tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post6742538729014335009..comments2024-01-12T06:12:35.838-05:00Comments on StorytellERdoc: Pipe CleaningStorytellERdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371229500424449124noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-76091456285011179342011-12-12T21:06:13.098-05:002011-12-12T21:06:13.098-05:00unfortunately another perspective for this story i...unfortunately another perspective for this story is that there are people in emergency need of enemas when medical "professionals" refuse to administer them. not quite as funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-77538743558870709762010-09-20T18:07:03.894-04:002010-09-20T18:07:03.894-04:00You know, there are foods from select resturants t...You know, there are foods from select resturants that would solve her problem in a matter of hours...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-63642384447701470962010-09-19T10:05:54.627-04:002010-09-19T10:05:54.627-04:00Ewwwwwwww! I can't imagine going to the ED for...Ewwwwwwww! I can't imagine going to the ED for an enema, let alone self-administering one at home. There are so many more pleasant ways to relieve constipation, which don't include Fleet Phospho Soda or mag citrate, two of the vilest substances known to man. (Colonoscopy prep is just plain nasty.) <br /><br />Regularity was quite the thing when I was a kid. My late mother used to feed my sisters and me prune juice if we had not had a BM that morning. After my father passed away, all of us gleefully recycled the prune juice bottles my mom had kept all those years. Needless to say, none of us eat prunes! <br /><br />Search WhiteCoat's blog, and you will find a recipe for a raisin-date-senna leaf bar he used to prescribe to cancer pts on opioids. Granny Enema could probably use half a pan daily, as she sounds as though she may be full of feces, regardless of whether she has a daily BM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-58443582938812751022010-09-18T22:18:05.722-04:002010-09-18T22:18:05.722-04:00I did a google image search for fleets enema hopin...I did a google image search for fleets enema hoping to see the instruction sheet and oh my goodness I saw some things I really didn't need to see, LOL.<br /><br />I am glad you didn't give in to the patient's unreasonable demands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-27177459086158278382010-09-18T06:37:26.318-04:002010-09-18T06:37:26.318-04:00"You are the first doctor who ever said '...<i>"You are the first doctor who ever said 'no' to that demand."</i><br /><br />As EDNurseasauras @September 16, 2010 6:18 PM pointed out, it's refreshing to have a doc who cares more about medical necessity than "customer service". As a nurse, I thank you for not making nurses do the medically unnecessary just to make client happy. Unfortunately, I have been guilty of administering the medically unnecessary as ordered by doctor(s), because "customer service" is NUMBER 1 in private hospitals. I know of an ER doctor who quit because his hospital's management put customer service/abuse above medical necessity and staff welfare.<br /><br />Yes, if the lady insists on it, she should buy and enema and administer it herself (or ask her husband, or whoever). What a waste of medical resources, esp ER staff's time!Winking Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045187430930181570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-69051892611593438462010-09-16T18:18:12.604-04:002010-09-16T18:18:12.604-04:00How refreshing, a doc who cares more about medical...How refreshing, a doc who cares more about medical necessity than "customer service". Well done.<br /><br />Besides, there is a special place in hell for ER docs who order enemas in the ER.EDNurseasaurashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039072154469818990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-63460049816357006162010-09-16T04:49:10.571-04:002010-09-16T04:49:10.571-04:00It is nice to see you didn't do or should I sa...It is nice to see you didn't do or should I say make a nurse do an unneeded enema. WTG Dr.type1medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048383983756732838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-88292180637045492562010-09-16T01:03:40.880-04:002010-09-16T01:03:40.880-04:00I think the obsession in older people develops fro...I think the obsession in older people develops from a combination of cultural expectations and a rapidly decreasing number of things the person can control, along with a the realization that as one gets older and frailer, minor ailments can get serious fast.<br /><br />I'm a much younger person with some health problems. They can take over one's life, and there have been weeks where I've gotten to the end of a day and realized that about all I managed to do was to get to a doctor or therapist or two, and I cannot deny that it can be disconcerting, starting on a week or two of narcotic or anti-cholinergic medication of some kinds and just *knowing* that there are going to be issues. <br /><br />So, I'm sympathetic to the bowel obsession, but I still don't really want to hear about it nearly as often I do from some of my older clients!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-31617056870006592852010-09-15T18:42:59.042-04:002010-09-15T18:42:59.042-04:00Ok. Seriously. WTF?!?!? Who does this?!?! Obviousl...Ok. Seriously. WTF?!?!? Who does this?!?! Obviously this lady, but like, omg, I cant imagine ever asking for an enema!!! 