Honesty Hour

This post is going to be VERY blunt.. Some of you may have different opinions, or you may strongly disagree with some things, or EVERYTHING I am about to say, but I will NOT apologize for how I feel about this subject.. Any negative comments will get NO response.. Period.

With that out of the way...
The post for this week is going to be about DISRESPECTFUL PATIENTS.

Last week I was scrolling through my Instagram and I came across a post from a patient talking trash about the medical team at a hospital they went to (residents, nurses, doctors, receptionists, ect.). The patient actually TOLD A DOCTOR that they were working at a local hospital and not a large university hospital BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH.. That is sick. That is disgusting. Someone is doing their best to possibly SAVE YOUR LIFE, and you are going to have a smart remark like that? Are you kidding me? I am telling you right now, if I was a doctor and someone smarted off to me like that, it would take everything I had in me not to walk out and just leave them there to fend for themselves. Did you ever think that they are at a local hospital not because they "aren't good enough" but that they have family in their area and they want to stay close to home? I mean there is a multitude of reasons why someone may choose to stay local. I doubt the patient did. I had dealt with this patient consistently stirring up drama and holding "pissing contests" with other patients (this patient targeted me as well) about whose disease was worse. I mean, dang, if this patient wants to take all my problems, I will happily give it to them. Up until last week I had been turning a bind eye towards all the straight up nonsense, but that person has been un-followed, I have said what I have to say, and that is the end of that..

I do NOT want to see posts about you cussing doctors, nurses, and whoever for pain medicine.. Okay, I will be the first person to admit, if I have a bunch of ostomy leaks, I cry because let me tell you, there is NO PAIN like your intestine burning. I would rather go back and have another surgery than deal with it, to be honest. But, if you are in the hospital having pain and you have a GI problem, THEY CANNOT GIVE YOU PAIN MEDICINE BECAUSE IT SLOWS DOWN YOUR BOWELS. I promise you, they'll do the best they can to help you. But the more violent you are, the less likely they are going to want to help you..
Also, do NOT post pictures of all the pain medicine you are taking every night.. The only thing I have gathered from your nightly posts is that you are a pain pill addict, and the fact that you are cussing staff and throwing things and becoming violent because you want pain medicine, just further proves my assumption.
Try to calm yourself down and take what they can give you.
"This too shall pass."

Accept the fact that medical staff are only human.. Sometimes they make mistakes just like everyone else. I have excepted this fact and fought this demon (to be honest, I am still fighting it). It is YOUR job to FORGIVE. Take what has happened, accept it, and try to live with it. Don't cuss them, don't look at ways to "get them back," or find a way to sue them, or any of that trash. Believe it or not, your medical team that takes care of you regularly loves you, that is why they are YOUR team. It is THEIR JOB TO HELP AND PROTECT YOU. Guess what? They know that's their job too, so they don't need you jumping down their throat reminding them if they mess up. Also, guess what? When they make a mistake and something goes wrong, they know.. They don't need you to "pour salt in the wound." Cry with them, accept what has happened, forgive them, move on, AND LOVE THEM ANYWAYS. They hurt when you hurt. I promise. They'll come in your hospital room when they think you're asleep, sit down beside you, cry, hold your hand, tell you just how sorry they are, and that things may be bad now, but they're going to make things right. I promise.
YOUR TEAM IS A PART OF YOUR FAMILY, THEY WILL BE THERE FOR YOU, NO MATTER WHAT.

I know this post was pretty directed, but it is what it is.
To me, this was a pretty important issue that needed to be addressed.
Also, I am aware that this is something that I too have to keep in mind as I go through the day to day life as a teen with a chronic illness.. I get mad, I get hurt, I get upset, and sometimes I too act out. If I have had a bunch of ostomy leaks and I am in pain, I will get frustrated, scream, cry and say things I don't mean.. I don't want to make it out like I am the "better patient" and I don't do these things too at times. This post is a reminder for myself as well.

To end on a positive note, my junior prom is this weekend (*screams*)!! So, if you could do me a favor and say a prayer that everything goes smoothly and I get to go and enjoy myself and not have to worry about an outrageous ostomy leak, it would be greatly appreciated!

"Just another day in the life."