Nurseawful needs Help!

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 14:01

Just been to see a man who fell down his stairs last week and is unable to go to Girne Hopsital to pick up his prescription for insulin. Does anyone in the Lapta / Karsiyaka / Alsancak have some they could give me a loan of with some needles just until he is able to get out again.



MIXTARD 30.



Thank you so much. Chris

boglefan



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 511

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 14:29

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yorgozlu



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Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 14:33

Chris

If its any help,I'll drive him to the hospital

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 14:56

Yorgozlu

Thank you so much for that, I would do this myself but the problem is he lives in an australian type house and cannot get down the stairs. He fell last week and as he is diabetic any sores will take forever to heal. Only found out last night from a nice neighbour of his, as the neighbour would take him to the hospital also. Thank for thinking of this though.

Chris

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 15:03

Chris



Is it not possible that someone with his passport cannot go to the hospital to collect his prescription explaining the circumstances?



Richard

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 15:05

Hi Richard,

Taking hubby at 6pm to see Dr in Girne, if nothing comes up in the meantime will try that and get my Dr friend to phone the hospital and explain the circumstances.



Chris

nurseawful



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Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 15:25

Urgent so will try to keep at the top

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 15:29

Hi Chris

If I can help in any way, cant we not get a Doctor to call on this poor man, if need be I will help out with the cost, he must get treatment a.s.a.p

please ring me on 0533 871 9057

Sheila

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 15:34

Hi Sheila,

he has enough insulin to keep him going until the morning, and I have some hypo-stop that I can use in an emergency. But thank you anyway. As I said to Richard taking hubby to see a Dr friend at 6pm so will get him involved as well. Hubby has tennis elbow !! doesn't stop him playing golf though. When he gets this hydrocortisone injection he will know what pain is, don't think he will ever grumble again !!!!

Hope you are feeling better today, and drinking plenty of liquids, don't want you going down with heatstroke and dehydration.

Chris

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 15:51

Chris

I,m here if you need any help.

Tell hubby it doesnt hurt, then he will know what we go through having children, as they say to us people in India have them in the fields and go back to work, YEH RIGHT )

Sheila

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 15:55

Sheila have sent you e-mail

Mr Vince


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 696

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 16:09

I have Humalog mix 50 and spare Luxura pen syringe and 8mm needles that I can lend you



Vince 0542 889 0396 in Ozankoy but can deliver

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 16:20

Vince thanks I have sent you an e-mail.

Chris

nurseawful



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Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 16:48

Now have the gentlemans passport and Insulin book, will try Girne Hospital for prescription so fingers crossed.

Thanks to all who responded, there are lots of lovely people on this forum willing to help.

Chris

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 16:52

well done chris we need more people like you and the kind people on this forum. I hope he will be OK xx

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 20:02

I've spent a fortnight trying to persuade yer man to have the bloody injection



And now he gives in!



Typical!

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:31

hubby had the injection could not believe ( neither could I) no pain at all when injected with a white needle, instant cure. So thank you to Dr Erkan Celincer who also has arranged for me to go to Girne Hospital tomorrow at 11am to pick up the prescription..

Chris

nurseawful



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Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:39

continued.... for the gentlemans insulin

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 22:13

Thats great news Chris

Well done for all your hard work, you really are a star

Glad hubby is sorted AH bless )

sheila xx

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 14:02

Just back from Girne hospital got the insulin but what a palavar.

For anyone who need insulin this is what you do. You go to admissions with the insulin book, they give you a yellow slip of paper which is stamped. You then are sent to a Dr who writes the prescription which you then take to the pharmacy in the hospital and you then get your insulin 20tl for 2 vials plus needles so good value. Sounds easy but took me half an hour. Plus every eegit was on the road today between Girne and Lapta.

So thanks once again for all the offers of help yesterday.

Chris

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 15:35

Well done Chris, I just hope they are grateful for all your help and running around

sheila

Godzilla


Joined: 23/07/2009
Posts: 24

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 17:33

Whilst I commend your actions, aren't they illegal so to speak. Unless you are of course a registered nurse here in the TRNC. Being one in UK doesn't count over here

Godzilla


Joined: 23/07/2009
Posts: 24

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 17:34

Whilst I commend your actions, aren't they illegal unless you are a registered nurse here in the TRNC. Work permit etc

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 18:03

godzilla i think you will find that some people help others out of the kindness of thier hearts

boglefan



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 511

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 18:14

Godzilla regardless of where Nurseawful is registered she was helping a neighbour in need. Knowing Nurseawful both socially and professionally she would never let anyone in need down, and she is a first class nurse. Just remember there may be a day when you will be glad that she is on this forum, she has too many skills to let them go to waste.

