I have a hospital visit planned for Friday to get some results, nothing serious, a bad leg. Shall I go alone and be confident or take someone to hold my hand?
2006-09-20 12:04:59 · 32 answers · asked by trixie 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Go alone.......break a leg!
2006-09-20 12:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Always grab some good company when you go to the hospital, not so much for just reassurance and support (which is always great to have), but so you will have someone to go to lunch with you, or have a glass of wine later, after it's all over! You are so lucky to have someone available to make all of this soooo much easier on you. I say we can use all the help we can get these days, and as we get older we can use twice as much help as we can get! Be a softie, don't be heroic, take the easy way and grab at least one good friend, and make this a chance to catch up on things, maybe take good food or drink together afterwards, and luxuriate in the good company all through, during and after this otherwise rare item: you, going to hospital. Also, having a good friend with you, that person can take notes if necessary, is an extra pair of ears, loves you, and finally, makes it all go so much quicker because, if I am not off the mark too much, you can both gab your heads off and find out all about what's been going and not going in ages and ages! Make it something that has been fun and informative rather than an ordeal that was gruesome and draining. Having good company reduces your worrying. Sent to you with good, healing energies from Christopher in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A. (I am 63 years old, and I don't even go to the dentist alone! When you can have company, especially good, smart company, it beats the dickens out of sitting there like an anonymous carrot, staring into a magaziine and trying not to worry while your brain is doing cartwheels and you're wondering why on earth you were ever born, since you're such a nuisance - yes, make sure you take at least one good friend for all of the above reasons!!! Well, I'm right, and you won't be sorry, neither!)
2006-09-20 12:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I my self would take a friend not just because is case of bad news but for good news as well. Hey if you are ok then go to a diner and get coffee, icecream, or just go to a park and enjoy life. Ifbad news then you are not alone remember you are never alone he is always there, and if bad news you have someone that may ask questions that you forget to ask. Whether diabetic problems, blood clots, or fluvitis, someone has already been there are yo are not the first and not the only one with the issue at that time so make up your mind on facts given dont let any one make up yur mind for you. Just do what feels right and do not stress. LOts of luck sweety.
2006-09-20 12:16:18 · answer #3 · answered by drgonfly26sis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a clinic situation where you're shunted from waiting area to waiting area and it's ages before you get to see anyone, it's a good idea to have an extra pair of ears with you, because you can be so drained from all the waiting that you can only think about getting out of there asap, and not register a word of what's being said to you.
It's also a good idea to write any questions down on paper, and keep the paper clutched in your hand until you've asked your questions - otherwise you might find you go blank!
2006-09-21 07:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest taking a friend or family member to keep you company. they can also distract you while you wait for the doc or a nurse to get back or get a shot or if they start an iv. and hold your hand if the doc comes in and tells you that they have to do surgery or any thing else. so they can keep you company, give you moral support, help keep you distracted and even if needed they can even give info or back up your answers so that you are listened to, and some times it is good to have that back up.
good luck
2006-09-20 13:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by bikenwalk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take someone with you. I think no one should ever go to the hospital alone, maybe the doctor, but not the hospital. Good luck.
2006-09-20 12:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by violetmax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take a friend, someone who will take your mind off what your going for. I recently spent a day in hospital and I took my daughter along it was very comforting to have someone there to lift your spirit.
2006-09-23 23:26:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is nothing serious and no big deal, I would go alone and take a good book or magazine to read whilst you are waiting.
Hope all is good news for you.
2006-09-21 06:30:44 · answer #8 · answered by Sally J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moral support is never a bad thing,i suggest you take a friend with you,even if its not that serious,i don't like hospitals for some reason.
2006-09-20 12:12:56 · answer #9 · answered by CHARLIE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends can you really be bothered sitting there on your own, for the lenght of time it seems to take the NHS doctors to get going, they are, lets face it so over worked they are never on time. take a friend it dulls the boredom.
2006-09-24 09:15:15 · answer #10 · answered by Emma O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ALONE WHEN I HAD CANCER SURGERY. MY THINKING WAS THAT I DID NOT WANT TO BOTHER ANYONE WITH THIS BURDEN - IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH IT. PLUS, I DID NOT WANT THAT SYMPATHETIC LOOK THAT PEOPLE GIVE YOU WHEN YOU ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.
I TELL YOU NOW THAT I WISH I COULD DO IT OVER AND BRING SOMEONE WITH ME FOR MORAL SUPPORT. IT WOULD HAVE MADE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME AND IN MY RECOVERY.
DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE THAT I DID!!
2006-09-20 12:10:54 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