OT - how's this for ironic?

[Guest guest]

> I had the first two in the hospital, the last three at home. It's

> my show and I will run it my way.

Amazing, is writing my story for me...

I will not wear one of those

> damned belts because they nauseate me. I will get up and go pee if I

> so desire. I will not allow an internal monitor or other invasive

> procedures. I will have a drink or small bite for energy. I use hot

> packs for comfort, and I will get up and walk or change locations.

> When I am ready to push you had allready better be prepared.

Yes, yes, yes.

> Hospital L & D wards do not like working with very opionated strong

> willed mommies that insist on running their own show. I'm happier at

> home and they are happier that I am at home.

And, yes!

>

> The shortest labour in the hospital was hell. First real contraction

> to baby out was maybe forty-five minutes.

's labor was like this except that the hospital believed me. I had

a nice midwife and things went very well.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> I'd be the worst nurse EVER! I can see it now.... " oh, stop. You think THIS

is bad? "

Jacquie <

well...at least you'd already have a lot of experience

actually, when i was in college, i took an aptitude test and the thing that came

out the highest for me was working on airplanes. wtf?

-------------------------

gina, 31, ny

single mom to -

kailey, 8, autism, hyperlexia, depression, anxiety, OCD, DSI

trevor, 3, multiple developmental delays, no " official " dx yet

parker jade, due 7-20-03 :-D

[Guest guest]

Oh yea, . I can see that.

NOT!

Georga Hackworth

Men. Can't live with 'em...can't trade 'em in for their weight in

chocolate.

Enter to win $50 worth of free books http://www.ubah.com/F1549

Re: OT - how's this for ironic?

> > I'd be the worst nurse EVER! I can see it now.... " oh, stop. You

think THIS is bad? "

>

> Jacquie <

>

>

> well...at least you'd already have a lot of experience

>

> actually, when i was in college, i took an aptitude test and the thing

that came out the highest for me was working on airplanes. wtf?

>

>

>

>

> -------------------------

> gina, 31, ny

> single mom to -

> kailey, 8, autism, hyperlexia, depression, anxiety, OCD, DSI

> trevor, 3, multiple developmental delays, no " official " dx yet

> parker jade, due 7-20-03 :-D

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Oh yea, . I can see that.

NOT!

Georga <

oh shush :-P

-------------------------

gina, 31, ny

single mom to -

kailey, 8, autism, hyperlexia, depression, anxiety, OCD, DSI

trevor, 3, multiple developmental delays, no " official " dx yet

parker jade, due 7-20-03 :-D

[Guest guest]

Where did you get these aptitude tests? I'd be a

terrible nurse too, telling people to quit whining and

then fainting at the sight of blood. The last aptitude

test I took said I should be a travel agent. I hate to

travel and I hate using the phone. Yeah, I'd be a

great travel agent.

Tuna

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

> You all know me -- well, most of you do. The rest

> will. :-)

>

> Anyway, knowing me as you do, you'll never guess

> what FOUR aptitude and interest tests have told me I

> shoudl do for a career over the past month. (I'm

> doing a lot of thinking about my future.)

>

> You'll never guess. Should I be a carpenter? Nope.

> An accountant? Nope.

>

> A NURSE.

>

> ME.

>

> ROTFLMAO!!!!!

>

> I'd be the worst nurse EVER! I can see it

> now.... " oh, stop. You think THIS is bad? "

>

> Jacquie

>

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

=====

mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

Normal is just a setting on the washing machine.

- Whoopi Goldberg

______________________________________________________________________

Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

[Guest guest]

Yes, I can see it now, you're sympathy for a nt in pain....especially with

your high tolerance for it! Hah!! I wonder they base their findings on?

Sue

[Guest guest]

LOL

Cecilia from Perú, mom to Dessirée (05/07/99)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: The Hunny Family

Enviado el: Sábado, 08 de Marzo de 2003 09:37 p.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: OT - how's this for ironic?

