Following open heart surgery on Tuesday, I was transferred to the 5th floor surgical wing Wendsday afternoon. On that Friday, the care provided went down hill. Early that morning, I was stripped down stark naked by two female nurses with no regard to any modesty. As a man, I was totally humiliated. At that point I was placed in the shower and scrubbed down by one of the nurses. Not only was I shocked and humiliated, but she yelled at me because I was trying to cover my genitals with my hands. Again, she had no regard for my modesty. The entire time I kept my eyes covered. As a man, to be treated in this fashion was inexcusible. Following that, she placed a new gown on me and led me to my chair. When the two nurses left my room I did not want to see them again. I was and still am extremely embarrassed by what happened. A few minutes later, I attempted to get up to use the bathroom. When I did, an alarm went off telling me to sit down and wait for assistance. That's when the other nightmare began. While nurse Rea was scrubbing me down the other nurse installed this alarm on my chair. For the last two days, I was getting up by myself with no assistance. All of a sudden, this nurse decided I now needed assistance when I didn't. She came running into my room (she was the last person I wanted to see since she is the one who stripped me naked with no regard for a man's modesty) yelling at me for getting up. I made it clear to her that I did not need assistance, especially from her and demanded that she remove that alarm. I was quite upset. I went to the bathroom and tried to lock the door. She was the last person I wanted in to come into the bathroom. When I came out, she attempted to escort me back to the chair. I tried to remove my arm from her hand. Again, I did not want or need her assistance. After she left, I was constantly reliving my nightmare with her. To get my mind off of what she did to me, I got up to get my phone. That's when the alarm went off a second time.instead removing it, she put it back in place. Again, she came running in screaming at me for getting up. Again, I told her I did not want or need her assistance. I was really getting angry and upset. This is I fine way to treat an open heart surgery patient. I had my aorta stem and valve replace. This is a perfect way to treat the patient. First strip him naked, yell at him for trying to cover himself and the. Force yourself on him when he doesn't want you there and get him worked up by continuing to make him upset. I partially removed the alarm and demanded that the nurse not put it back and to leave me alone. When I turned my back to her to get my phone, she put the alarm back on my chair without me seeing her do it and she stormed out of my room. When I went to sit down, I saw she had replaced it. I was so angry with her, my bloodpressure was hitting the roof and my heart was pounding. This is really great care and treatment for a heart patient. If you don't kill them during the surgery, kill them with the follow up care. I was so upset and angry, I pulled the alarm off completely. Of course, that set it off with the same nurse running into my room s reaming at me yelling "don't you understand English?" At that point I yelled back at her saying "don't you understand English?" I told her that if she put it back again I would smash it and throw it into the trash can. Again, I told her I did not want her there. She was so mad, she grabbed the alam out of my hand, ran out of my room, grabbed a chair and blocked my room with her back to me. I was so angry, I was ready to push her chair away from my door. However, another nurse came by just in time and told her she could not do that. She also removed her as my nurse (thank God) and came in to try and calm me down. She told me she would now be my nurse and would not bother me unless I called her for assistance. They left me alone foe the most part seeing that I was so upset. However, the damage was done. At that point I went into a 3 day depression. All I wanted to do was get out of that hospital. I refused all food that day including my meds. I refused all assistance and wanted to leave that hospital. When my doctor arrived the next day, I made it clear that I wanted the temporary pacemaker removed and that I be discharge. Until I was released I would refuse all food and medical care. Therefor, against his better judgement he rmoved the pacemaker wires from my stomach and discharged me 3 days earlier than he wanted to. I was so upset with that hospital that I did not eat for 2 days nor did I take any meds. For female nurses to strip a male naked with no regard for modesty and yell at him for trying to cover himself up and then force themselves on him and engage in a confrontational manner - is extremely unprofessional and dangerous. I will never, never, never go back to Homes Regional Heart Center. Having a rheumatic heart condition since I was a child, I have been in and out of hospitals my entire life. Never in my 62 years have I been treated so badly. Home Regional is by far the worst hospital I have ever been in.instead of treating patients with respect, they treat you as a prisoner confined to an institution with no regard to your privacy or rights.
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