Poll: If you were to have an operation in hospital, what would be your major concern?
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Polly Posted:
22/03/2007 14:09 |
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I voted risk of negligence. I have been in and out of hospitals a few times. They actually sent me home once and told me I was ok. I was back in 2 days later doubled up and my GP was so furious. He actually rang the hopsital and told them I was on the way down again and to make sure I was seen to so again that would be my main worry.
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shinny Posted:
22/03/2007 15:38 |
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Isn't it telling that (so far) 59% of us are worried about MRSA !
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frator Posted:
22/03/2007 20:13 |
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I visited a friend in an I/C Ward today and was asked to put on a gown as he was MRSA positive. I voted MRSA most worrying,would'nt you.
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Anonymous
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22/03/2007 21:08 |
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I think it's telling that MRSA is the media's latest bugbear, hence it is what is foremost in people's minds at the moment!
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Gjad Posted:
22/03/2007 21:40 |
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MRSA! In April 2003 my wife went into hospital for a check-up after a fall that left open wounds on her hands and face. Within one week she had picked up MRSA. Within three weeks her Death Certificate read "Cause of death: MRSA" Every doctor, and nurse knows the solution to all hospital problems. So come the election you know what to ask your potential candidates when they come to your door. It seems to have reach the stage that you should have a medical check uo, and ensure you have a good immune system, at the Out-patients, if you are being sent to hospital for an operation! Private rooms for all patients. Will we ever see the day?
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farmer Posted:
22/03/2007 22:58 |
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I voted MRSA and we have not made an attempt tp solve the problem. Curtail all visitors to hospitals for a start . I work in a hospital and to see the filth that visitors arrive in would make you sick.
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ann(TRK44562) Posted:
23/03/2007 08:57 |
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I would be fearful of MRSA as a visitor in hospital not to mention the fear of having an operation, also the equal fear of the risk of negligence due to foreign staff not being able to read and speak english properly, its a disgrace not to be able to converse in your own language to hospital staff at the most vulnerable point in your life.
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Tara Posted:
23/03/2007 09:01 |
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All four now I think of it. MRSA is a huge concern due to unhygenic practices and dirt in our hospitals.
Negligence is also of prime concern these days as it's high on the agenda.
There is possibility that surgery might not solve a problem but that is low enough and in this day and age nobody should ever be in excessive pain following surgery unless there is something very wrong or their medical team are not doing their job properly.
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shinny Posted:
23/03/2007 09:53 |
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I don't agree Anon (22/3) - It's a real fear that people should have, not just from media hype! In 2005 I got pancreatitis from gallstones & was really very ill. At the time, my local hospital was asking people not to come to the hospital due to a break out of the "superbug" - I refrained from going, but 3 days later I was still in agony & had to give in. Just as well, I didn't realise how serious pancreatitis can be. I was more terrified of getting MRSA, than the pancreatitis. That's simply wrong ! I put my life at risk because I was afraid of contracting MRSA. Luckily I was ok, got my gallbladder removed a couple of months later & haven't looked back.
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Lemmy Posted:
23/03/2007 11:27 |
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I would say my biggest worry would be the operation didn't solve the problem, I reckon that would be the biggest risk factor out of those listed, I can live with pain, and I'm sure painkillers would help, I believe in people so I'm not worried about negligence, I know it happens but I'm sure the majority of surgical staff/doctors/nurses wouldn't neglect my needs, as for MRSA, the stats say 1 in 200 chance, put it this way, if you went to the bookies for a wee wager, would you back a horse with 200/1 odds?
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AMOS Posted:
26/03/2007 14:55 |
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Found this one a difficult call but I guess I would hope any pain could be controlled and would be temporary and while I know there is always a risk that an op will not solve the problem I guess that is not something we can do too much about as what helps 9 out of 10 people may just not help the 10th. I would be afraid of negligence but again I would hope if I have to have any op unless it is an outright emergency I should have had a chance to do some research on the doc and make sure they have a good track record so I think my main fear would be to actually end up being worse off than I was before going in and that is most likely to be due to getting an infection - If I ever do have to go in my overnight back will include my own cleaning kit! I am not a massive believer in overuse of bleach and disinfectant at home as I think we can do more harm killing off a few bugs which help us develop immunity but I do think hospitals must be ultra hygienic and from the visits I have made to patients that certainly does not seem to be the case.
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Anonymous
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28/03/2007 16:14 |
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I have worked in a hospital on the clincal side for thirteen years and in that time the level of cleanliness has plummeted. There is dirt everywhere. The biggest problem is that contract cleaners are employed, they are there to get the job done in the fastest time at the lowest price and they are mostly unsupervised. Secondly patients with MRSA are being transported around the hospital for tests that most of the time can wait.
Thirdly doctors will openly admit that hand washing is poor among their profession
Finally when did the doctor/consultant that came to your bedside wear a white coat I guess the just dont carry infections on their clothes. That only happens with non doctor staff
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Anonymous Posted:
29/03/2007 12:54 |
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The level of cleaning in hospital rooms is disgraceful, it's no wonder there are so many hospital aquired infections. I've only ever had to stay in hospital once and that was to give birth to my son. Ended up in there for 11 days as we both contacted MRSA. Only when they confirmed we had MRSA were cleaners sent into my room each day, but the 5 days prior to that my room wasn't cleaned once. Its a bit late to start cleaning at that stage! I'm expecting my second now and will not be going back to that hospital.
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Anonymous
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02/04/2007 12:53 |
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Where do I start?
I had an emergency op in 05 which was supposed to be routine;
however afterwards
due to neglect, ie nurses not paying attention to my stats ie blood pressure/temp vital signs Ideveloped septicimia and even though I was telling nurses doctors/and my family was telling them there was something wrong.
It took my blood pressure to drop to 0 or whatever and for me to be resuscitated and for them to realize i might not survive only then was i moved to Intensive care !
My family were told different things , ie poss first op clean up was\'nt up to scratch-however this was denied later
When i was moved from recovery I was moved into a ward where an MRSA patient was across corridor with door open ! But my family had to go thru a week of waitiing-would I survive or not - being told diff info that if i would survive Iwould lose my legs-the list goes on
I have never found out the full info properly,yet Ihave more operations to go thru , and i have to go back into the same place does it instill fear Yes
Do I have a choice. No, I have as much info as i want to know; however I know that a lot of the time when nurses are meant to be keeping an eye , I would find that the fault lies with them first as they are meant to be monitoring.
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Michelle(Admin) Posted:
04/04/2007 22:12 |
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contracting mrsa
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Anonymous
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07/04/2007 21:08 |
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MRSA terrifies me skinnless. It is about the only worry I have about being in a hospital environoment.
I got a wound infection after major surgery the last time and the chances of further surgery is great.
The very fear makes it quite difficult to get on with the act of living outside the hospital!
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