Guest guest Posted March 24, 2002 Report Share Posted March 24, 2002 - It strikes me as totally nuts that the hospital let you be in charge of administering your seizure meds. (But then hospitals can be pretty nutty places.) My experience has always been that the nurses take complete control over what and when you have meds. I'm really nonplussed by what you said. Can you explain this any further? Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 Marie is correct. I have a prescription for the drugs and have been taking them myself for years. The problem was the hospital wanted to give me their own pills when they should have known I was already taking them. Also, there must be a signicant number of NF2ers taking anti-seizure med so it was not unusal that I was taking tegretol. Like i said before, it was not a major mistake cause i doubt anything would have happened if I took a few extra tegretols. However, someone was caught napping! Re: anti-seizure meds > You know what I think happened was a communication error; it has always > been my experience when you go to the hospital, you tell them any > prescriptions you are taking, they arrange for that and give you the > prescriptions; I think the prob lem was that was still taking them > on his own, and normally that is not the procedure. Marie > > bbryan2@... wrote: > > > - > > > > It strikes me as totally nuts that the hospital let you be in charge > > of administering your seizure meds. (But then hospitals can be pretty > > nutty places.) My experience has always been that the nurses take > > complete control over what and when you have meds. I'm really > > nonplussed by what you said. Can you explain this any further? > > > > Barbara > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 on me the hospitals always ask what im taking, everything (from the pill to eye lube) and the nurses see too it that its done. Its put on my drug schedule, even tho its not taken from me the nurses make sure its used on time.~~Lowi Re: anti-seizure meds Again, I disagree ; they ask me what I am taking, then they provide it; This has always been my experience. I would be curious to know of others experience? marie -----Original Message----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 on me the hospitals always ask what im taking, everything (from the pill to eye lube) and the nurses see too it that its done. Its put on my drug schedule, even tho its not taken from me the nurses make sure its used on time.~~Lowi Re: anti-seizure meds Again, I disagree ; they ask me what I am taking, then they provide it; This has always been my experience. I would be curious to know of others experience? marie -----Original Message----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 on me the hospitals always ask what im taking, everything (from the pill to eye lube) and the nurses see too it that its done. Its put on my drug schedule, even tho its not taken from me the nurses make sure its used on time.~~Lowi Re: anti-seizure meds Again, I disagree ; they ask me what I am taking, then they provide it; This has always been my experience. I would be curious to know of others experience? marie -----Original Message----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 What describes, isn't completely abnormal, I've been admitted while taking previously prescribed Rx's and they just let me continue taking them. It is *very* crucial that they know that you are taking them and is why most places take over all your medicines while your in the hospital. If you had a seizure or some kind of crisis, the Doc needs to know EXACTLY what meds are in your system so that they can give you additional meds as needed without risking an overdose or some bad reaction. I think it's basically a decision thats done by the Doc or the Nursing staff probably just case by case. Pete -----Original Message-----From: Fusca Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 9:09 AMTo: NF2_Crew Subject: Re: anti-seizure meds OK Marie. Perhaps that is the American way and I was in a US hospital. Lets look at the facts again: 1) Hospital asks me what medication I am on. 2) I say tegretol. 3) They say that is fine. They did not say to stop taking it because the hospital would now administer the drug. 4) A nurse brings a tegretol pill in my room after GK. 5) I tell her I am already on tegretol. 6) She looks at her chart and walks out (may have said something but I can't recall). In a nutshell, that is what happened. If the hospital was going to administer the tegretol, they should have told me to stop taking mine cause they would provide. They said nothing to this effect. Perhaps the doctors felt I needed an extra tegretol and that was what the nurse was bringing. But she said nothing to this effect and just walked out with the pill. So somewhere communication within the hospital went AWOL. I know for sure the hospital asked me what medication i was on and I told them tegretol. I believe they said to "continue taking as normal" but I can't recall for sure. anti-seizure meds - How is it that the hospital lets you take these meds on your own when in our experience that it not at all the usual proceedure? Barbara B. Marie is correct. I have a prescription for the drugs and have been taking them myself for years. The problem was the hospital wanted to give me their own pills when they should have known I was already taking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 What describes, isn't completely abnormal, I've been admitted while taking previously prescribed Rx's and they just let me continue taking them. It is *very* crucial that they know that you are taking them and is why most places take over all your medicines while your in the hospital. If you had a seizure or some kind of crisis, the Doc needs to know EXACTLY what meds are in your system so that they can give you additional meds as needed without risking an overdose or some bad reaction. I think it's basically a decision thats done by the Doc or the Nursing staff probably just case by case. Pete -----Original Message-----From: Fusca Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 9:09 AMTo: NF2_Crew Subject: Re: anti-seizure meds OK Marie. Perhaps that is the American way and I was in a US hospital. Lets look at the facts again: 1) Hospital asks me what medication I am on. 2) I say tegretol. 3) They say that is fine. They did not say to stop taking it because the hospital would now administer the drug. 4) A nurse brings a tegretol pill in my room after GK. 5) I tell her I am already on tegretol. 6) She looks at her chart and walks out (may have said something but I can't recall). In a nutshell, that is what happened. If the hospital was going to administer the tegretol, they should have told me to stop taking mine cause they would provide. They said nothing to this effect. Perhaps the doctors felt I needed an extra tegretol and that was what the nurse was bringing. But she said nothing to this effect and just walked out with the pill. So somewhere communication within the hospital went AWOL. I know for sure the hospital asked me what medication i was on and I told them tegretol. I believe they said to "continue taking as normal" but I can't recall for sure. anti-seizure meds - How is it that the hospital lets you take these meds on your own when in our experience that it not at all the usual proceedure? Barbara B. Marie is correct. I have a prescription for the drugs and have been taking them myself for years. The problem was the hospital wanted to give me their own pills when they should have known I was already taking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 Okay , I still think it is miscommunication. They ask what meds I take, then they do NOT say we will provide them, I just "understand" that - and I do not take any meds when I am in the hospital except what they give me - which is anything I take regularly plus anything needed for the surgery. When you told the nurse you were already taking your OWN tegretol, she should have explained to you at that point, NOT to take anything yourself. But it is still always a good point to ask what the pill is they are giving you. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 Okay , I still think it is miscommunication. They ask what meds I take, then they do NOT say we will provide them, I just "understand" that - and I do not take any meds when I am in the hospital except what they give me - which is anything I take regularly plus anything needed for the surgery. When you told the nurse you were already taking your OWN tegretol, she should have explained to you at that point, NOT to take anything yourself. But it is still always a good point to ask what the pill is they are giving you. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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