hi all I was admitted on the 14th of April for a kidney transplant. I was discharged on the 29th. but readmitted the next day. I was discharged again on the 11th of May. I was on hospital for nearly a month. I didn't realise how dependant I had become. it was nice to have trained professionals on hand to respond to the seemingly daily changes that were happening and nice to simply chat to them. since the latest discharge ive found ive really missed the nursing staff. I am.not at a local hospital and am unlikely to see any of the nurses again and that fills me with a great deal of sadness. I am short of breath when walking but doctors have done a variety of tests and seem to believe that I am simply now unfit due to my extended stay in hospital. the meds are changing daily and ive gone from having really high blood pressure to low blood pressure. the fluid intake I have ro reach is now 4 litres but I am finding im urinating just as much. I get this is a sign the new kidney is working well. they have stopped all but one of the blopd pressure medications I was on. the immune suppressants doage is also being lowered. has anyone else had similar issues. I am finding my mood is very changeable and I can be very iritable especially when I am shirt of breath. There is also the sadness that im not going to.see any of the nurses again yet I also long for home and getting back into a familiar routine. how was everyone else's experience.
Is a thank you letter appropriate for a patient to give the nursing staff.
hi all,
I am a recent kidney transplant patient. my stay in hospital has been nearly a month. I was discharged but was back rhe next day due to complications. I want to write a letter thanking the nursing staff for their care during this time. i name specific nurses and the memories I have of what they done for me. I thank all the nurses by name who looked after me during this time too. amongst other things I mention my experience and how I was feeling during my stay. the hospital I am at currently is far away from my home and I am unlikely to ever see any of the nurses again. so I have included a farewell note too. I also say i will miss their kindness and compassion and the farewell note is a little sentimental. is such a letter appropriate. And will it likely be read. I get the nurses are busy so I have included boxes of chocolates with the letter but am unsure if it is appropriate. any feedback is appreciated.