Crazy for sympathy

we are sitting in our station and having a cup of tea latte, after a momentus of craziness in shifting, informing, preparing the patients for operation. The telephone rings, and the other line says "please recieve your post op patient here in OR, both minor cases". we hurriedly finish our drinks and check the rooms of the patients if open and proceed to the elevator..

Routine endorsement by OR staff and Ward staff were done and checked the patient if she is awake and coherent.. a little drowsy coz of the anesthesia, expected.. And re-orient her about the time, her name and that the operation is finished.

We ushered her back to the ward and the patient is seem so silent and comfortable lying down on the stretcher.. we came into the room and the husband is there. once our patient is in the bed and saw her husband was there in the chair and staring at us, She started to roll around the bed and moan and say words as if she is in great pain. V/s checked all normal, pain reliever given, re orient the patient and she is still moaning like a little kid. i smiled and raised my other eyebrow..

this kind of patient is not new to me... Most of the women do this, trying to win the sympathy and attention of their partner or significant others through this act. (well not all patients are the same. One test to determine if she is acting, i asked the husband to give us a minute and leave the room for a while to check the patient in her private area, once the husband left the room. my patient stopped to moan and be in calm state again.. and act like a normal alive, aware, and active person. then i asked the husband to come again and my patient start to roll in the bed again and moan again... and was just checking the venous fluids and she is moaning like a kid again (well hardly recognize if it is of pain or a moan like having a climax?)


By the way the operation has no incision site or wounds or blood to extract or any organ remove. and given a low dose of anesthesia.

Well she got what she wants.. her husband symphaty.