When I was in the hospital after having one of my children (we will keep this part disclosed so no one gets in trouble), I was in pain…. you know….normal stuff after birthing a baby. When a nurse came in to give me some ibuprofen, I noticed she looked tired. She was new on call so it was the first time I had seen her. She was reading the amount to give me as prescribed by the pharmacy, filled a small cup and handed it over. It was full of the small white pills (probably 8 tablets or so). I turned to her and said, “Are you sure I am supposed to take this many??” To which she replied, “That is what it says here.” Mind you in my normal state I would probably would have detected way sooner that this was not cool, but being in my foggy post-partum state, I just thought it was odd. I was about to throw em down my throat with some water so I could get on with feeding my baby, when Gabe stepped in. “Wait a minute, how many milligrams is she supposed to be receiving? I don’t think this is right. She should only be receiving one to two.” The nurse checked and a looked over the milligrams once more. A look of embarassment and a hurried attempt to act composed and nonchalant she replied, “Oh you are right. I am sorry about that.” To which she explained how the way the pharmacy had typed it out was wrong and misleading. I think to save face she took back the extras and hurried out so as not to make a big deal out of the ordeal.
I sat there stupified in my bleary state as it hit me that my husband just saved my life…..or at least saved me from a traumatic stomach pumping experience. We looked at each other a little in shock as to what almost happened. I was just a little grateful he was paying attention in that moment. With nurses coming in and out every half hour (only exaggerating slightly) for 24 hours it was a small miracle that he caught it.
Moral of the story: ALWAYS have someone to look out for you in the hospital. Medical staff are humans too, and it doesn’t hurt to have someone who has your back when you aren’t coherent;)
So that’s the one truth of the week friends. Your turn!
*Outfit details: Linen Top: J. Crew // Denim: ON // Sandals: Shoemint c/o // Bag: H&M (similar)