You all know me -- well, most of you do. The rest will. :-)

Anyway, knowing me as you do, you'll never guess what FOUR aptitude and

interest tests have told me I shoudl do for a career over the past

month. (I'm doing a lot of thinking about my future.)

You'll never guess. Should I be a carpenter? Nope. An accountant?

Nope.

A NURSE.

ME.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I'd be the worst nurse EVER! I can see it now.... " oh, stop. You

think THIS is bad? "

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

i once took an aptitude test that listed driving instructer as a

good career choice for me. that was more than a decade before i got

my license (last year at age 32 and 3/4s)

M.G.mum to

Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT)

Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD)

married to and living in Northern Ontario

[Guest guest]

After the whole nursing school shenanigans, I was desperately trying

to decide a new field to go into. Since I had no desire to do

anything else but nursing, I took a test to see what types of work I

should be looking into. The test told me I should be a nurse. HMPH!

Besides, I Do know nurses who'd actually say that.

> > I'd be the worst nurse EVER! I can see it now.... " oh, stop.

You think THIS is bad? "

>

> Jacquie <

>

>

> well...at least you'd already have a lot of experience

>

> actually, when i was in college, i took an aptitude test and the

thing that came out the highest for me was working on airplanes. wtf?

>

>

>

>

> -------------------------

> gina, 31, ny

> single mom to -

> kailey, 8, autism, hyperlexia, depression, anxiety, OCD, DSI

> trevor, 3, multiple developmental delays, no " official " dx yet

> parker jade, due 7-20-03 :-D

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Attention to detail, phenomenal memory, astonishing insights...not

that surprising to me actually. How about a surgical nurse

specialist, or a nurse anesthetist? Both of those need people that

excell in the technical aspects of care and not so much hand

holding. THink about it. You are brilliant...so why not? An

anesthitist or surgical specialist makes good money!! (um, okay that

is here in the states, but I am assuming there is a similar demand

for those specialites also in Canada)

[Guest guest]

My husband is a machinist (he makes steel parts for large machines). Last

Saturday his shirt wasn't tucked in and the machine used him for a paddleball

until Thank God he hit the emergency off switch. He bruised his kidney and

cracked two ribs and fractured another one. Friday he went for a follow up

and the doctor did some type of blood test to check on his pain level. He

had to call the lab back because he thought there was an extra 0 at the end.

Some people just handle pain better than others. I wonder if this is an ASD

trait and if it could be tested?

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/8/03 2:30:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, rgr4us@...

writes:

> Now, aren't you proud of yourself for doing that without

> any pain medication! "

I think you should get a medal for not decking her

[Guest guest]

> But that's bad, right?

YES IT'S BAD!

Smacks Jacquie (I know you're joking)!

Hate to get all serious on the issue but:

For years, I've heard my mom, medical professionals, and others say

to me, " ah toughen up, you act like you're 80. " When I was finally

diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I was so relieved to have a diagnosis,

but distraught at how many people don't believe it exists. I really

started to wonder if I was making this pain up too. So one day I

told my doctor. " when I come in with ear pain do I not have an ear

infection? " She said yes. " when I come in with with a sprained

ankle do I not have swelling?' She said yes. " well then why do you

blow me off when I tell you how much pain I have in my body day in

and day out? " She finally took me seriously.

It's like when some women have babies and hardly know they're in

labor. Try having one of those women say to the rest of us, aww it

don't hurt, you're faking it.

Never doubt the level of pain someone says they are in. Never.

And unfortunately, there are plenty of nurses who do.

[Guest guest]

> It's like when some women have babies and hardly know they're in labor. Try

having one of those women say to the rest of us, aww it don't hurt, you're

faking it. <

ha! when i was pg with kailey, she was running late and they were thinking

they'd induce. then one night, around 11pm, i started bleeding and i freaked

out. my mom brought me to the hospital, they checked me and i was 2 centimeters

at around midnight. they kept me overnight and said the dr would come in at 7am

to induce, ok...

