Well, after having an appointment for pre-op for stent removal after my hysterectomy went so wrong, involving kidney damage and a bowel being killed and an ileo fitted, the nurse started her questions for pre-op. "Do you think you could be pregnant?" "Mmm, no, I have no womb or ovaries." "Oh, right. Next, are your bowels working okay?" "Mmm, no, I poop in a bag." "Have you any blood infections?" "Well, I had two blood transfusions, so I don't know..." Do you think they look at your notes at all? She told me a date for the op, and this morning I got a letter saying another date, lol.
crystaltips
Dec 06, 2011 12:54 pm
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Dec 06, 2011 8:02 pm
Hi lol, sounds so familiar, all those questions. I can relate to what you're saying. Don't think notes are really read properly by anyone. Good thing we know more about ourselves than some of the professionals. TC, ambies.
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fable3
Dec 06, 2011 11:14 pm
I really hate the question, "Could you possibly be pregnant?" especially after I just finished telling them that I had cervical cancer and during the hysterectomy the doctor nicked my bowels. I feel like saying, "Yes! There is a minuscule chance in fucking hell that I could be pregnant after a radical hysterectomy, salpingectomy, and oophorectomy;" however, I am very polite and simply respond with a quiet no... :(
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mooza
Dec 07, 2011 2:13 pm
OMG girls, let's do it. I'm waiting for pre-admin in 100,000 years, but when they ask me, I'm going to say yes, 9 months, then get all excited and say, "Aww, do you think I'm having a girl or boy?" Hahaha, then they tick the part about having mental issues; probably wouldn't bother asking that one. OMG, I have to do it... but it's called Protocol One. One nurse actually changed the part about how much I smoked. Like, how many a day? I said 7, she said, "How about we double that?" (She was a smoker too.) I cracked up so much I had tears. Hahaha, I mean, what if I did have only 7 a day? HMMMMM... :) Thanks, honestly, I'm going to say 9 months, bugger it, I just won't get the baby bonus. LOLOL XXXXX
cee
Dec 07, 2011 7:58 pm
When I went through my numerous operations and the pre-op questions, they always asked me if I could be pregnant. No, I told them I had radiation and was sterilized. No matter... I had to pee in a cup and do a pregnancy test for them. Standard practice for any woman under the age of 50. After 50, they believed you. I wonder what the cost to the hospital was for all those useless pregnancy tests?
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