tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post8449356484181974236..comments2024-03-28T10:32:27.517+03:00Comments on Stories from the trauma bay: Right of refusalDocBastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-23202839677320833042013-09-18T01:21:28.671+03:002013-09-18T01:21:28.671+03:00Yes, it probably died because blood flow got restr...Yes, it probably died because blood flow got restricted for some reason, did you find the reason that it died?<br /><br />I remember one time I had a bowel blockage (I've had several) and they said I needed a NG tube (I hate those) and I totally refused to get that, I was 18 years old. ShyAnn30https://www.blogger.com/profile/06104784166278453633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-39378139616777962842013-09-14T11:33:59.709+03:002013-09-14T11:33:59.709+03:00How do your intestines die? Does blood flow just g...How do your intestines die? Does blood flow just get restricted in someway, not allowing enough blood to the area or what?<br /><br />Great job on convincing her, Doc. Being persistent is key in your line of work, I imagine. KaitieLoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414388246202360651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-58561646574371295402013-09-11T05:44:37.805+03:002013-09-11T05:44:37.805+03:00It's hard to convince older people to take tre...It's hard to convince older people to take treatment sometimes, especially if they were brought up in an era where anaesthetics weren't particularly common (my grandma remembers getting her tonsils out without anaesthetic). She was recently diagnosed with lung cancer - they caught it early because she had pneumonia over the winter. She has a 95% chance of it going into remission if she does chemo and three weeks of radiation, and we've been fighting her because she's convinced she's gonna die like my grandpa did (he had small-cell lung cancer and it was EVERYWHERE, plus he had Crohn's, two quad-bypasses, and smoked like a chimney - she quit in the 90's). I've moved in with her to help her out, she's 83 and tough as nails. She ain't leaving this apartment unless it's to go to her grave. <br /><br />Good on you for pushing for what you knew was right. That looks terrifying and I would NOT want that inside me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687932359868107390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-2354645472893270712013-09-07T07:03:48.086+03:002013-09-07T07:03:48.086+03:00As someone who has lived with abdominal pain for a...As someone who has lived with abdominal pain for almost ten years, stories like this scare the crap out of me. I worry a lot of this sort of thing happening: dead or dying organs, cancer, etc. And yet I didn't tell anyone about the pain until it was severe one day, and ended up in the ED. A night of tests later and it turned out to be nothing in the slightest, but there is always the chance of something more serious going on. I can understand not going to the ED, and I can understand ignoring the symptoms...but not refusing surgery. I'm glad you managed to convince her, Doc. The world needs more people like you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711541578501968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-81119205982986121292013-09-06T19:43:00.181+03:002013-09-06T19:43:00.181+03:00pain* pain* OmgItsTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597328088127344997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-80865099540542343942013-09-06T19:42:27.715+03:002013-09-06T19:42:27.715+03:00Old people are the ones most likely to refuse trea...Old people are the ones most likely to refuse treatment, sometimes it's because they are too scared of going on the operating table, or they feel like they're coming to the end of their days and want to go relatively prain-free. Sometimes because they feel like they don't deserve treatment and sometimes they're just completely stubborn and refuse to believe they are going to die without the treatment. I'm glad you managed to convince her though :) OmgItsTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597328088127344997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-69489176019594539602013-09-06T12:37:56.078+03:002013-09-06T12:37:56.078+03:00I suspect the "something" in this case w...I suspect the "something" in this case was the sure knowledge that this woman you were talking to would be on a slab by the morning.<br /><br />It's reassuring to know that there are people who will look after our best interests even when we don't see what they are ourselves!<br /><br />Great work as ever doc'.Ugihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453326095140897474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-40977457993601685502013-09-06T08:37:32.278+03:002013-09-06T08:37:32.278+03:00Yes, I'm stubborn, and I'm the first to ad...Yes, I'm stubborn, and I'm the first to admit that. (Wait... NO I'M NOT STUBBORN ONE SINGLE BIT!) However, I don't think I would turn down a life-saving surgery if my guts were to literally be dying (with some severe pain for good measure). Stubborn people can be real dicks, or they can be heroes. Thank you for being the second option.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533506051973165144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-67918425863310120792013-09-06T08:18:41.961+03:002013-09-06T08:18:41.961+03:00Proud of you as always!Proud of you as always!peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254289560180340388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-8140270902794609682013-09-06T08:16:13.463+03:002013-09-06T08:16:13.463+03:00Did that smell as nasty as it looked? LOLDid that smell as nasty as it looked? LOLThe Review Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044444266696968176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-41188862318354639592013-09-06T06:40:37.619+03:002013-09-06T06:40:37.619+03:00I think he simply insisted again and again :)I think he simply insisted again and again :)Nickohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13149156288196004202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-36884333272747979012013-09-06T06:01:20.865+03:002013-09-06T06:01:20.865+03:00How did you manage to convince her? Did you just m...How did you manage to convince her? Did you just make her realize that without it she would definitely die?SkyGuy32https://www.blogger.com/profile/06384956212943189459noreply@blogger.com