so i go to my room and they tell me to get some rest. my mom fell asleep, but i

could not, i was in too much pain. i was up pretty much the whole night. the

nurses kept coming in and telling me to go to sleep, i kept telling them i

couldn't, but they wouldn't believe me. finally, at around 6am, i asked one of

the nurses if i could take a shower (i didn't need permission, it was in my

room, but i wanted to make sure it was safe). so she said yeah, since it was

almost 7am anyway and it might make me feel better. so i took a really long

shower and it DID make me feel better, ok...

so the doc comes in to check on me at 7am before he induced and he discovered

that i was 6 centimeters! no inducement necessary! i was in labor all damn night

all by myself and nobody believed me! as a matter of fact, it only took 3 more

hours and she was born! damn nurses :-/

hahaha, one funny note tho, my mom wondered why i hadn't woken her up during the

night and i told her i figured at least one of us should be rested up for the

birth. ain't i considerate?

-------------------------

gina, 31, ny

single mom to -

kailey, 8, autism, hyperlexia, depression, anxiety, OCD, DSI

trevor, 3, multiple developmental delays, no " official " dx yet

parker jade, due 7-20-03 :-D

[Guest guest]

> so the doc comes in to check on me at 7am before he induced and he

discovered that i was 6 centimeters! no inducement necessary! i was

in labor all damn night all by myself and nobody believed me! as a

matter of fact, it only took 3 more hours and she was born! damn

nurses :-/

>

I had the same problem with Sami. The nurses kept telling me that I'd

had an epidural, I couldn't feel the need to go pee or to push. I

kept telling them that I could feel EVERYTHING. That is wasn't

working. I had to call a nurse 4 times when I was ready to push. They

wouldn't believe me! Finally, a nurse comes in, all disgusted and

angry because I kept calling the nurses' station. She checked me and

ran out of the room telling me not to push. >:[

She comes running back in with another nurse and they push me into

the delivery room (the hospital was packed that night). The doctor

had one glove on and his scrubs were only halfway up his arms. He

hadn't even had a chance to get them tied when he caught Sami on the

way out. >:[

But I'd had an epidural.

The hospital took the cost of the epidural off my bill after I

complained about my treatment and how no one would listen to me. It

was the least they could do but it was an awful experience. I felt

like I would have been better off at home. At least then I could have

gotten up and gone to the bathroom when I wanted.

Totally opposite experience with and . Same hospital.

Tina

[Guest guest]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

> It's like when some women have babies and hardly

> know they're in

> labor. Try having one of those women say to the

> rest of us, aww it

> don't hurt, you're faking it.

>

> Never doubt the level of pain someone says they are

> in. Never.

>

> And unfortunately, there are plenty of nurses who

> do.

>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Have I told you all my evil nurse story?

When I was in labor with , I had a nurse named

Norma. Norma glared at me every time I spoke and if I

cried out she'd say " Lips together dear, there's no

need to make noise. " I told her " It feels better if I

scream. " And she said " no one hear wants to that " . She

tried to kick Doug out of the delivery room and chided

the Doctor for the way he was dressed. During

delivery, I was holding onto those handles on the

delivery bed and I actully ripped one off! Norma said

" now look what you've done " and for about 30 seconds I

considered smacking her with it. Then I had the last

contraction, popped out and it was over. A

little later I asked the head nurse if I could have a

different nurse for the rest of my hopsital stay and

she agreed.

Honestly, why is she a maternity nurse if she doesn't

like noise?

Tuna

=====

mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

Normal is just a setting on the washing machine.

- Whoopi Goldberg

______________________________________________________________________

Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

[Guest guest]

> > And unfortunately, there are plenty of nurses who

> > do.

> >

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>

> Have I told you all my evil nurse story? >>

Oooooooo...labor horror stories! Can I tell mine?

My labors are always really fast.... was 6 hours, Elaine was

4. The doc told me that next time I would have to " camp out on his

doorstep " , LOL. When I was pregnant with , I had moved and was

seeing a different OB, but after telling him my history, he said that

when I went into labor, he would simply meet me at the hospital

ASAP...not waiting for the nurses to screen and call him in. Whew.

