"The hospital prevention team"

On a night recently, I had multiple incidents of large blood clots in my extremely vibrant Red Urine.

I went to the E.D. the next morning and they ran numerous tests as well as a CT Scan. The inserted an indwelling Catheter attached to a urine bag and organised for me to come back for a Urology consult the following month and was then discharged.

The only problem was at home the Catheter was so long it dragged on the floor between my legs and I had to carry the Urine Bag everywhere I went including to the Clothes line.

The next day I was housebound and the next day as well , now I knew I couldn't exist like this until mid-month so I phoned and asked if I could have a shorter catheter and they said I would have to come back through Triage, this was impossible until the following day when my partner would be home I was almost besides myself being a prisoner in my Home, when Shortly before noon The Hospital prevention team phoned me and asked how I was  going; well I let loose told them about the 6 inches of Catheter dragging on the floor, how I couldn't drive or do anything and within an hour a Nurse Practitioner was at my house Changing the length of my Catheter, bringing me much needed supplies and basically being a sympathetic ear.

Unfortunately I got a phone call from the Hospital that due to the Pilot strike in W.A. the Urologist whom I was booked in to see the following day couldnt come up so I was rescheduled for the 1 month later !! Basically 6 weeks with an indwelling Catheter and for the whole of the 6 weeks the Hospital avoidance team would come around to my house at least once a week having a chat and bringing me fresh supplies.

I have been discharged from the Hospital Prevention team, but I just have to say a Huge thank you to them and what a Godsend they were in my life.

Thank you cassiopeiact94