What's your longest hospital stay?

Stigura · 21-02-2016 04:54AM

Six weeks, as I recall? But, I managed to make minor medical history in that time.

None of my doing. I just got myself sick. Any fool could manage that. Doesn't take a lot.

Annie. I'm sure that was her name. The night duty Nurse at the time. And that it was her who found me. Uttered " Jesus Christ!!! ". And reappeared with buckets of iced water. Said; " I'm just gonna give ye a bath, love. "

Annie; Bless you. I love you. You'll be long dead now. You were past middle age. I was teenage. But, you single handedly saved my fukcing life, that night. You brought that fever down.

They called Me " A Walking Miracle ".

No, love. You ~ and all the Angels like ye ~ are Walking Miracles.

Thankyou.

Thankyou all.

Vodkat · 21-02-2016 05:07AM

I was discharged almost 5 weeks ago after a two week stay in ICU, there's a gorgeous 7 week old sleeping on my chest as I write this. I developed a rare life threatening condition immediately after my baby's birth and came within hours of death. I'm a nurse myself and it was one of the greatest insights I've ever had. I hope that I will be far more empathetic to the patients I nurse in future! I know this is AH but on a serious note get well soon to all the posters who are still inpatients!

mansize · 21-02-2016 05:59AM

3 weeks after an endoscopic third ventriculostomy

RobertKK · 21-02-2016 06:22AM

Thankfully since I was born, I never had to use the hospital for anything, and long may that continue, please God.

jdee99 · 21-02-2016 07:45AM

when i was 18 i had four months in hospital three months of which was spent in spinal traction - wasn't allowed out of bed once. no tv either!

hairyslug · 21-02-2016 08:04AM

Jesus, the 2 years kinda craps all over my week.

I don't remember much of my stay but I do know I enjoyed it, Paulo Tullio was in the bed next to me and he was a pleasure to talk to.

Adyx · 21-02-2016 08:07AM

Never apart from being born in one. Never been seriously sick or injured apart from destroying the left side of my face and left shoulder with boiling water when I was five. Still didn't go to hospital, I was a hard-bastard 5 year old. Worked out in the end, I've only a tiny scar on my shoulder to show for it. I do realise I'm tempting fate, but I don't believe in fate so it's okay.

Graces7 · 21-02-2016 08:33AM

Shortest was two years ago when I fell on the wood pile and shattered my wrist. Finally had to get help 24 hrs later and was admitted for emergency surgery. The wrist part was fine but I developed the migraine from hell and they had no idea what to do. Offering 2 paracetamol by mouth to someone throwing up every few minutes.. and the agony, ..finally one wonderful nurse organised morphine and I discharged myself.. Oh and it was a MIXED WARD .. sheesh .. The taxi driver could not believe I was going home so soon and I spared him the details.. :eek:Oh had to stop on the drive home to throw up; had a sick bag ready, He wanted me to dump the plastic bag IN THE HEDGE. REALLY!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 21-02-2016 09:56AM

Longest or shortest??

Longest was about 3hours.

Never had to be admitted. Touch wood.

CarrickMcJoe · 21-02-2016 10:05AM

4 weeks with a broken leg in 82. They don't do broken bones like that anymore..

failinis · 21-02-2016 10:09AM

My first 2 months were on life support then another 1 month in an incubator, a few weeks outside incubator and then home (3months a few weeks). I was a rather Premature baby.

21-02-2016 10:25AM

22 hours in AnE with kidney stones last December.

Was a great experience, a real eye opener. Luckily my condition, while incredibly painful, was not acute...once I was hooked up to a painkilling drip I was able to take it all in. Great staff, but realised that everything takes at least twice as long as they tell you ie. a doctor will see you in 15 mins means a doctor may see you in an hour, your scan will be in 2 hours means your scan will be in half a day.

January · 21-02-2016 10:49AM

1 week back when I was in 6th class for a broken leg, the needed to operate on it but emergencies kept coming in so I kept being cancelled. Fasting all day until about 10pm at night. My dad got me McDonalds once the fast was broken.

My daughter was in for 6 days for open heart surgery. Tough cookie that one.

Beasty · 21-02-2016 11:16AM

Had 4 back (disc) operations between 1994 and 2002. First one I was in for 6 days, 3nd 5 days, 3rd 4 and 4th 3..Worked similarly with time off work 6 weeks initially down to just over 3 with the final one although t he procedure was pretty much the same (albeit on 2 different discs) each time

Throughout my life I've probably had a dozen trips to hospital involving overnight stays which must total over 40 days.

fleet_admiral · 21-02-2016 11:28AM

8 days with a bad bout of cellulitis in 2013

Hannibelle Smeeeth · 21-02-2016 11:36AM

Jees I can't imagine how some of you have lasted for so long in hospital. I was 2 weeks in hosp after both my sons were born. My body did not react well to child birth

and I nearly lost my mind!

