Ignorant things people have said to you

[paddbear0000]

Today at dialysis, I was about to walk into the clinic, and a young surgeon was sitting right outside the door in the vending area. He asked me if I was on dialysis, then proceeded to say that I was so young to be on dialysis! No, I just routinely walk into the hospital's dialysis unit with a big, fuzzy blanket for shits and giggles.    Two bonehead statements in 10 seconds!    And this was a surgeon!! I should have said he looked too young to be a surgeon.   

[TynyWonder]

The things people say just crack me up sometimes!          

[G-Ma]

Do you think he was just a "practicing surgeon"?       

[paddbear0000]

Hmmm...   

[Wattle]

Today at dialysis, I was about to walk into the clinic, and a young surgeon was sitting right outside the door in the vending area. He asked me if I was on dialysis, then proceeded to say that I was so young to be on dialysis! No, I just routinely walk into the hospital's dialysis unit with a big, fuzzy blanket for shits and giggles.    Two bonehead statements in 10 seconds!    And this was a surgeon!! I should have said he looked too young to be a surgeon.   

Padd, maybe he was the orderly on "Scrubs".   

[Jess21]

Transplant coordinator for Wisconsin list conversation
Her: do you have any potential donors?
Me: No
Her: No family?
Me: No it's just me and my mom all my other family is distant cousins for the most part.
Her: Well, how about your mom?
Me: She's over 60, has diabetes and high blood pressure.  Has a few things against her. 
Her: Oh, well no friends or anyone that has ever offered you a kidney?
Me: Uh, no.  My boyfriend offered but he apparently has some kidney thing that would deny him.
Her: Well, does your extended family know you need a kidney?
Me: yes.
Her: And no one has offered?
Me: No.
**you can here the awkward silence for a few seconds**
Her: Oh.  Well, you're AB+, which means you can accept from anyone!  With a live donor at your age, oh, that would just be so wonderful!  Do you have a facebook account?
Me: ummm...yes?
Her: Put it on your facebook that you need a kidney! 

[G-Ma]

Oh God....and I'm already depressed today..................geeezzzzz.....poor you....poor all of us.

[Bajanne]

I met this guy recently.   I was telling him all about my situation - dialysis, etc.   He says he knows why my kidneys failed.   I said that I know why - diabetes and hypertension.  He said (with an air of authority) "No, that is not the reason.  You did not drink enough water!"  

[Brightsky69]

People are stupid.

[jbeany]

Oh, Jess - here, next time take the big stick - 

When you're done, mail it to Bajanne.

[LightLizard]

sometimes i get the feeling that the doctors and nurses don't really know that much about what they are supposed to be doing.
my wife, concerned that my pulse had been riding low for a few days, called the dialysis unit at the clinic. the nurse told her, 'well, you know that athletes have pretty low heart-rates, too.' i would have asked, 'oh, are they on dialysis, too?' but then, i'm just a trouble-maker. heehee
 

[Jess21]

I met this guy recently.   I was telling him all about my situation - dialysis, etc.   He says he knows why my kidneys failed.   I said that I know why - diabetes and hypertension.  He said (with an air of authority) "No, that is not the reason.  You did not drink enough water!"  

or, "you didn't go to the bathroom enough"
or "drink all of this 64oz drink..that will make you go!"

[Wattle]

Why do they all harp on about a live donor. I get it too. They still ask me about any live donors. After four years do they think I like doing this? That I am hiding all the potential donors?
Don't they realize I would jump at any offers? How about they offer me theirs. I would take it!!   

[twirl]

a man came to dialysis today to discuss transplants with each patient -- he told me to fine a living donor -- that is a much better way to go - and if I have a donor and we do not match then get that donor to donate to anyone and I could like trade-off --- I guess
--- he told everyone living donors are the only way to go

[jbeany]

Right, 'cause we've all got people lining up around the block to hand out spare parts. . . yeesh!

