tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post7644005601331872909..comments2024-02-16T13:53:50.017+00:00Comments on Tattie Weasle: Is the medical profession losing its humanity?Tattieweaslehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-82204991347149265642011-02-02T22:10:28.152+00:002011-02-02T22:10:28.152+00:00Exmoor Jane - as you say oh god. It is not a choic...Exmoor Jane - as you say oh god. It is not a choice. Why is it SO important to know? Why can we not leave it to nature? As one who had loads of miscarriages I know how ruthless nature is! It really doesn't need to be given a hand.<br />SmitoniusAndSonata - It is not healthy to play god too much soem things need to be left to chance...<br />Legend - you are so right she had a choice. My concern was that the way that choice was presented was heavily biased. I can't imagine the pain your MIL went through. I feel it was horrendous that she was forced to wait until full term. I do understand that she would never want that visited on anyone else.Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-55692815521657821502011-02-02T20:38:19.380+00:002011-02-02T20:38:19.380+00:00When my wife and I were trying to have children, w...When my wife and I were trying to have children, we had several miscarriages. In confiding with my wonderful Mom in law, she told me that she had a history of miscarriages and that she had carried one baby to full term knowing that the baby had died in the 7th month. She said she would never wish that on any mother to be, as it was the most traumatic and soul sapping time in her whole life. I am sure there are medical professionals out there who are not very sympathetic, or at least not able to show compassion, but at least your friend was able to make a choice. There were no good options here. I hope she can come to terms with the choice she made. My heart goes out to her.Wally Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992375461165449990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-6564785199451537402011-02-02T20:34:22.781+00:002011-02-02T20:34:22.781+00:00Terribly sad . It's a choice one hopes never t...Terribly sad . It's a choice one hopes never to be presented with . In the case of anencephaly , for instance , there is no happy outcome , but it still seems wrong to play God . And to be persuaded to , can't be right either .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-57478724112447711382011-02-02T19:31:15.572+00:002011-02-02T19:31:15.572+00:00Oh heck, Tattie....that one walloped me. Brought ...Oh heck, Tattie....that one walloped me. Brought back the hell I had over the Downs syndrome testing when pregnant with James...First nuchal fold test inconclusive...had amnio...awful time. And NO idea what we would do...<br />My heart totally goes out to the friend of your sister's - as you say, to grieve, knowing that it was your choice that killed your baby...oh god. xxxExmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-87154304715561432852011-02-02T18:56:46.830+00:002011-02-02T18:56:46.830+00:00Michelloui - what an incredibily tough area of med...Michelloui - what an incredibily tough area of medicine your husband works in. It will be interesting to see the changes proposed for DNR. I know that personally if there was no chance of me being able to partake in a full and active life I would NOT wish to be resucitated. I would hate to be a burden on my family.Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-69183253814736687672011-02-02T17:39:30.488+00:002011-02-02T17:39:30.488+00:00Interesting post and very sad.
My husband is a D...Interesting post and very sad. <br /><br />My husband is a Dr on Intensive Care so he obviously sees a lot of end of life decision making (in adults). I know that he is currently involved in plans for a major change of DNR doctrine for the UK. Perhaps this part of the hospital experience will improve. I also know that he never considers 'budget' when looking at a patient's welfare, not because he is such a kind soul or whatever, but because Dr's just don't need to.Michelloui | The American Residenthttp://www.theamericanresident.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-20367690412446939652011-02-02T10:57:41.086+00:002011-02-02T10:57:41.086+00:00Posie - I worry that everyone is after physical pe...Posie - I worry that everyone is after physical perfection but cannot see that perfection is not the be all and end all of life. There is no such thing as a perfect life and we should not be searching for one and interesting life now that's a different matter...Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-75393646998933864432011-02-02T10:31:02.435+00:002011-02-02T10:31:02.435+00:00A very emotive subject, and I relate to what you a...A very emotive subject, and I relate to what you are saying. I have a friend who was born with a hereditary disease. She was not expected to survive childhood, she was certainly not expected to survive adulthood, and definitely not expected to ever have children, far too risky and not been heard of before. My friend has achieved all of these things, leads a very full and incredibly happy life. She has had to have lots of treatment in hospitals over the years. Now parents can have screening to make sure a child is not born with this disease,IVF can be used to make sure a healthy foetus is impregnated into the womb if the parents carry the faulty genes. My friend points out that she has really mixed feelings about this as had this been in place when she was in the early stages of life she would not have been born. She loves her life and is incredibly thankful for it, and continues to break medical boundaries with each passing year. She is a huge inspiration and an amazing person, thank goodness she is here....Posiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844732200803572416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-14794274386043159412011-02-02T10:05:30.566+00:002011-02-02T10:05:30.566+00:00Miss Sadie - DNR is in the UK but I had no idea it...Miss Sadie - DNR is in the UK but I had no idea it was done without a patient's or patient's family's consent! Scary...<br />Von - well that make's sense. Still I really do feel there should be a full and frank discussion with the powers that be on this issue as it affects us all at one time or another!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-85643829397210584092011-02-02T06:27:52.743+00:002011-02-02T06:27:52.743+00:00Apparently they don't even swear the Hypocrati...Apparently they don't even swear the Hypocratic Oath any more!Sorry that's Hippocratic as I believe it used to be.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-45249642710323556352011-02-02T02:39:08.372+00:002011-02-02T02:39:08.372+00:00You make a really good point.
Right now in our pa...You make a really good point.<br /><br />Right now in our part of the colony, we're facing a battle over doctors who don't want to even try resuscitating people who are seriously ill. The doctors want to be able to put a non-resuscitative order on a patient's chart, WITHOUT the patient's permission. I understand that's in place in Britain as well.<br /><br />Doctor as helper? Hmmmm.Miss Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569594607534260565noreply@blogger.com