6 months ago I needed to have a flexible Sigmoidoscopy, and I just about died of embarrasement when I was told I needed one. Never mind having to go to the pharmacy and by the fleet enema and the magnesium whatever. Oh, and the cartoon pic's of the fleet enema are hilarious, I laughed my but off when I read them. Then When I had to get a flexible sigmoidoscopy, I was dreading that day and almost died of embarassment. I couldnt imagine ASKING some stranger to stick some fluid up my butt to make me go poo just becuase I havent gone in one day!!! Pigs would fly before I would ever do that!!! I really hope that I am NEVER like that when I'm old....Good for you for sticking to your No. Funny Post!!! Thanks!!Tiffanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-79430668110325156802010-09-15T18:22:20.919-04:002010-09-15T18:22:20.919-04:00When we were teens, my family lived next door to a...When we were teens, my family lived next door to an older woman who would always ask my older sister to give her an enema because she "hadn't gone since yesterday". My sister *hated* to do it, and I'm not sure now why she didn't just say no, but we still laugh about it today. She was the Enema Lady. LOLKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505134228454833619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-14478031324215328682010-09-15T15:12:32.793-04:002010-09-15T15:12:32.793-04:00Tell her to stop eating banana Laffy Taffys.
<...Tell her to stop eating banana Laffy Taffys.<br /><br /><>< KatieKatie Axelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361471654719262744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-25252338723340724552010-09-15T14:51:41.747-04:002010-09-15T14:51:41.747-04:00I tried looking up the instructions for the fleet ...I tried looking up the instructions for the fleet enema online, but no luck. My daughter had a book called Everyone Poops... it helped her through potty training.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204635978443190089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-60885913721221055542010-09-15T14:00:52.501-04:002010-09-15T14:00:52.501-04:00Never stand between an old person and their bowel ...Never stand between an old person and their bowel habits.coulrophobic agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529243280844103232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-57395739949007862342010-09-15T12:46:54.577-04:002010-09-15T12:46:54.577-04:00As a 23 year old female with various health proble...As a 23 year old female with various health problems, I often try to fix myself before I see a doctor. Once I had gone for at least a week and a half without a bowel movement. I started drinking prune juice, and eating All-Bran cereal, and lots of fruits to see if that would help. After days of that not working, I went to the pharmacy and got a laxative. When that didn't help, I went to the walk-in clinic and had something prescribed to me. I think this is about the most reasonable way to solve this sort of problem. <br /><br />At what age do we lose our common sense? (assuming that we have it in the first place)BubbleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00932935674980101062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-79849538050741464202010-09-15T12:42:48.954-04:002010-09-15T12:42:48.954-04:00Ladies, just wait. Your words are going to come b...Ladies, just wait. Your words are going to come back to haunt you in a few years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-5764746326927923752010-09-15T11:32:14.412-04:002010-09-15T11:32:14.412-04:00No...the word so many people struggle with their w...No...the word so many people struggle with their whole lives.The Hopeful Elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00004038685351656184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-67121365704673479342010-09-15T10:51:51.098-04:002010-09-15T10:51:51.098-04:00She may not bake you an apple pie, but the nurses ...She may not bake you an apple pie, but the nurses might!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076143037665618439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-18448006019303861472010-09-15T10:04:11.777-04:002010-09-15T10:04:11.777-04:00New here. Don't even remember how I came acro...New here. Don't even remember how I came across your blog.<br /><br />What is it about 80+ year old folks and their bowel movements? My in-laws (whom I adore) feel perfectly free to discuss trips to the doctor and their bowel habits with just about anyone. I really, really hope to remember these days when (if) I'm 80. Sometimes one wonders if all they do is go from doctors visit to doctors visit.<br /><br />I'm quite sure the truly needy patients in your small town ER appreciate what you did. Maybe one of them will bake you a pie. :)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685492126157550044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-73597726222434521492010-09-15T08:17:00.215-04:002010-09-15T08:17:00.215-04:00oh! my mother in law rose from the grave to visit ...oh! my mother in law rose from the grave to visit you? she was the exact same way! once she was in intensive care for a heart attack and asked me to sneak her in some suppositories. sigh... good job saying no doc!<br /><br />smiles, bee<br />xoxoxoxoxoxoEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.com