Unfortunately, I went into labor on a weekend, when he was out of

town. The on-call OB had never heard of me, and so I told the

answering service that I have quick labors, and the doctor needed to

meet me there, as we had planned with my doc. They, of course,

didn't do that, so he had no idea he was supposed to be on his way in.

At the hospital, I am greeted by a fairly unpleasant OB nurse...and a

temp nurse. The first nurse did the test strip, looked at me

with skepticism, and said, " Are you SURE your water broke? "

(hello...this is my *third* kid!). The second put a monitor for the

labor pains on me, and they noted that I was only at three. Now, my

history is that when we hit three, it's pretty much show time, and I

told them that I would probably be delivering in about 30

mins...could they call and see where the doc was? The nurse did

call...I found out later that she said " She's at three, nothing much

going on...we'll call you back " .

I tell them that if I am going to have an epidural, we better get it

going, and they say it's not nearly time. A few minutes later,

realizing that it's now too late for the epidural, I ask for

something for pain. nurse looks at the monitor casually and

says, " Oh, those aren't too bad, you can tough it out " . I was in

transition at the time.

Ten minutes later, I say, " I'm ready to push. " ...to which she

replies, " You are not! " " Check me. " " No...we checked you

already...can't do it so often. "

By this time I'm fairly terrified, and Mark, to his everlasting

credit, said to the nurse, " When she says she's ready to push, she's

READY TO PUSH. CHECK HER!!! "

They sighed loudly and reluctantly did the check. 9 1/2!!!

Suddenly, every is in high gear. They call the doctor NOW and tell

him to come. I am wheeled into the delivery room, the stirrups are

tried out, found to be far too long, dropped and ignored...and I am

ordered not to push under any circumstances. Twenty minutes later,

the doc sticks his head in, says, " this will be the fastest change in

history " , and ducks out.

Stirrups, still too long, are in place. Doc comes in, says

push...which I try to do by shoving my calves against the stirrups.

cries, and I am relieved she is okay after all this

incompetence.

The doctor notes I am bleeding a bit more than he would like, and

tells nurse 1 to give me a shot of pitocin. She picks up my hand,

finding a lovely vein, and gets ready. I say to her, " You'll have to

hot pack that vein or it will roll away. " She gives me a look of

disgust, jabs in the needle...which of course misses the rolling

vein...mutters an obscenity and gets a second hypo ready...I now have

to have it in the hip.

As the nurse wheels me into my room, she cheerfully

remarks, " Now, aren't you proud of yourself for doing that without

any pain medication! "

If I could have stood up, I would have decked her.

Raena

[Guest guest]

I had the first two in the hospital, the last three at home. It's

my show and I will run it my way. I will not wear one of those

damned belts because they nauseate me. I will get up and go pee if I

so desire. I will not allow an internal monitor or other invasive

procedures. I will have a drink or small bite for energy. I use hot

packs for comfort, and I will get up and walk or change locations.

When I am ready to push you had allready better be prepared.

Hospital L & D wards do not like working with very opionated strong

willed mommies that insist on running their own show. I'm happier at

home and they are happier that I am at home.

The shortest labour in the hospital was hell. First real contraction

to baby out was maybe forty-five minutes. The nurse refused to

believe I was in labour, and then refused to believe the baby was

coming. drug the nurse into the room and Gail was allready

crowning. My doctor came flying into the room and caught her in a

towel. was so angry I thought he was going to throttle that

nurse. The first one wasn't a whole lot better. After that, we said

not unless there is a verifiable medical necessity. Not ever again.

[Guest guest]

,

I'm just glad he wasn't injured more seriously than he was!! Very lucky

man, I'd say.

Sue

[Guest guest]

That is the scariest SCARIEST thing. It's the reason I am just

petrified of anyone around me using power tools. Including myself.

Glad it wasn't worse than it was.

-- In parenting_autism , myfishruleWJG@a... wrote:

> My husband is a machinist (he makes steel parts for large

machines). Last

> Saturday his shirt wasn't tucked in and the machine used him for a

paddleball

> until Thank God he hit the emergency off switch. He bruised his

kidney and

> cracked two ribs and fractured another one. Friday he went for a

follow up

> and the doctor did some type of blood test to check on his pain

level. He

> had to call the lab back because he thought there was an extra 0 at

the end.

