her a happy meal. She was eating a few hours later. She did fine.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.com