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 18:21

Godzilla, I don't think that the good samaritan was nursing just doing what any decent human being should do for any other human being.



Nurseawful has done what I would try to do (even though I am not qualified) that is just to help someone in need without thought about colour, race or creed.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 19:48

Godzilla AKA Jenny,

tell you what next time someone needs help you do it !!!! Unpaid And no matter where you are in the world is it illegal to pick up a prescription for someone else. ???

Believe it or not even after your sarcastic comments I would do it for you if you were in trouble.

I await your response.

Chris

Mr Vince


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 696

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 20:22

Nurseawful



You are to congratulated for what you have done to help this unfortunate man. I can fully understand the urgency when dealing with insulin dependancy. It does not take too long for serious complications to set in when regular injections are missed. You have probably saved this man's life.



Therefore Godzilla AKA Jenny, you should applaude and praise the unpaid, unrewarded actions of others, not call into question their motives. Just hope that if you are taken ill that NURSEAWFUL is in the neighborhood.

boglefan



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 511

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 00:10

Take it that now Godzilla has tried to figure out what this Forum is about that she will go to Nurseawful's other posting and come forward as an emergency blood donor and be put on the data base. Godzilla I think I am putting a challenge to you. Hope you will respond it would mean a lot to everyone on the Forum.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 00:24

Well done Nurse..and dont forget if you ever need a hand with the nutty ones my training may help too.. )))



Plenty of them about.!!



Spider,X

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 00:36

Godzilla



Never ever cross my path or, as the first part of your name dictates, you'll have a reunion sooner than you'd like. Funny that you hide your email; such an open, sympathetic, caring person you must be!



Richard

taraspring


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 03:58

Lilli, everything is OK -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I am so so happy x

booitsme


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 667

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 06:52

Thank you nurseawful for restoring my faith in people. I know there are some lovely, kind, helpful people out there and you're certainly one of them. I was a pharmacy tech for over 25 years with experience in respiratory, wound care, general surgery, cancer care, even psychiatry so if you need any help I'll do what I can. Keep up the brilliant work and I'm sure this gentelamn is so pleased you're on this island

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 08:20

Well said Booitsme

Told Chris she could count on me too, she is a wonderful helpful person, and who knows anyone could need her help, so dont knock it

sheila

Carndi


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 613

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 09:03

If you go to the Beladyesi ( spelling ) in Girne they have a service where they come to your home to give medicals or deliver and COLLECT PRESCRIPTIONS or medical requirments.

First office on the right as you go in the door.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 09:09

Carndi, I did not know that, is that just for Girne or will they cover Lapta as well? Unfortunately I really don't think they do this with Insulin, my understading is that you have to get it from a hospital.

Also I believe that the health centre in Lapta have nurses who will check on people who are old and infirm so maybe the same kind of service as Girne offer.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 10:01

Keep up the good work christine you are a star xxxxx

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 10:36

Godzilla all i can say is if you ever need help would you check the credentials of the person helping. Or would you use one of your many identies . You become a member and question the help this very kind lady offers get real

viking


Joined: 09/10/2008
Posts: 36

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 10:47

Well done Nurseawful, your someone we should all be very proud of, My hubby is an insulin dependant diabetic, so I know only to well the consequences of not taking regular insulin, as hypo's come on very swiftly, and if this gentleman lives alone, what could of happened to him does not bear thinking about, keep up the good work



love



Viking

Godzilla


Joined: 23/07/2009
Posts: 24

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 12:28

Response: I DID commend Nurseawful for her actions. My concern would be if you were administering something to another person and something went wrong, (god forbid of course), what would u do?

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 12:33

I do not administer things to people either paid or unpaid so there is no need for a work permit. And when things go wrong Godzilla that is what I am trained for to sort them out! Hope this answers all your questions.

Have a nice day.

Chris

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 12:41

Speedy Gonzales (Godzilla) is looking for three very quick steps to heaven!



Richard

david123


Joined: 07/07/2008
Posts: 393

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 18:44

Hi Nurseawful,



Please call me if you need help I have some spare needles etc.



05338868729



David

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 20:31

David thanks for that but I will be keeping an eye on the said gentleman in future to make sure that he is never again in a position where he has no syringes or insulin.

And can I also say that I am not the one who should be getting all the praise here if it was not for the neighbours I would not of heard of this mans plight.

neighbours you know who you are and I am quite sure you would not want me to put your names on the forum but you are the real hero's not me. But WTF Sean & Carol you deserve the praise.

Chris

david123


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Posts: 393

Message Posted:
25/07/2009 08:01

Hi Chris,



No problem.



Thanks



David

boglefan



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Message Posted:
26/07/2009 14:55

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