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moredifferentthanusual · 1 month ago

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wait im so confused. people in the notes were acting like it was bad for the doctors to discuss your case in the room? its a shared room and thats where the patient is, obviously they discuss it there. do usians not have shared hospital rooms? do their doctors not talk to them about their health? do they drag the patients out of bed to a consultation room? huh?

Thread from Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez on her experience in a hospital in Cuba

#most times ive been inpatient ive been in a 4 person room #and did indeed pick up a vague idea of why everyone was there from overheaing random convos with medical ppl and from talking to them?????#like theyre your neighbours for a couple days why are you stressed if they overhear what youre in for #the ppl in the notes mentioned stigmatised stuff but like idk #i spent a week in the drug addiction/gastro combined ward and it was never a big deal what anyone was in for #the only big deal from my perspective was the lady with dementia who kept screaming constantly #and the only big deal from staff perspective was the mean old lady who kept threatening everyone and acting aggressive at us #who they moved after a few hours. they kept someone in the room to keep an eye and make sure we were fine while they found a room for her #i was like eh shes probably not gonna attack me in my sleep and i can sleep thru her antics theyre quiet enough #but staff were very stressed and apologetic #anyway yeah i get like not wanting people you know knowing your medical stuff #but like strangers overhearing your medical stuff is just a thing that happens in hospital isnt it?#and it sounds nice that ppl who may be having similar problems care enough to want to help and the doctors are wise enough to hear them out #cuba

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