I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: twirl on July 08, 2009, 01:05:20 PM
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the same tech with the stabbing aim was my tech today, (she knows someone else will stick me-)
so, I had my right arm in the needles and my left arm in the blood pressure cuff and I asked her if I could please have my legs up -- she told me to do it myself ---- I have been there for almost 5 years and I have never been told that -- I did not know we could - the latch I move is on my right side -and I had to turn my arm funny to reach it -- very awkward ---- ? am I over sensitive or was that rude?
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Definitely rude. I truly cannot believe she said that. Did she stab you again to add injury to insult?
I started at my new center this morning. It was great getting there in under 10 minutes. The tech had a real problem getting the second needle in. I have always had the techs get me on the 1st stick. This tech was just digging and digging. I am wincing and he asked me if it hurt. (Duh) I was very polite about it but I almost asked for someone else. At least he was concerned about the pain he was inflicting on me. Meanwhile I ended up with 3 holes today and a very painful arm still.
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You are definitely not being petty. The techs we have are very helpful. They will help us with our chairs, bring us ice or coffee, bring us an extra blanket and help us get through a cramp in our feet and legs.
I am so sorry you are having to go through this.
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What a major bit**! :Kit n Stik;
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I agree with Kitkatz! I can't believe this tech is still there!
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This tech is definitely rude. Your center must be desperate for techs. This one is not only incompetent but also rude. The fact that she remains employed there speaks volumes about the way the clinic is being managed. :stressed;
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100% RUDE!
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this tech also refuses to fold blankets after treatment -
not a problem for me - I suff mine in my bag -
but some patients bring a couple of blankets -
most techs fold them
this tech is in school to be a nurse - I hope she passes and goes to some other job
this unit stopped serving coffee
and will only bring us one cup of ice/water that is 6 ounces
if you are lucky and they acknowledge your request
funny how their hearing goes
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this tech also refuses to fold blankets after treatment -
not a problem for me - I suff mine in my bag -
but some patients bring a couple of blankets -
most techs fold them
this tech is in school to be a nurse - I hope she passes and goes to some other job
this unit stopped serving coffee
and will only bring us one cup of ice/water that is 6 ounces
if you are lucky and they acknowledge your request
funny how their hearing goes
I am kind of thinking it might be a better idea if she does NOT become a nurse. Can you imagine her in a position of authority? Or what she would do if you had a heart attack on the machine?
She would probably tell you to "Give yourself CPR." :waiting;
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words of wisdom from David13 and I agree -- she would have more authority as a nurse
when she is my tech, I am not asking her to please put my feet up --- when a nurse walks by I will ask her or better yet the director but she does not get there until after 8am
yes, I can do it myself but if I do it before I get hooked up the chair will be in the way and if I wait until I am hooked up -- well, it is hard -- right arm in BP cuff and left arm in needles --
it was not made for patients to do
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I would put my own feet up, before they stick me and anyone complain that the chair is in the way like that I'd explain what was said to me about doing it myself and also explain that I don't plan to blow my sites putting up the chair so they'll have to work around it.
I would also document this foolishness in a note to the director and also give a copy to Ms. Smartypants Tech herself.
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good ideas and thank you :)
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Rude and a half, twirl. When I was on hemo, they put my legs up automatically. I would definitely complain. You have rights as a patient.
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the main chairs in my clinic cannot be put up by the patient. the new chairs, the ones for nocturnal can easily. yes the tech was rude. and i wouldn't worry about your feet being in the way. i'm very lucky all the techs at night are great and i always have the same one.
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Definitely rude.. when I did hemo they didn't want us to do anything by ourselves when we were hooked up for fear of us hurting something. They were always nice anytime I asked for help with anything (I'd usually try to do it myself first and get yelled at ;P)
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Remind her you are a hipper... ::)
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Rude and a half, twirl. When I was on hemo, they put my legs up automatically. I would definitely complain. You have rights as a patient.
Peleroja has a good point. Aren't the patient's feet supposed to be elevated to avoid drops in blood pressure?
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thanks
if I get her Friday, and I will, no one else will take her ---- I am going to wait and ask someone else to help me and just say Angel wants me to do it myself and it is too hard to reach - I will make sure my needles are in and my blood pressure cuff is on ---
:stressed; I hate dialysis and then I have to put up with this -- no coffee, 6 ounces of water/ice -
if you beg and you are damn lucky to get it
I have to be on dialysis but I am still a person who counts ? right ?
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Yes you are! And you don't deserve people to treat you like this! Growl at the tech everytime she walks by.
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Better yet.. Next time I'm in New Orleans, I'll pick up a Voodoo doll for you. Then everytime she walks by hold it tight.. mumble.. and stick a pin in it! Freak her out. She'll be requesting NOT to be put in YOUR section!
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twirl,get yourself all comfortable before anyone statrs anything,you've basically got to do it all yourself,you should figure out who you can ask and who to ignore.
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you are so right :flower;
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thanks Mibarra :rofl;
please tell me about the seafood gumbo you ate - the red kind with seafood and okra
describe every morsel --- I can not find it anywheres around here -- darn it -- not even Babin's --
forget laundry details ----- I want seafood gumbo details
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I wonder if a trip to Goode Company Seafood for gumbo would get me out of this dialysis induced depression??? And I don't know what silly thing you did, but I'm sure the answer to this question is Yes You Are?
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is that the same play in Tomball that has world famous chicken fried steaks -
I can not find red seafood gumbo anywhere
it is always brown and with sausage --- not at Red Lobster or any place
where is Goode Company Seafood ?
I am going to pm you a code word we use
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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This place is near Kirby and Westpark... Best gumbo I've ever tasted. Real gumbo with shirmp and okra.
You should get busy with your laundry and leave the poor tech alone. She's going to beat you up. Poor thing has to do her laundry by hand.
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oh that is too far to drive and my husband does not like gumbo but on the other hand it is closer than Louisiana
I don't know about her doing her laundry by hand :waving; she is married and wants to go back and work in the men's prison -- so maybe she does :clap;
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Well, the latches on the chairs in my center are on both sides. But one way or the other the tech should have put your feet up in the first place. It sounds to me like you've got a completely self absorbed tech. When I get a tech, nurse, anybody like that, I write a scathing letter and make several copies, and give them to every one in the place, (or every other tech, nurse, The neph.) including details on every thing they do wrong. There was one older nurse that called every one "Hon" and "dear", forgot gloves from time to time, and basically was an old time nurse. She died her hair and tried to look younger, but she had no business at a dialysis clinic. I wrote a detailed letter (I'm not taking credit, I'm sure there were a lot of other complaints) and she was gone the next week. I'm sure that the nurse probably needed her job, but if you need your job, you should do it right.