Toppingfrmbottom
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The staff were horrible about addressing patients concerns they gave me a med that made me completely unable to walk with out falling down and then when I fell right in front of them they were very casual about it, the dr wasn't even concerned it seemed to james who was visiting when this happend that I had no reflex responces and had this really duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh nobodies home vaccant expression, they were just very very incompitant, I felt, I fell many times because of their medication and now my lower back hurts, and they even accused me of not falling but throwing myself down on the ground in a fit, there was one lady who had some clothing dropped off for her, and then 5 hours later nobody had given them to her and she was very fragil having just come off binge drinking so she was shaking and crying an clothing would of helped her feel calmer but they kept saying we'll find it soon. Some of the staff were even snappy if you had a concern. I felt that they discounted a lot of patience needs and importances of needs cause we're in their hospital as mentally nuts patience so who need to be worried about what a nutso wants. They also didn't tell me my mom and dad were there waiting to pick me up even though they knew I was in a severe panic because I didn't know where my parents were and when I asked them to see if my parents were up front* and yeah they were but I didn't know this* they said no I am to busy, and so In a complete panic I called james at work and he almost dropped everything to come get me. They wouldn't let me have access to any of my basic stuff like my books or toys they even tried to take away the two stuffed toys I had on my persons until I paniced and started crying and howling they couldn't take my toys they were important I am scared an they're the only thing helping. So finally they agreed not to take my toys, but they wouldn't let me have my blanket because the bed had a blanket. The beds are so small their a single, that you can't even move about them with out falling out, and I know this aint no vaation but someone should say something about a little bit better accomidations for patients. One girl was cold so she had a very small blanket on her shoulders and they told her she had to put her small lap blanket away blankets are a fire danger, but they wouldn't give her a coat or anything so she went back to our room and cried and I took care of her covering her up with some medical scrubs so she'd have a layer of warthm. they made no attempt to see that I culd take care of my hygien, they knew I didn't have anything upon coming in and in the past if you don't have someting and you check into a pych hospital, they're supposed to provide you a toiletry bag. I don't want to sound like a hypocondriac, but I just feel there's a complete sense of incompetency from this company and many long time mental health stayers have said so too. now I don't take all the complaints seriously, but if every one says it's a duck walks like a duck quacks like a duck it has to be a high chance of being a duck.quote:
ORIGINAL: wandersalone What are your concerns about them? Do you feel they are mismanaging your treatment?
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