okay, I gotta tell you guys about this.
It started with a CT scan and I'm posting it because of an Xray. Here's the Xray: she put up with this for 18 months???
I sent it to Jill and said I didn't think I'd post it to the board -- no need, I thought, to do "scare stories," you know? On the contrary, said Jill, post it, because "it illustrates how we all have to be our own advocate."
Right on.
But what's this got to do with an enema ??????? Hah.
When I was in the hospital a couple months ago I had a CT scan scheduled. I had to drink about 80 gallons of this foul green liquid, and I was getting nervouser and nervouser (I'd seen others do these before), and the scan dude from downstairs came up and told me what to expect, and when the time came, the scan dude came back, and they hauled me downstairs to the ice chamber to take pictures of my guts.
The nurse who's getting me set up says something about an enema and I'm like "WHAT?! ?! no one said ANYTHING about an ENEMA and I would REMEMBER if they did!!!" And she says well we usually do an enema and I interruped with Usually? You usually do? What do you mean usually??
She paused, and she said uncertainly, "Well, unless you like REFUSE or something?" and I said if I do refuse then what happens? Do I get to do this all over again tomorrow? I asked about the purpose of the enema and she said it was for extra contrast and visibility, and then she kinda blinked and said, "Let me go ask." And two minutes later I found out I didn't have to have an enema after all.
Now the whole point here (you wondered if there was one) is what Jill said about being your own advocate. I could have just meekly rolled over and said OK fine gimme the enema, but oh NO, not ME, nope, uh-uh, NOT. Point is that if you question the enema, you might not get one!! Same with lots of other stuff -- don't just lie there and murmur meekly, ask 'em what the point is, and don't be afraid to say no, and for pete's sake don't be wearing surgical tools for a year and a half when you KNOW it still hurts!
................ I'm thinking I'll make me a t-shirt that says QUESTION THE ENEMA.
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