The "Hospital Patient Experience" is challenging to a Patient from a variety of perspectives including physical, mental, emotional and financial. To that end, this 5-Min Video is a succinct explanation of How-To Survive it and How-to also prosper as a Healthy and thus, successful, Hospital Patient. It is based on my 200+ hospitalizations due to my 25+ year battle with an incurable chronic illness.
This Video was produced by Michael A. Weiss, author of the Paperback Book, "Confessions of a Professional Hospital Patient," and Blogger of "Professional Patient Perspective" located at www.HospitalPatient.com.
Copyright 2011 Michael A. Weiss All Rights Reserved
I really like this video! I would add that you need to be polite but firm about your allergies and/or hard limits: I had a team of docs pump me full of penicillin while I was waving my allergy bracelet at them! (Thank goodness a nurse called Respiratory and there were in the room right before I started to have trouble breathing.)
On friends and family - I prefer asking ahead of time, if I can, "Can I vent to you while I am hospitalized?" so you know who you can count on!
Good job!
anarok 2 months ago