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My Hospital Stay

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Some flowers for your room @utopia. Hoping you get some answers and the anger dissipates soon. It's such a difficult emotion. Its the one I still struggle with the most. Thinking of you 💜🤗💐

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❤️❤️❤️ @utopia good for you. You are entitled to a second opinion
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Hi @oceangirl - TMS is being done as an inpatient treatment in Melbourne at one private hospital that I know of, possible others are offering it. Public hospitals I'm not sure of - Alfred and Monash possibly? I spoke to the Professor who has done a lot of the research after my doctor gave me his details ... happy that he at least took time to speak to me. I believe that even in the public system there is still cost involved unless you have private insurance around the $9000 mark (don't quote me on that). 

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Part 2
Day 8.
After dealing with my bloody idiotic (shut me down and treat me like shite) psychiatrist this morning. I felt calmer once I got it all out with the senior nurse on duty.
Just checked with the night nurse. It's all been handed over to each shift that I am not to see my psychiatrist tomorrow - my choice. And all the notes on this mornings 'chat' with him etc, have now been written in my notes.
So the rest of the day was calm. No groups on weekends. Forgot how long a day can feel.
After lunch slept for 2 & 1/2 hours. Tired all day. Ate so much food at dinner I had to have a lie down on my bed and let my belly 'pop out' of my clothes. Huge swollen Santa Clause belly. And I promptly fell asledp again.
Got woken at 8.30pm for my meds. Went out for smoko - feeling pretty wrecked - like drunk or drugged. But think it was my weird sleep. Just came back to my room and found my bed a shambles. Think it might have been a very physical toss and turn sleep - as my body is sore.
Just took my sleeping tablet. Lol. Not sure if I need it. I'm so tired. But it's the second day on my new Anti Depressant - so maybe that's why.
Very tired already. Night night.

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Nighty night my beautiful cocky friend @utopia Heart

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@Former-Member. There are two private hospitals in Melbourne where TMS is done on the premises. A third hospital offers it - but patients are transferred to one of the other hospitals to have it. But this 3rd hospital is undergoing major renovations and extensions at the moment, so will be offering it 'in-house' hopefully next year.
Not sure about public hospitals.

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Good night @utopia 💕💕

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Hi @Former-Member Do you know which clinic is best in Melbourne to have the treatment?

Who actually gives the treatment nurse or Doctor?

I do know of public hospital offering the treatment for free.

What did the professor say about the effectiveness of the treatment?

 

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@utopia

Beautiful person - just allow the anger it is simply another emotion. 

And a major warning - ECT is horribly ineffective - you will be fortunate to get 3 months relief, and it will cause brain damage - unfortunately the cells (fronto-temporal lobes) will not be renewable as a reault. 

Please be kind to you

Bast

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Sunday day 9 or something.
My psychiatrist wouldn't approve me not seeing him today. It was made clear I had no choice. He told me in no uncertain words or nasty tone of voice - how HE FEELS that I am ungrateful for all the work he has Put into me and that now that I am questioning HIS AUTHORITY - that he will no longer be my psychiatrist - so he is discharging me. (Today. Immediately). Si I stepped past him to head out of my room to head pass him to leave my room ( he always blocks the way). And I told him in my total full vocabulary of swear words exactly what I thought of him. He kept trying to talk to me in the calm voice he uses when other people may be listening - but not the rude voice he has been using for me. Si as I kept walking away from him - not even looking at him. I told him what I would physically do to him if he dud not back away and leave me the F Alone.
The nurses tried to reason with him. To not discharge me because I am still too sick to be discharged.
End result. Here I sit it the ED of a huge Melbourne public hospital. Waiting to be assessed by the CATT team. It's been hours.
CATT will determine whether I am to be admitted as a voluntary or an involuntary patient.
I'm scared shiteless I will be put with a patient like the one who hurt me at work 3 years ago. And that if they do put me with a dangerous person, that I will loose my mind completely. Permanently.
I have adjustment disorder. I have deprsssion and anxiety. I am nit a violent person. But when feeling cornered I have a violent tongue ( very rude language).
But I am still ME. Still Utopia. Still kind and caring and likes rude jokes and black humour and loves eucalypts.. and hates injustice in anyform.
And I am so totally freaking out and trying to keep calm - so I can at least be a voluntary patient.
but..... I'm losing hope that CATT at this hospital will understand my fears .

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