Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

That no one who isn't competent to defend themself stays in the hospital alone (On pain meds, too I'll, mentally out of it, etc.). I spent a month in the hospital when I was way too healthy to be hospitalized (I had to be on medication administered continuously by IV, but was otherwise healthy). It was scary then (in the 80s).

So far no one has tried to kick me out this time. I'm glad we didn't have to test that during the extreme COVID restrictions

I had my first significant run-in with hospitalists when I was diagnosed with pancreatitis after COVID. I hadn't articulated it them - but he didn't want to call in a GI consultant, since he was sure I was just a lying boozer. Until this bout, I hadn't put my finger on the problem - other than his attitude. It was that he was a generalist who was allowed to be the gatekeeper for my care, even though it was clearly a GI issue.