Nurses: Who’ll Take Care of Us
By YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22402)
United Kingdom
October 15, 2018 9:19pm CST
Now we all know who to call when we are sick. We go to a doctor or a nurse. You get pampered and treated like a baby and nurse into wellness.
But being a nurse myself, I find getting sick very burdensome. And I feel alone and uncared for. This is what I’m feeling today as I dragged myself out of bed to go the the health clinic.
Unlike normal people it seems like people take nurses who are sick forgranted thinking that we can take care of ourselves. But much just newsflash we are people too and want to be taken cared of specially when we are crook.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Oct 18
A nurse I am too... and I am sick for almost a week now. I self - medicate with paracetamol 600mgs, vaporizing ointment, and liberal amounts of fluids per orem. I can't just take antibiotics because I have a heart ailment. Check up is on Thursday
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 18
I just had my check up today apparently my ear canal is very much inflamed. I told the doctor to give me a strong pain killer as Advil does not help. And I haven’t slept well for 2 days now. She gave me aceclofenac and only twice a day. I don’t think she has empathy. I felt worst after seeing her but at least she started me on antibiotics.
Now self medicating with ponstan and I’m taking it 1 gram and for the first time in a while I feel pain free.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Oct 18
@flapiz weren't you prescribed an otic solution for the otitis media that keeps bugging you?
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 18
@ridingbet She gave me otic suspension three drops on affected ear three times a day. But she also gave me oral co-amoxiclav.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Oct 18
So doctors and nurses show little sympathy for sick nurses? That is sad! They should get even better treatment so that they can recover fast.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Oct 18
@kepweng If nurses get better fast than they can do their job better and care for other people.
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
24 Oct 18
@flapiz Yes, they seem to have little sympathy for our hard-working nurses.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Oct 18
I would take care of you if we lived closer to each other! Somebody needs to nurse you back to good health. I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. Please get better soon.
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
22 Oct 18
@moffittjc I’m still having ear pains but not the stabbing type. It does give me headaches. Sleep wise I’m better than when this started.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Oct 18
@flapiz I know it's been a while since I've talked to you. How are you? Are you feeling any better, and are you sleeping any better?
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
16 Oct 18
You have a point, but I know some nurses who take care of us in the center don't just rely on themselves when it comes to not feeling well, they always go with the Doctor maybe because they are not confident enough to check themselves.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
16 Oct 18
Bless you for being a nurse. I think you're right. I think people assume that because someone is a nurse then they don't need help, because of the training.
But you are equally deserving of help getting well.
Hope you feel better soon
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 18
@FayeHazel I especially find putting my own ear drops quite difficult.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
17 Oct 18
@flapiz True, just because you know what to do doesn't mean that you can always do it by yourself easily....
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
16 Oct 18
Yes, you too deserve to be cared for.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
17 Oct 18
@flapiz yep we all need nuturing sometimes.
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