In the doctor’s defense - a huge rash on your back can be an indicator of some nasty illnesses.

Lol - direct them to the open bar, I guess.

Sending out my wedding invites next week... totally gonna send one to the Obamas.

It’s typically because they don’t believe I’m in pain, or keep asking me the same medication questions over and over without ever updating the list, cut me off and say “I KNOW” when I try to mention something, treat my like an idiot when I ask questions... and on and on.

Well then don’t get all pissed with me when I can’t answer all of your medical history questions because my mind is consumed with the pain.

It’s kind of funny how everyone here is assuming that I must be a bitch who deserved the poor treatment I got.

Apparently me saying that the ones I’ve interacted with were condescending = me saying ALL nurses are condescending.

Did you read what I said before you commented? No? You just wanted to be condescending?

Yeah the doc prescribed it without coming to see if the insulin had started to have the desired effect.

He did. He’s had type 1 diabetes since he was in his twenties, so both he and my mother know what’s going on with it (this actually predates my own bad experiences).

You don’t know me and I don’t think you can make a legitimate assessment based on a comment as brief as the one you’re responding to.

I would, but I can’t ungrey you as I am permanently in the greys myself.

I had a nurse who cried when I was coming out of surgery and I told her about how I got to be there.

Haha - I had one try to find a vein multiple times, both arms etc. Finally he finds one in my wrist (below my thumb), turns around to attach the IV... but he forgot to clamp it so blood is just pouring out all over the floor. I got used to needles a long time ago, but that was a new one!

Please see some of my responses to other folks - some are still in the greys.

My dad was in the ICU for diabetic ketoacidosis and my mom had to physically stop a nurse from giving him a drip with glucose in it. You have to be your own advocate when you’re in the hospital,

Yeah, they just kept pushing and pushing even though there was a lot of resistance... suddenly... POP.

Yeah, they punctured my sinus with an NG tube that was supposed to be for another patient and then belittled me while I was choking and bleeding from my nose and mouth.

All joking aside... I have had some TERRIBLE nurses who were more dangerous than helpful.

She says she’s a science major...?