At a hospital again. I woke up to stinky meat next to me. They told me they don’t have vegan food. They’re very ostensibly rude about this. Had to listen to a long tirade from the room"mate" about how carnism is natural.
I’m in a lot of pain which makes me really irritable. I really didn’t need to be made to gag with the meat.
Last time I was in a hospital they would throw meat into my food as well making sure it touched everything so I wasn’t able to eat the veggies without the corpse taste.
I don’t get why people are so malicious about it. I’m trying not to cry not to give them satisfaction. I am vegan for moral reasons. This is extremely uncomfortable.
A very positive update:
I was given food and it was vegan. :)
I wasn’t given a venflon in spite of my allergy and was correctly given oral medicine.
I was also told by the doctor I am of course allowed to walk, so I can go to the toilet. According to him I was allowed the entire time.
I am scared they’ll return in the evening, but for now it’s good.
I sincerely deeply thank everyone who was supportive in the very tough time I went through yesterday.
I’ll probably make a formal complaint once I am out of the hospital. I am scared they’d retailiate if I said anything while I’m still here.
solidarity and good luck 💕
Preface: Australian, may not be helpful for other countries
Do you have anybody who can sneak food in for you? I had a friend in ICU who was refused vegan food. I visited them and found out they hadn’t eaten, so I head to the nearest store and get them food and smuggle it in (as well as their meds they were refused access to).
It was also the case that in their file they were not marked as vegan despite telling all the doctors and nurses. I had to suss out the treating doctor as they were the only one who could add that to the file, but even then they thought it meant “veggo” (Vegeterian) and that ultimately didn’t fix the issue. So it could be the case that you haven’t told the right person? I understand it’s stupid that you have to go through all this effort, but don’t give out hope as it might be a management issue stopping you from getting food.
I find some of the responses here disturbing. I was told of making conspiracy theorists by a person making up fantasy about me being abusive! Based on absolutely nothing. I am incredibly patient and polite towards anyone, going out of my way to thank the staff who help me. I believe people like such are literally dangerous as you promote attack on me while I’m so vulnerable for no reason other than your fantasy.
Update regarding the staff:
They threatened me with using needles in spite of my allergy. I wasn’t given any food after the surgery the entire day, so I was really lucky to had saved a banana, which they didn’t know of and is not sufficient meal for an entire day, especially after a heavy surgery.
Those people don’t seem to be nurses in the entire sense either. They don’t do the needles. They sent another person to do so. I spoke with said person and he agreed I shouldn’t be given a venflon and told me to administer medicine orally, and that he will tell them to do so.
I was refused help to stand up since I haven’t stood up on my own since the surgery, but needed to go to the bathroom. I was told I’m not allowed to stand up. No help for bathroom was provided, even to do the do in the bed, which I think is humiliating and deeply unkind towards the other patient in the room. So the indirect result is I’m literally expected to poo directly in the bed onto it.
While I understand why people suggest a lawyer, I don’t have the financial means and I’m suffering physically in the now. I consider discharging myself because I believe this is deep medical neglect, and I feel like my life is being endangered. I am scared I won’t be able to hold it in and the bacteria would infect my wounds. Not to mention the lack of nutrition affecting healing.
When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be about medicine, which is a bit more complicated discussion.
But yeah, this is clear cut and fucked up.
