For people in the medical field, do you ever feel like you can't stop wondering what happened to a patient?

@TheOwl00

Thank you for sharing. I'm glad I'm not alone ❤️

@TheRandomEMT 

Yes I can relate to what you are saying. But, sometimes it's a blessing in disguise not to know. I have known just about all the patients I have lost and it can be difficult to deal with as well. Especially neonate, pediatric, and geriatric patients. Medical professionals with a good dose of empathy can have a hard dealing with these issues. It's a hard line to walk; but with experience you can learn to incorporate those feelings into a positive attribute.



@xandia

Well, that's a fair point. Though it doesn't stop me from wondering but I get what you mean

@TheRandomEMT

Im dying of cancer...no one cared

@AMloco

I'm sorry to hear you're going through that. I hope you get better soon. You're stronger than you think and I know it's easier said than done but hang in there, hopefully everything will be alright

I relate to this, it's not exactly that I am more upset if they died though. I often wonder and lay awake because I don't know. If they're dead then perhaps that gives closure. I also wonder what their quality of life is: " did I see them on the last good day they ever had?" There are definitely fates worse than death. How many "saves" ended up being sentences to a life of pain in a rehab bed somewhere alone and forgotten? There are also patients I had who were "frequent flyers" who randomly and suddenly disappeared. I wonder about some of them, did the live or die? Did they end up in jail? Rehab? Assisted living? or with a relative?

There has been a few clients I wondered about. I'm in home health, so I usually keep the same client unless something happens.