Posted by AprilA on February 23, 2000, at 20:22:02
In reply to Hospital Lost...Help, posted by harry b. on February 22, 2000, at 16:41:33
cI have NO
> support, noone to do these things for me.
>
> Can anyone relate to this? Offer an alternative
> approach? I'm not too rational now so I need
> Help, please.
>
I hope by now you are in a good hospital and everything is taken care of. I've never had any trouble being admitted to a hospital but usually my doctor did call ahead even if he wasn't going to be my inpatient doctor. Are you in an area with several hospitals? Around here the psychiatric hospitals all sponsor "help lines" and free evaluations. You might just look up all the psych hospitals and call and ask to speak to admissions. Please don't be shy about telling them you are suicidal and it is an emergency.About the cat,why don't you just take it to the boarding kennel and leave it and tell them you have a family emergency and aren't sure exactly how long you will be gone. If you need to go to the hospital and the kennel is closed couldn't you get a big bag of dry cat food and some big water dishes and bags of kitty litter and fix up the bathroom and shut the cat up in there? Make sure there's nothing (medicine or cleaners) that could hurt the cat and it should be okay for a week or so. Some hospitals have social workers that will accompany you on urgent errands outside,so maybe you could get out to take him somewhere else. I'm sure your cat would be glad to "rough it " for a few days for your sake.
I am so sorry you have no support and no one to help you, I know how that is.. Please take care of yourself. I really believe things can be a lot better for you just don't give up.
The civility guidelines prevent me from commenting on your Pdoc's lack of help/support in this. If you are hospitalized talk to the staff you like and other patients about the doctors in the area and maybe you can find someone more responsible.
Good wishes, AprilA
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