tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post1179065209356111933..comments2024-01-26T07:30:31.571+01:00Comments on Kielbasa Stories: So you wanna have a baby in Poland…Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-30521812936647785012011-05-31T21:03:03.495+02:002011-05-31T21:03:03.495+02:00kasia.eire - Now my method for good treatment (I m...kasia.eire - Now my method for good treatment (I mean interpersonal treatment not medical treatment) is to take responsibility myself to steer the patient/doctor conversation in the direction that I would like. You'd be surprised how much our behaviour influences how we are treated. Or maybe it is because I sound like a child in Polish and they are sorry for me :)<br /><br />ds - That's funny because health insurance is one of the main reasons we are not moving back to the US!<br /><br />Paddy - Thanks for the compliment. I sincerely appreciate it. <br /><br />Lois B- Thank you my fellow Polish housewife :) Wow, the world is small. That makes me feel good. <br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-63353989160888975342011-05-31T19:52:50.473+02:002011-05-31T19:52:50.473+02:00Chris, I'm so very sorry for your loss and the...Chris, I'm so very sorry for your loss and the way you were treated.<br /><br />I also wanted to tell you that while I was spending the day with a Polish friend today, it came up that we both read your blog. It's a small world.<br /><br />Sending hugs your way.Lois Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560321506489546079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-86094643322739227992011-05-31T08:44:40.924+02:002011-05-31T08:44:40.924+02:00A difficult and painful experience but expressed v...A difficult and painful experience but expressed very movingly and deftly. I really enjoyed reading this blogpost and feel for you greatly. Thank you for having the courage to write and post it. <br /><br />PaddyPaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163232911999188637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-31595582481767010122011-05-30T11:46:05.896+02:002011-05-30T11:46:05.896+02:00I'm so sorry to read it, even if your writing ...I'm so sorry to read it, even if your writing is almost as funny as always. Hospitals are one of the main reasons for which I don't live in Poland and don't want to go back. maybe even The Main One, for that matter.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275940305353709678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-17993776356186231532011-05-29T19:52:47.328+02:002011-05-29T19:52:47.328+02:00lack of doctors, I mean specialists, not GP's....lack of doctors, I mean specialists, not GP's. Sorry about the mistakes.kasia.eirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267655988340662825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-32452475769187382582011-05-29T19:51:23.164+02:002011-05-29T19:51:23.164+02:00I'm sorry you had to go through all that. I lo...I'm sorry you had to go through all that. I lost my first and it wasn't a good experience (hospital-wise). You were great talking to them like that and telling them (reminding?) that you were the most important person in the room. Many people complain about hospitals here, in Ireland, but I love the way they treat patients, the way you would like to be treated in Poland. Another thing is that the level of knowledge here is questionable but it's more about luck of docotors not them being not trained enoughkasia.eirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267655988340662825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-83410344000206558602011-05-29T16:23:25.354+02:002011-05-29T16:23:25.354+02:00Darius - Sorry. I'll remember for next time. I...Darius - Sorry. I'll remember for next time. I promise. Maybe the story isn't very funny, but what was funny was that we had to feed for the TV with 2 zloty coins to watch the soaps!<br /><br />Stardust - :) I see blogger problems touch us all.<br /><br />Kasia - I had a similar problem with the mocz. Except that I didn't understand that I had to bring it in a container.<br /><br />Anon - My stays in the hospital were not all bad. A very nice nurse "organized" me some soup after my procedure. And you are right about the bills. How nice to return home from the hospital with my baby without worrying about paying additionally for the birth. <br /><br />Zuzanka - If giving birth had been my 1st contact with Polish hospitals, I may have had a nervous breakdown. Fortunately/unfortunately I was well prepared. And you are right that they didn't care. I just wanted to remind them that what is standard, routine, even boring for them was very stressful for me and the other patients. I had a very similar window painter experience too. I taught that dr a lesson ;)<br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-53044897283394861362011-05-29T10:04:32.168+02:002011-05-29T10:04:32.168+02:00I may be a bit better now, but still - giving bir...I may be a bit better now, but still - giving birth was my very first contact with hospitals jn general. And I was shocked to enter the world where no one cares who am I. Love the "najważniejsza w pokoju" but I really believe that they didn't care. <br /><br />I was "raised" on hospital TV series (you know, hi-I-am-Jenny-your-nurse, nice to meet you) and a guy entering the room and ordering to undress and spread the leg without actually saying who he was. And I was like WTF, who are you, a window painter?<br /><br />Not going to repeat it :->Zuzankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576304727008768926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-26708611256936100492011-05-29T06:04:21.630+02:002011-05-29T06:04:21.630+02:00Poor, poor Chris! :( It really depends on the hosp...Poor, poor Chris! :( It really depends on the hospital, believe me... Last time I visited one (to have my kid, who is now 8 years old) everything went fine, even though I was a poor, scared teenager. However, if I haven't had company with me, I would have spent a lonely night in my single birthing room, with no food or water, while not-quite-pleasant night residents checked between my legs every so often. No pain relief, either, and I got yelled at for not putting in enough effort at the end. Ah well. At least no hospital bills, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-44479151400585269242011-05-29T05:16:00.300+02:002011-05-29T05:16:00.300+02:0040 years later and the Polish hospital stories are...40 years later and the Polish hospital stories are still scary. <br />Ok - I will fight with the insurance companies and will not complain anymore about the American healthcare system:)<br />Your "na czczo" story sounds like my husband's story, when they asked him at the doctor's office if he brought "mocz" and he had no idea what they were talking about. They repeated louder, slower and still he had no clue, until somebody said: "did you bring siusiu?". That he understood.Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497213220762440891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-5120148977177401632011-05-29T04:25:04.456+02:002011-05-29T04:25:04.456+02:00What a coincidence, someone just comment on my blo...What a coincidence, someone just comment on my blog about higher european civilization vs. american:))) <br />stardustAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-27842961059990758972011-05-29T00:33:51.182+02:002011-05-29T00:33:51.182+02:00.
Gods damned. That wasnt funny, not one bit. What....<br />Gods damned. That wasnt funny, not one bit. What a poor way to treat ppl there, I'm sorry to hear you went through all that.<br /><br />I have a small request please? If you could put subtitles to the polish phrases? Google translation still does a poor job with Polandish.nameless_onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126653003549728146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-34534815556398756782011-05-29T00:09:08.930+02:002011-05-29T00:09:08.930+02:00Kasia- Thanks for the love. I love you too. Who wo...Kasia- Thanks for the love. I love you too. Who wouldn't? (Knickers for a quid, anyone?)I have plenty of knickers so I've started to cheer myself up with funny socks :)<br /> http://kasiasblogging.blogspot.com/2010/01/knickers-for-quid.html<br /><br />Funny and sad was the tone I was going for, so I guess I hit the mark. <br /><br />You're right, ronić po ludzku isn't going to happen.<br /><br />Chris<br /><br />PS Kasia - Why are you up so late? I'm off to bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-76749122873400096722011-05-28T23:28:47.267+02:002011-05-28T23:28:47.267+02:00Chris - I love you :) I have tears in my eyes for ...Chris - I love you :) I have tears in my eyes for a few reasons: because it's very sad. And very funny. And because I'm grateful I'm not there anymore :)<br />BTW miscarry po ludzku is ronić po ludzku - sounds pretty much like rodzić po ludzku. There's no way they'll ever have a project called that. That would only confuse people ;)Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393021637570243668noreply@blogger.com