So, I have been trying to call dad on his hospital bedside phone the last 2 days but no answer. When I called to ask if someone could make sure dad could reach the phone and let him know I’m calling, I was told dad had been moved to another station. When I asked why, I was told because they need the bed space for patients coming out of urology surgery and said dad didn’t require any further urology care. He is still attached to a catheter, still has a kidney stone, is still a bit confused and (as far as I know), still on antibiotics. All part of urology I’d have thought. He’s been moved to ‘vascular’. I’ve yet to look that up but I’m assuming it’s blood related. Ie: he’s not requiring their specialist care either, he’s just been moved there because that’s where there’s space. Or that’s how it feels.
He’s apparently been there a few days. I spoke to dad about 3 days ago and he was definitely in his original station as I called his bedside phone. 3 days ago I asked why dad was still on a catheter and they just said because when it’s removed he soaks himself. But it was only removed once and that caused infection so was put back in. His bladder will surely take time to retrain itself and I dont feel he’s being given much chance to work without it. I’d have thought incontinence pants would be fine until he gains some control. I had asked at the time if it might be removed but keep dad on antibiotics while it was out to avoid infection and give him time to retrain his bladder and the nurse said they might do that.
Now he’s in a different station with different nurses and none from urology department and still connected to the catheter. I’m starting to feel like dad isn’t really being noticed. Ie: he’s being looked after but nobody’s really trying to get rid of the catheter. I’m now having difficulty getting through to the new bedside phone so I’m buying dad a very basic 3 contacts simple phone and going to ask the hospital volunteers to take it to him after it arrives in the post so that at least dad and I are in regular contact.
Nobody has ever called me to update me. Or tell me dad was moved. I call and get updated by the staff nurse but nobody’s really telling me much about how long dad will be there, when the catheter will come off, etc. The staff are lovely. (Mostly) one nurse even let dad use her mobile phone to call me for a few mins. But I’m now getting worried that he’s just going to be wheeled pillar to post to make space for new patients and he’s kind off going to get lost and in the wrong department. Has anyone else had a parent get moved around in hospital and left on a catheter for prolonged period? Has anyone’s parent been left in a catheter indefinitely? It’s starting to feel like this is where it’s going.
He’s apparently been there a few days. I spoke to dad about 3 days ago and he was definitely in his original station as I called his bedside phone. 3 days ago I asked why dad was still on a catheter and they just said because when it’s removed he soaks himself. But it was only removed once and that caused infection so was put back in. His bladder will surely take time to retrain itself and I dont feel he’s being given much chance to work without it. I’d have thought incontinence pants would be fine until he gains some control. I had asked at the time if it might be removed but keep dad on antibiotics while it was out to avoid infection and give him time to retrain his bladder and the nurse said they might do that.
Now he’s in a different station with different nurses and none from urology department and still connected to the catheter. I’m starting to feel like dad isn’t really being noticed. Ie: he’s being looked after but nobody’s really trying to get rid of the catheter. I’m now having difficulty getting through to the new bedside phone so I’m buying dad a very basic 3 contacts simple phone and going to ask the hospital volunteers to take it to him after it arrives in the post so that at least dad and I are in regular contact.
Nobody has ever called me to update me. Or tell me dad was moved. I call and get updated by the staff nurse but nobody’s really telling me much about how long dad will be there, when the catheter will come off, etc. The staff are lovely. (Mostly) one nurse even let dad use her mobile phone to call me for a few mins. But I’m now getting worried that he’s just going to be wheeled pillar to post to make space for new patients and he’s kind off going to get lost and in the wrong department. Has anyone else had a parent get moved around in hospital and left on a catheter for prolonged period? Has anyone’s parent been left in a catheter indefinitely? It’s starting to feel like this is where it’s going.
