worst hospital experience?

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entropy

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my worst hospital experience was <b>hands down</b> was the experience of being intubated. intubated for almost 2 weeks, heavily sedated, out of my mind, delusional. felt like a vegetable trapped in my body. was <b>horrrrrible</b>. i have a lot of empathy now for people who are paralyzed and unable to communicate. it's unimaginably horrid to live in such a way.

aside from this, my worst hospital experience would be the experience of having a chest tube put in while conscious. i was numbed but still felt a lot of pressure, and when they pierced through the muscles between my ribs i could feel my lung deflate which felt like having the wind knocked out of me. i couldn't catch my breath and it felt like i was dying.

i look forward to hearing other people's stories
 
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entropy

Guest
my worst hospital experience was <b>hands down</b> was the experience of being intubated. intubated for almost 2 weeks, heavily sedated, out of my mind, delusional. felt like a vegetable trapped in my body. was <b>horrrrrible</b>. i have a lot of empathy now for people who are paralyzed and unable to communicate. it's unimaginably horrid to live in such a way.

aside from this, my worst hospital experience would be the experience of having a chest tube put in while conscious. i was numbed but still felt a lot of pressure, and when they pierced through the muscles between my ribs i could feel my lung deflate which felt like having the wind knocked out of me. i couldn't catch my breath and it felt like i was dying.

i look forward to hearing other people's stories
 
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entropy

Guest
my worst hospital experience was <b>hands down</b> was the experience of being intubated. intubated for almost 2 weeks, heavily sedated, out of my mind, delusional. felt like a vegetable trapped in my body. was <b>horrrrrible</b>. i have a lot of empathy now for people who are paralyzed and unable to communicate. it's unimaginably horrid to live in such a way.
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<br />aside from this, my worst hospital experience would be the experience of having a chest tube put in while conscious. i was numbed but still felt a lot of pressure, and when they pierced through the muscles between my ribs i could feel my lung deflate which felt like having the wind knocked out of me. i couldn't catch my breath and it felt like i was dying.
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<br />i look forward to hearing other people's stories
 
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kgfrompa

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So sad to here you go through such pain.Having had many chest tubes I know what horrible pain you had.I felt in reading your post that it was just yersterday that I had my last chest tube.Hope you are feeling much better and this experience is behind you.I know for me the scar tissue from having 19 chest tubes make my lungs hurt so much when its raining and damp and the weather in PA has been rain and more rain.
 
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kgfrompa

Guest
So sad to here you go through such pain.Having had many chest tubes I know what horrible pain you had.I felt in reading your post that it was just yersterday that I had my last chest tube.Hope you are feeling much better and this experience is behind you.I know for me the scar tissue from having 19 chest tubes make my lungs hurt so much when its raining and damp and the weather in PA has been rain and more rain.
 
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kgfrompa

Guest
So sad to here you go through such pain.Having had many chest tubes I know what horrible pain you had.I felt in reading your post that it was just yersterday that I had my last chest tube.Hope you are feeling much better and this experience is behind you.I know for me the scar tissue from having 19 chest tubes make my lungs hurt so much when its raining and damp and the weather in PA has been rain and more rain.
 
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Havoc

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My appendectomy. Pain management was almost non-existent and the nurses were horrible. I'll never go to that hospital again.
 
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Havoc

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My appendectomy. Pain management was almost non-existent and the nurses were horrible. I'll never go to that hospital again.
 
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Havoc

New member
My appendectomy. Pain management was almost non-existent and the nurses were horrible. I'll never go to that hospital again.
 
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entropy

Guest
Any hospital with inadequate pain management is no hospital I want to go to. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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entropy

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Any hospital with inadequate pain management is no hospital I want to go to. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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entropy

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Any hospital with inadequate pain management is no hospital I want to go to. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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