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Pharmacies and Hospitals

Aspergers_Aspie

Aspergers_Aspie

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Pharmacies and Hospitals are supposed to help people I know neurotyoical people
can get stressed with long waits butI think autistic people can more at times and pharmacies where I live and hospitals too make patients wait long time
 
Aspergers_Aspie said:
Pharmacies and Hospitals are supposed to help people I know neurotyoical people
can get stressed with long waits butI think autistic people can more at times and pharmacies where I live and hospitals too make patients wait long time
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What do you suggest as a solution?
 
"Aye. And if my grandmother was a wagon, she'd have wheels."

- James Doohan, "Star Trek III The Search For Spock"

Though I was always touched by that scene in the film "Soylent Green" where Edward G. Robinson sought kind and caring medical personnel who lovingly tended to his final needs before being voluntarily euthanized.

Reality Bites. The world we live in, where most everything is transactional. -Socialized or not.
 
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Judge said:
"Aye. And if my grandmother was a wagon, she'd have wheels."

- James Doohan, "Star Trek III The Search For Spock"
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I'd be no trekkie atall if I didn't respectfully correct the quote.

"If my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon"

Of course the point being that everyone has to put up with the waits. Yes they suck. Apart from some friendly small town pharmacist somewhere who takes their business as a ministry, "it is what it is"
 
Jumpinbare said:
I'd be no trekkie atall if I didn't respectfully correct the quote.

"If my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon"
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Not according to IMDB:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088170/characters/nm0001150
I suppose you could always sue IMDB. ;) LOL...found another link more to your liking:

https://www.quotes.net/mquote/90449
Oh well....whatever the syntax actually is, even with outrageous markups of pharmaceuticals in America we get no better treatment on our side of the pond. When there's no guarantee of transactional being equitable.

As for doctors and nurses, my sister-in-law as an RN for over 30 years has plenty of horror stories about indifferent physicians, whether over a desk or an operating table. But like any profession, there are good ones and bad ones. And in the end however it may be structured, it ultimately remains just a business. Not what I'd consider to be a "privilege".
 
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Spent a lot of time in medical facilities. I find it useful not to think about time when I enter the door. I might be there a little, but chances are it will be longer and maybe very long. So I try to step out of normal time and enter the hospital time which sorta exists between universes. Main reason is those places are busy and often get backed up or delays happen. I also always try and bring a bag with things to help me pass the time if needed. My bag has I-phone, a book, and I will eventually get the phone set up with headphones to listen to free audiobooks online of which there are hundreds if not thousands. Don't forget phone charger and any meds you might need. If I get out early, great, but don't expect it or watch the clock.
 
Last time my wife had to stay, they wouldn't let her bring her own meds.
 
Some people are against universal healthcare because of the wait times. Which is another way of saying that they'd prefer some people just die to shorten the wait. But when in excruciating pain and in the emergency room, I completely understand your frustration. I've experienced it multiple times and wanted to bash my head against the ground to knock myself out.
 
Headphones and music are a must for hospitals. Or ear plugs if I still want to hear what's going on. A lot of hanging around in busy waiting rooms and corridors. Pen and paper are essential. One thing you could do is ask the doctor/person giving directions if you can record the conversation. Then you can play it back adn listen again later, or somewhere a bit calmer and less hectic.
 
I find that having a pair of headphones pumping my favorite tunes into my ears really helps with waiting in any kind of line or lobby/
 
It takes the better part of the day when I have to see certain doctors.
A few are always timely.
I go into the Zen Zone.
 
Just hate hospitals because of fear of so many germs , so many die of infections they received at hospital.
 
In a state of emergency, I never thought to bring headphones or music. Thanks for the suggestion!
 
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