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   Per Axbom (axbom@axbom.me)'s status on Monday, 05-Aug-2024 16:14:15 JST Per Axbom
   CT-scan today. The nurse who placed my PICC line also took my blood pressure. When detaching the cuff, the pen she had in her hand pressed against my side and drew a long ink line across my new green shirt. Themselves not noticing I pointed out "you just drew a line on my shirt with your pen". They said "I'm really sorry", packed up the stuff and left.
   
   It felt like a weird interaction. And yes, it also wasn't painless.
   
   Now trying to change perspective and have to assume they were very stressed. Lots of things in the interaction felt rough and rushed which would seem to support this.
   
   Anyway. I doubt it will wash out, which made me a little sad. But also, it's just stuff.
   
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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 05-Aug-2024 16:14:06 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     Per, that is outrageous.

     There should be systems in place that prevent this potentially deadly oversight, e. g. filling out a form with a question regarding allergic reactions against the contrast fluid EVERY TIME before doing radiology.

     I would ask to see the senior physician right away and point out the mistakes so that people concentrate more. The next patient might not be so astute him/herself.

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     Per Axbom (axbom@axbom.me)'s status on Monday, 05-Aug-2024 16:14:09 JST Per Axbom

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     And now I just had to remind the head nurse that I was supposed to get medicine 30 mins ago to address my previous negative reactions to the contrast fluid.*
     
     They had no note of this, searched, found it and thanked me for reminding them. Feels like many are back from their vacation today.
     
     *Supposed to be administered 2 hours before the scan.
     
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     Per Axbom (axbom@axbom.me)'s status on Monday, 05-Aug-2024 17:03:25 JST Per Axbom

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     • HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴
     @HistoPol Thanks. Yes, I'm meeting with the doctor right after the scan and will bring this up. You're right that many people won't be as confident asking questions and calling attention to discrepancies.
     
     I ask for everything in writing and last time one of the nurses wrote a great text for me detailing everything that would happen to me. Otherwise I would not have known myself… 😬