It was my final day in hospital
I had already spent 2-3 weeks hooked up a machine before having an operation. Leaving me pretty much bedridden the entire time. Each day the nurses would come round and give everyone an needle injection into their/our bellies to prevent DVT. I hated this part. It hurt, not alot, I had put up with far worse, but it pinched enough to be fairly annoying. It was an inevitable part of the daily routine. I had numerous red blemishes on my belly.

It was a treatment no different to the silly socks I had to wear aswell.

I was waiting on my bed for my dad to arrive to pick me up. All my discharge forms had been signed, I was out of my pjamas and for the first time in what seemed ages, was sitting in the quite unfamiliar feeling of Jeans and t-shirt. My dad was running late. He was meant to have arrived 30 mins ago.

The nurse arrived at my bed, realising my predicement I informed her that i wouldnt be needing my shot or any medicine, as I was already discharged. I was effectively a visitor.

Apparantly as long as Im sitting in a bed, I still require the shot. No arguing would sway her. My name was still on the form from that morning, regardless that my bed had no sheets on it.

Dammit, it still riles me today, in a funny way. I laugh at it everytime i think about it. She was like Nurse Rachet.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 15:26, 7 replies)

Was this in the UK?
Surely, if you refuse treatment it would be assault to force the treatment on you.
(Mork, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 16:18, closed)

yeh it was
I knew why she couldnt not give it me... still it made me chuckle, - in a weird angry/thankful for treatment kinda way.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 16:36, closed)

Yep, that's assault.
No doctor or nurse is allowed to administer any treatment against your will. Tut-tut.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 8 Aug 2012, 8:30, closed)

Yeeaah
You should have refused treatment and got a massive saddle pulmonary embolus and died. That would have showed them!
(W3BOPLASTY, Wed 8 Aug 2012, 9:12, closed)

i know - i know - its silly
Poor man - getting 1st class treatment when people die else where - i know.

But in the moment, its was so frustrating... knowing its the best for you, yet 5 minutes after it was administered I was on my way home... would have rather they didnt inject me for something to prevent thrombosis from lying down... when i wouldnt be lying down anymore.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Wed 8 Aug 2012, 11:20, closed)

Have to admit
It does not make much sense. There are moves to make it 'best practice' to administer the injections after you go home for a couple of weeks if you are old enough or have had certain operations! Nurse Thingy would come and hunt you down at home and no bed baths either, I bet.
(W3BOPLASTY, Thu 9 Aug 2012, 10:29, closed)

If you're referring to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
It's Nurse Ratched, not Ratchet.

More seriously, medical staff can and do get struck off for administering medical treatment against the patient's will (circumstances depending) so I would certainly have registered an official complaint.
(thefuckestuppest cheapened this, on, Wed 8 Aug 2012, 14:14, closed)