NHS, Be afraid, be very afraid

jaysay

jaysay

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I've been awol from AW for a few days, I'll explain. Last Tuesday I had an MOT at the Royal Blackburn, and another appointment with the COPD team, everything was fine, keep taking the tablets. I arrived home at 11-30am from whence I saw nobody that day or the next, Thursday morning I woke up and wasn't feeling tikitiboo, thought I'd eaten something that didn't agree, the symptoms abated during the day, yet Friday I felt even worse. Over the years I have learnt to tell the difference between a chest infection and exacerbated asthma, I follow three rules, Temp, sputum colour and blood sats levels, all three weren't good, took necessary steps to combat, Ant Bios and boost in steroids. Needless to say, over the weekend I was as rough as a badgers tadger, in bed all day. My Cm came to see me yesterday, upped the strength of the anti bios and Steroids, It appears that during my 2 hour say at the Royal Blackburn I had caught an HAI, and am waiting to see just what little gem I brought home as a gift, I'm just hoping its not something very, very nasty, the samples are at the Path lab and will get to know Thursday or Friday, John is not a Happy Bunny:(:(:(:(:(
 
Sorry to hear about that, John, but glad to see you back.

Been asking Cashy and Mthead if they knew owt, as your prolonged absence from Accyweb (most unlike you) was a bit worrying.

Anyway, I'm sure you'll make up for lost time now! :D
 
Nice to see you back online. I have a question though.

How do you know you have caught a HCAI if you have not yet got the results?
 
lettie said:
Nice to see you back online. I have a question though.

How do you know you have caught a HCAI if you have not yet got the results?
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Because I hadn't been anywhere else or seen anybody else since the previous Sunday
 
jaysay said:
Because I hadn't been anywhere else or seen anybody else since the previous Sunday
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So you are simply presuming that it is a HCAI, which, are extremely difficult to catch in a clinic environment. You would be far more likely to catch one if you were an inpatient, having an operation etc.. I guess that you'll just have to wait for the results later this week. If it turns out not to be a HCAI, will there be an apology thread?
 
Hope your feeling better soon

And just for the blonde one :rolleyes: whats a HCAI?
 
ooooh its a "healthcare associated infection"

Had to google it to find out though :D
 
How many times have you been told, Jaysay - when you go into hospital and you see "Alcoholic Handrub" mounted on the walls it's purpose is just that. If you insist on drinking the stuff you will get a hangover and you will not feel very well afterwards. So don't come on here complaining to us.
 
may as well drink teh stuff because no sod uses it , i was in there last night and not one person that walked past used the stuff

well except me because i like how it makes your hands go cold lol
 
lettie said:
So you are simply presuming that it is a HCAI, which, are extremely difficult to catch in a clinic environment. You would be far more likely to catch one if you were an inpatient, having an operation etc.. I guess that you'll just have to wait for the results later this week. If it turns out not to be a HCAI, will there be an apology thread?
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I had blood tests taken whilst there on four occasions lettie:rolleyes:
 
Tealeaf said:
How many times have you been told, Jaysay - when you go into hospital and you see "Alcoholic Handrub" mounted on the walls it's purpose is just that. If you insist on drinking the stuff you will get a hangover and you will not feel very well afterwards. So don't come on here complaining to us.
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Tealeaf, I even have one at home mate, and I do use them not for drinking I hasten to add:D
 
Just because you have had blood tests done, does not mean that you actually have a HCAI. I would wait for your results before starting a scaremongering thread. There may be people on here awaiting hospital treatment who could be terrified now.

By the way, East Lancs Hospitals Infection rates have reduced far in excess of government targets. More people are being swabbed prior to elective operations and as per population, about a third are already carrying MRSA prior to any hospital treatment.
 
i can understand people worring about picking up somthing in the new hospital because if i remember correctly it has had wards shut down on a couple of occasions at least for m.r.s.a

unfortunatly its peoples ignorance that spread most diseases and not the fault of the hospital because they cant control peoples inability to follow very simple hygine insructions , nor can they make people give a damn about anyone but themselves
 
lettie said:
Just because you have had blood tests done, does not mean that you actually have a HCAI. I would wait for your results before starting a scaremongering thread. There may be people on here awaiting hospital treatment who could be terrified now.

By the way, East Lancs Hospitals Infection rates have reduced far in excess of government targets. More people are being swabbed prior to elective operations and as per population, about a third are already carrying MRSA prior to any hospital treatment.
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I never Mentioned MRSA Lettie, I was attending a chest clinic in itself an hive of air born nasties, the thing is since February my health as been on a even keel, since I got rid of a Staph infection, which was very hard to diagnose and was resistant to penicillin. As I said I hadn't seen anybody from Sunday through to Thursday, my appointment was Tuesday, as an infection usually takes 2 days to manifest itself, The Royal was the only place I'd been to and people I saw where in that building, simples. I have no intention of scaring people but the fact is nasties rear their heads in hospital, I know I've had one before and they are a devil to get shut of
 
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