January · 21-02-2016 11:43AM

Hannibelle Smeeeth wrote: »

Jees I can't imagine how some of you have lasted for so long in hospital. I was 2 weeks in hosp after both my sons were born. My body did not react well to child birth and I nearly lost my mind!

Stop I nearly lost my mind after 3 days in hospital after my last son was born. I just wanted to get home to my other kids. I was sat crying on my bed cos I missed them and the midwife came over and was like 'we can keep you an extra day if you like' eh get the boat let me out of this hospital now.

Graces7 · 21-02-2016 11:49AM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Last June, I stayed overnight in hospital for the first time (at the age of 42) for 5 nights. After loads of tests, the only conclusion they came to was what I'd told them at the very start: there was nothing wrong with me except for a pulled muscle in my chest.

I know the feeling. Was admitted a while ago as I was throwing up so hard with a migraine I was bleeding. After it stopped, they wanted me to stay in for a gastroscopy and were miffed when I said no I would come back as an outpatient for that. Made me sign all kinds of paperwork.. when the appointment came I cancelled as it was just the migraine and had not recurred.

rainbow kirby · 21-02-2016 11:54AM

Never been in for more than a few hours at a time - probably the longest was 6 hours for tests at Vincents after I fainted while running about 6 years ago. Baby due in 4 weeks though so this will change soon!

wijam · 21-02-2016 12:06PM

Also in the boat of no overnights, longest was a few hours for eye tests, after getting checked out at an optician, referred to my GP and then to the hospital, and nothing came of the tests, seemed to be a minor issue that cleared itself up

Not the biggest fan of hospitals either, mainly due to deathes in the family, and have to say, a lot of respect for the doctors and nurses, a tough job

boobar · 21-02-2016 12:11PM

3 days....3 times

Appendix - mild enough
Pilonidal Sinus - horror show
Leg injury - not so bad but 5 months on crutches

Sound Bite · 21-02-2016 12:13PM

10 days for an almost ruptured appendix.

Op, are you bored? What do you do to pass the time? Do you get enough visitors?

BoardsMember · 21-02-2016 12:16PM

2 weeks with badly broken leg, post op infection. Wasn't able to sleep properly and was listening to the radio for the live US broadcasts of the start of the gulf war.

Good luck to OP

JustAThought · 21-02-2016 12:21PM

Not me but my relation - almost 6 months - in with shattered leg, caught MRSA, shriveled to a third of their weight & almost lost their marbles - sat facing a wall & toilet door for 6 months & 8 beds away from the TV so coukdn't see it & poxy hearing to boot : (
Lots of visits & yelling stories - half Dublin knows my (shouted) private business by now. deafness is a curse on a ward. Not to mention filthy HSE 'hygine'.

JustAThought · 21-02-2016 12:25PM

My Dad was in for 2 months ( also!) and at the time I had a new puppy! He was on the ground floor ward & after a while We ran out of chat so I'd bring the puppy & hold him up outside the wards window & have the craic! You never saw a ward full of people cheer up so much as when there was a puppy galloping along a windowsill! I'd ring dad from outside the window & wave & have a chat! Great fun! I loved that dog.

brianregan09 · 21-02-2016 12:33PM

7 weeks back in 1995 over in England had a lung transplant

Comerman · 21-02-2016 12:38PM

4 weeks back in 2007 aged 41 to have my stomach removed because of a poxy tumour, went in on my sons 10th birthday in November and was home to put the two bikes together that were in the shed from Santy,lost 3 stone and had a slice of turkey on a saucer for christmas dinner. Morphine is a wonderful thing :cool: kept telling my wife cancer is only a word unless you let it be more and this sh1t aint going to kill me. Attitude and family got me through it really but then again I've lost close friends to it since so really I was a "lucky one". Best of luck OP, hope all goes OK for ya.

Shrap · 21-02-2016 12:52PM

No overnights here either - just a couple of short visits to pop out two sprogs. 10 hours was my longest, I think. Feeling super lucky here

OP, hope you get back on your feet soon - best of luck x

One More Toy · 21-02-2016 01:58PM

Lady is a tramp wrote: »

Ooh I spent a lot of time in one of those when my dad was getting treatment there. Hated the place!

Likewise, it grows on you though!

Better to be a visitor than a patient :-)

DareGod · 21-02-2016 04:57PM

Woah. You'd think you have problems until you read a thread like this.

Mine was five nights.

To spend a few months, a few years (!!) in hospital..... unfathomable.

What's your longest hospital stay?

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