What I get at the hospital seems to depend on what I put out. When I am in distress (at the emergency room with appendicitis; in for a post-miscarriage D&C) I get solicitousness from women and men that will not take no for an answer. (Demerol does not "take the edge off" pain or fear, for me; it takes away from my ability to cope. Please stop suggesting it.)
When I am self-possessed (in hospital after the appendectomy; having a mammogram; having a biopsy after a bad mammogram) I get banter, personal stories, praise for being "tough", joking praise for being "a compliant patient".
Doesn't seem to depend on whether the care provider is a woman or a man, a doctor or a nurse.
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What I get at the hospital seems to depend on what I put out. When I am in distress (at the emergency room with appendicitis; in for a post-miscarriage D&C) I get solicitousness from women and men that will not take no for an answer. (Demerol does not "take the edge off" pain or fear, for me; it takes away from my ability to cope. Please stop suggesting it.)
When I am self-possessed (in hospital after the appendectomy; having a mammogram; having a biopsy after a bad mammogram) I get banter, personal stories, praise for being "tough", joking praise for being "a compliant patient".
Doesn't seem to depend on whether the care provider is a woman or a man, a doctor or a nurse.