> Some people just handle pain better than others. I wonder if this

is an ASD

> trait and if it could be tested?

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had the first two in the hospital, the last three at home. It's my show and I

will run it my way...I will get up and go pee if I so desire...I will have a

drink or small bite for energy.

****************************

Geeze, you are my idol !!! No kidding...I would love to be like that, but

i am such a pain wuss that i will do whatever it takes to make sure that they

drug me, lol..ALTHOUGH..with my last baby the anestologist was 30 mins away when

i hit 7 and he didn't make it in time..I was SO NOT a happy camper..that is why

i chickened out of my tubes tied that morn..had been up all night it

labor..which no sleep triggers panic attack and they get me down there on that

narrow butt table thing(torture bed if you ask me) slap a mask on my face

without remembering to turn oxygen on, yank on my IV and pronounce it unusable

and they will poke another one it...I DON'T THINK SO!! excuse the language but i

think my words were along the lines of " GET my ass OFF this table right this

very SECOND.. you will NOT poke me with another needle...WOMAN, I AM SERIOUS,

GET THIS CRAP OFFA ME RIGHT NOW, no lady I don't think i need more gas, I WANT

OUT RIGHT DAMN NOW " end my lovely quote..my doc came in and said to take me up

to my room..had the poor nurses terrified, hehehe

Missy-who got too long-winded, sorry

[Guest guest]

Sorry guys, I swear by birthing in a hospital after almost losing

Alyx. I owe that damn belt to her life.

>

>

>

> > I had the first two in the hospital, the last three at home.

It's

> > my show and I will run it my way.

>

> Amazing, is writing my story for me...

>

> I will not wear one of those

> > damned belts because they nauseate me. I will get up and go pee

if I

> > so desire. I will not allow an internal monitor or other invasive

> > procedures. I will have a drink or small bite for energy. I use

hot

> > packs for comfort, and I will get up and walk or change locations.

> > When I am ready to push you had allready better be prepared.

>

> Yes, yes, yes.

>

> > Hospital L & D wards do not like working with very opionated strong

> > willed mommies that insist on running their own show. I'm

happier at

> > home and they are happier that I am at home.

>

> And, yes!

> >

> > The shortest labour in the hospital was hell. First real

contraction

> > to baby out was maybe forty-five minutes.

>

> 's labor was like this except that the hospital believed

me. I had

> a nice midwife and things went very well.

>

> Salli

[Guest guest]

I would bet so cause if this does turn out to be autism that Ash, aka demon, has

I can testify that she has no nerve ends in her rear end or back of hands, lol

they are only tools to really piss her off when popped

missy

Re: Re: OT - how's this for ironic?

My husband is a machinist (he makes steel parts for large machines). Last

Saturday his shirt wasn't tucked in and the machine used him for a paddleball

until Thank God he hit the emergency off switch. He bruised his kidney and

cracked two ribs and fractured another one. Friday he went for a follow up

and the doctor did some type of blood test to check on his pain level. He

had to call the lab back because he thought there was an extra 0 at the end.

Some people just handle pain better than others. I wonder if this is an ASD

trait and if it could be tested?

[Guest guest]

> Now, aren't you proud of yourself for doing that without

> any pain medication! "

>>I think you should get a medal for not decking her

I second that !!! I would have made hubby deck her for me..which reminds me of a

good story to tell later, someone remind me after i catch up on my emails, lol

missy

[Guest guest]

You all know me -- well, most of you do. The rest will. :-)

Anyway, knowing me as you do, you'll never guess what FOUR aptitude and interest

tests have told me I shoudl do for a career over the past month. (I'm doing a

lot of thinking about my future.)

You'll never guess. Should I be a carpenter? Nope. An accountant? Nope.

A NURSE.

ME.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I'd be the worst nurse EVER! I can see it now.... " oh, stop. You think THIS

is bad? "

Jacquie