[LightLizard]

they probably harp on about a live donor because they don't like dealing with cadavers. my neph was showing signs of frustration with my case, one day. i told him to chill out and relax, he's probably going to learn a lot more from my autopsy. he threw up his hands and said, 'hey, i'm not touching you!' nice to feel wanted, hey?

[jbeany]

Ewww, I'd pass on autopsying someone I knew, too!

[paddbear0000]

Yesterday, one of my sister's best friends from when we were young found me on facebook. When she found out I was on dialysis, she told me she hopes I get better soon. Then today, I get a call from a student at the community college where I was going last year. I had received my desktop publishing certification last year and the school has student committee members call people who have earned certificates of their associate degrees and survey them. They ask questions about whether you are working, using the degree, etc. and other related stuff. Well, everything she asked me was a no answer by me since I am not working and am not using the certification. I got tired of all the questions, so I finally told the girl that my kidneys had failed, I was on dialysis. She apologized and said she hoped I would get better soon!

What is it with everyone? Are people that clueless?! I mean, geez, two days in a row!!

[Chris]

Yes, Yes they are until it hits them. They finally will grasp it in a short time after it affects them. Of course I would have to say to them, How can I get better?

[paddbear0000]

This obviously wasn't said to me, but I just read it in the newspaper and just had to post it! Read the first paragraph of Abby's response.     Apparently you do not form kidneys until you are older. 

EARLY SCREENING FOR DISEASE CAN PREVENT KIDNEY FAILURE

DEAR ABBY: I was a healthy 12-year-old girl in junior high, sociable and energetic with no cares in the world, until one day my mother noticed I wasn't my usual self. I was tired and had no interest in any activities. Frustrated, she encouraged me to try out for my school's volleyball team.

What was supposed to be a routine physical for the team turned into a life-changing experience. I did not end up making the team. Instead I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. My test results showed that I had too much protein in my urine. After more tests, I was told I was in kidney failure.

I was only 12, and I didn't understand why this was happening to me. Nobody was expecting the news we got that day. The doctors told my parents that I would need to go on dialysis or have a kidney transplant and we should start looking for a donor.

A urine test was never part of any of my annual checkups. But protein in the urine is one of the earliest signs of kidney disease. That simple test might have prevented me from losing both kidneys.

Nearly 100,000 men, women and children are now on the waiting list for a lifesaving organ transplant. One hundred people are added to the list -- and 17 die -- every day. With early detection kidney disease can be prevented. So please urge your readers to get screened now and screened often. -- KLARISSA RAMIREZ, MINNEAPOLIS

DEAR KLARISSA: Thank you for your letter. I was, frankly, shocked to learn from it that kidney disease could strike a person at such a tender age. I'm pleased to pass along your important message.

Readers, March is National Kidney Month -- and March 12 is World Kidney Day. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has a screening program called KEEP, which stands for Kidney Early Evaluation Program. On World Kidney Day, KEEP will offer FREE screenings in cities across the country for people at risk for kidney disease.

If you or a family member has diabetes or high blood pressure, or if there is a history of kidney disease in your family, visit kidney.org to learn more and locate a screening near you, or call the National Kidney Foundation at 1-800-622-9010.

[thegrammalady]

that's one of our biggest problems, a majority of people think kidney disease is an "old peoples" disease.

[paddbear0000]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about this one! About 3 weeks ago, I saw the nurse practitioner who works for my neph for the first time as she was making the rounds through the dialysis unit. She was asking me about my kidney failure history and I was explaining how the neph I was seeing in Cincinnati wanted me to transfer to her boss since he is in my town and I wouldn't have to drive an hour each way to dialysis. So she then proceeds to ask me if that was a pediatric nephrologist! WTF??!!    I am 31 years old!! Now I know I look young, but good lord. Did she even read my chart?

[Chris]

That would have been a good opportunity for a smartass comment back. I never get doctors like that yet, just  CNA's in the hospital.

[paddbear0000]

My trouble is that I think of the smart ass comebacks well after the moment has passed.

[kitkatz]

My trouble is that I think of the smart ass comebacks well after the moment has passed.

Happens to me all the time.