I Just Do Not Understand It
So my uncle has been in the hospital now for a week. His triple by-pass surgery was more like six-by-passes, but went off really without a hitch. He had a stroke about 36 hours-ish after the surgery though and has been unwell since. So that sucks, but we knew it was a possibility... what really makes me super angry though is the bed-side manner of the doctors from this hospital.
I understand that they are probably the best in the country at their jobs, but would it kill the medical team to have at least one person come in to see my family without being called by the nurse three times? Would it really hurt the doctors to pick one or two of them to actually come in a second time, instead of sending in someone new each time someone came into Johnny's room? When we ask one doctor to page the neurologist, would it really be that difficult for that doctor to come back into the room and say, "He hasn't returned my page, but I will let you know when I hear from him". I am not even talking about how he should continue to re-page the effin' doctor until that d-bag effin' picks up the phone and returns the page. Because three hours and not one, single re-page is also stupid.
I know that these doctors are very busy, but my uncle just had a catastrophic event in his life while sitting in their hospital. Would it eff kill them to support my family a smidge - instead of telling them on day A that he pretty much has no chance of even really waking up again to the next telling them that he could even get back to almost normal?
Because to be honest, I really cannot handle sitting there holding my uncle's hand, watching my mum cry because the doctors do not realize that all my family needs to hear is "We actually have no idea what will happen next. We just need to give it time." and then to listen to my family's concerns and allow them to ask questions. Why is the doctors' time worth more than my family's collective concern and grief?
UGH, it makes me want to junk punch a plethora of people!!!
I understand that they are probably the best in the country at their jobs, but would it kill the medical team to have at least one person come in to see my family without being called by the nurse three times? Would it really hurt the doctors to pick one or two of them to actually come in a second time, instead of sending in someone new each time someone came into Johnny's room? When we ask one doctor to page the neurologist, would it really be that difficult for that doctor to come back into the room and say, "He hasn't returned my page, but I will let you know when I hear from him". I am not even talking about how he should continue to re-page the effin' doctor until that d-bag effin' picks up the phone and returns the page. Because three hours and not one, single re-page is also stupid.
I know that these doctors are very busy, but my uncle just had a catastrophic event in his life while sitting in their hospital. Would it eff kill them to support my family a smidge - instead of telling them on day A that he pretty much has no chance of even really waking up again to the next telling them that he could even get back to almost normal?
Because to be honest, I really cannot handle sitting there holding my uncle's hand, watching my mum cry because the doctors do not realize that all my family needs to hear is "We actually have no idea what will happen next. We just need to give it time." and then to listen to my family's concerns and allow them to ask questions. Why is the doctors' time worth more than my family's collective concern and grief?
UGH, it makes me want to junk punch a plethora of people!!!