In Hospital - Unable to get around

JupiterKid

Have any AHers been in hospital (normal or psychiatric) and unable to leave or get around much? If so - what did you do as entertainment?

Turtwig

Netflix, Kindle, 3DS, Music.

Oh and Boards, of course!

Peregrine

Read books, watch movies etc.

Maybe get some games if you're into that.

Holsten

Laptop/Tablet/Phone/Book/MP3/Handheld Gaming/Puzzles/etc...

ulinbac

Laptop/Phone/Jigsaw/Puzzles/Books and extra long showers

Pumpkinseeds

Was in hospital for 3 weeks post surgery a few years ago and on total bed rest for over 2 weeks. Reading, doing crosswords and listening to music helped a lot. Get well soon.

Czarcasm

JupiterKid wrote: »

Have any AHers been in hospital (normal or psychiatric) and unable to leave or get around much? If so - what did you do as entertainment?

Stared at the nurses all day

JupiterKid

Where I am you can't use a laptop or tablet/iPad on the ward and my 3G connectivity is only intermittent.

Looks like books for me.

SaoirseRose

Do you have a pen and paper? If it were me I'd do some writing. Letters, thoughts, poetry... whatever you feel like getting out of your head.

wazky

"Get around"

As in rob a wheelchair and go for a spin or get jiggy with the other patients?

Ficheall

Turtwig wrote: »

Oh and Boards, of course!

Wasn't that how you ended up in the psych ward in the first place?

punisher5112

Hand jobs are great to pass the time or have a conversation with yourself at times.

All of the above are great ideas especially checking out the good looking nurses if any.

Annasopra

can you not got for the walks in the garden?

PS - JK I know its been a stressful few months but hope you are ok and big hugs

thelad95

JupiterKid wrote: »

Have any AHers been in hospital (normal or psychiatric) and unable to leave or get around much? If so - what did you do as entertainment?

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P_1

Well if a laptop/tablet isn't an option and if you're confined to bed maybe some talking books or a few podcasts might be the way to go.

Hope you get better soon OP.

Donkey Oaty

OP's background here: takes real balls to do what he did, and even more to talk about it openly.

Everyone's here for you, fella.

diomed

Used the screen attached to the bed to surf the internet, and send twenty PMs to the brother using boards.

corner of hells

Nurses and doctors love surprises , so maybe hiding in cupboards and jumping out suddenly on them or ordering everybody in the hospital a pizza and charging the HSE for it.

Donkey Oaty

Well, here's a tip: a pen and paper, if you have it, to record your thoughts - somehow makes them seem less banal.

Also, if anyone is really pissing you off or annoying you in some way, direct your anger not at them but channel it into thinking up the most demeaning, outrageous and - most importantly - amusing nickname for them that you can. Once you've got that, you can work on a fantasy back-story for them, and plan their future.

It works for me.

Medusa22

Been in hospital five days so far. Internet is my saviour. I spend a lot of time online, also playing games on my laptop and PC games, as well as doing arrow words and reading. I like to listen to music too and go for a walk around the grounds of the hospital once a day. I also watch tv series that I download. It isn't so bad, treat it like a spa retreat.

Turtwig

JupiterKid wrote: »

Where I am you can't use a laptop or tablet/iPad on the ward and my 3G connectivity is only intermittent.

Looks like books for me.

Bugger on the devices. Can you still watch stuff on your phone? Maybe downloaded movies?

Ahh, well in that case a pack of sharpies and lots of paper. Maybe it's just me? It's incredibly fun.

Sharpies!:o

Medusa22

How about getting a pack of cards and playing solitaire? Or if you have a laptop you can play PC games or do you have access to a tv and you could bring in a playstation or an xbox?

pebbles21

Get someone to bring you in a tray of Bud from Tescos. Sell each can for a fiver each .. €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€

kowloon

punisher5112 wrote: »

Hand jobs are great to pass the time or have a conversation with yourself at times.

Terrible idea if you're on a heart monitor.

Zamboni

JupiterKid wrote: »

Have any AHers been in hospital (normal or psychiatric) and unable to leave or get around much? If so - what did you do as entertainment?

Enjoy the enforced peace on your brain from the constant flow of data streaming into your brain from multiple devices, pressures of normal life. We spend too much time typing and swiping we forget actual human contact. Talk with other patients, staff if they are not busy.
Switch off, relax, read a book, take a ramble around the grounds.
I like Donkey Oaty suggestion of keeping a diary of your thoughts. Who knows it could make for a poignant read back in the future.
You've taken an important step. Best of luck dude.

dmc17

Unfortunately it was CD's and a discman for me

punisher5112

kowloon wrote: »

Terrible idea if you're on a heart monitor.

:pac:;)

dmc17

JupiterKid wrote: »

Where I am you can't use a laptop or tablet/iPad on the ward and my 3G connectivity is only intermittent.

Looks like books for me.

Puzzle books are good to pass the time and train the brain

FoxyVixen

Good to see you taking steps to face yourdemons JK and I hope you're striding forward whilst taking as few steps back as possible.

I was stuck in hospital for two months due to a serious traumatic injury which struck me bed ridden. I managed by splitting my day up as best as possible between intense physio and other medical appointments through the day. I'd no internet and only had Oprah and Ellen Degeneres on tv I had to pay for.

Split the day up. I did by reading a few chapters of a book, playing guitar hero on DS, painting/drawing, writing a diary and playing suduko. In all I got very little of all that done in the day as I was so physically and mentally drained but it helped me forget about "surviving" my injury and that I was still living a "normal" existence in a hospital ward.

Hope that helps.

kowloon

http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/

Toots

JupiterKid wrote: »

Where I am you can't use a laptop or tablet/iPad on the ward and my 3G connectivity is only intermittent.

Looks like books for me.

Are you allowed out of the actual 'ward' and into the rest of the hospital or is it a closed ward? I know when I was there they had activities like cooking classes, art therapy, and yoga etc. I found the yoga to be great for taking your mind off things, basically because I was concentrating so hard on not falling over or farting it was hard to notice the time going by. Have you an occupational therapist you could have a word with and see if they could help you out with some activities.

Good luck, I know it's a drastic step and it's hard being stuck in there, but they are a great crew and really know what they're doing.