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utopiaSenior Contributor
So I arrived here at midday today.
Feeling a bit lost. Everything is so ... strange.
Not sure what to do now.
Starting to get a bit anxious. A bit teary. Trying hard not to think, or to feel.
Wishing I had a bourbon or some chips or junk food. Something to keep me busy and not feeling.
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Unknown userMember
Hi @utopia - I hope you find some peace tonight. There are definitely spare private MH beds in Melbourne. My understanding is that a certain percentage of beds (could be %10) are kept available in case of urgent admissions. The public hospital should be able to ring the intake coordinator at the private hospital and get you admitted as an insured patient. May not happen tonight but if you get an acute bed tonight I'm sure it will be sorted in the morning and you can get a transfer. You'll be OK, just keep yourself safe and remember that people care about you.
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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BlueBaySenior Contributor
Oh @utopia i have just read back some of the posts and didn't realise you were in hospital. i am very sorry that i hven't been around to support you. I really hope that today you get into a private hospital. you haven't been treated properly.
I am so shocked at how you have been treated. I wish i could give you a big hug. sending you one right now.
Pls forgive me for not being around to help you.
Lot of love my friend, keep your chin up 
BB xxxooo
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SaharaSenior Contributor
@utopia,
I think they will get you a bed in a private hospital today. They will want to free up that emergency bed, as soon as they can!
That's terrible about the conditions, but it does sound typical of a busy city public hospital. Are the nurses nice? Or are they of the stony-faced, stressed-out variety?
I had to go to the emergency department (with chest pain) a few months ago. They were efficient but not personable. I felt like a big inconvenience, being there. No-one smiled at me.
And then, I could hardly believe it, they sent me a bill!! You see, becuase it is such a small hospital, it has no doctors of it's own. They called in a doctor to see me (twice) and Medicare did not cover her entire fee! Wow.
Keep your chin up and sit tight, @utopia. You should have your bed today.
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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I know this won't help one bit @utopia except for maybe 5 secs but here's some nature for you. ED is really hard! I struggle to be there conscious so much. I really hope they get you a bed in a new hospital and you get to start again and put this behind you. Go gently.
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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That sounds good @utopia. I'm so glad they are on the ball.
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