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Dr. Elizabeth Chabner Thompson shows us useful tools for a patient to recover with dignity
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So having had two stay in the hospital recently or are you heading to the hospital well I don't know and about seven weeks or so like myself.
-- old and you know that sometimes -- hospitals that necessarily the -- -- -- location and I wish they would make it a little more.
Inviting but somebody here on set with me might have some ideas what we can help ourselves he got to help yourself.
We -- heading into a hospital I always say be your own advocate on everything from communicating with doctors and nurses to.
But really pampering yourself why are there so we -- set up a company and this is doctor Elizabeth -- Good times and by the way and she's the founder and CEO.
That BS FL.
Biffle Kyle bit fastow was happy to announce that tell -- what is it what does this all about.
So I'm a physician and -- and -- I became a patient and 2006 I realize that there are so many things that we weren't giving our patients to help them recover anyway so we've.
My put together -- pet for patients undergoing mastectomy.
Or prost -- to me and everything that they need in these -- is.
To enable them to go home and make -- Smith transition.
We also have paid mommy delivery guy coming out which has all the little things and a new mother may not know to bring to the hospital -- eliminated in the cat for a oh yeah that would be great that's gonna do when they think a lot of new -- this is my second but that the new moms packing your bags for eagle into a hospital is always overwhelming -- no idea why.
-- to bring with you the issues are that a lot of man won't ask for help.
A lot of women don't know what to bring with them right hospital when I might in any when I get home and ordered to take care of my wounds are how my -- -- That thing on the night table but I can't bend over because I have an incision NASA -- put all these things to gather for the patients about a friend.
Can give it to another friend for recovery or you could buy it for yourself tell me -- -- walk me through some me because I only have two kids here the first -- is our breast -- and this goes for any woman who's having a mastectomy.
-- back to me or even up breast augmentation.
Or breast reduction and what we do -- -- putt.
First of all instructions on how to take care of your wounds and some supplies that you might need as well -- -- tally.
How you're doing and what doctors would want to know when you come for your follow those that.
We also put in this great hello because if you have an incision anywhere bracing yourself is really difficult sitting out are costing last -- yeah this -- -- great bracing -- -- all of -- -- In addition we get toiletries and -- what we congressman so when -- resting and recovering have something to do.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- But this is the basic theme that we put in every one of our -- and for the -- it's really focused on.
After -- attacked me they don't know how to take care of themselves and don't even know attacks can -- put it all together for -- -- -- you have.
Well it is a grabber watch that's OK so I'm sorry I'm just -- at school here and it.
Looks like for a while so any man that doesn't want asked to help we put in a -- -- you don't want -- crowd of I don't use yes I know women apple is the first almost become like eight months pregnant now.
And so the -- -- something on my nightstand I can't I can't I canceled but I think my husband get out of bed and walk around to any young yet to issue the biggest contrasts as a -- as we don't want you to play -- any -- straying off after nine appearances after that things can just use your grab our.
To get anything you need and don't we all know men won't ask for instructions were -- -- carried out.
But basically what we wanna do is provide dignity for the patient -- so -- a person flying in the hospital around and they -- Dirty or they haven't been able to wash their hair we have Streisand -- we have.
-- we have -- -- men can shape and bad with the wireless save create and we just tried to put it together so that.
Everyone has a better chance of recovering -- yeah and I think that's a good point men are so independent so the fact that they're able to shave -- able to.
Do any of this stuff from -- they don't wanna nurse doing that for them whereas when I was in the hospital I didn't mind a -- doing everything perfectly figured I'm not gonna take advantage of this to -- Before I go home and after doing so I I think one of the biggest things -- -- -- patients in the hospital only wanna do something for them we mean they're sending flowers or baking some cookies what they really need are great.
Useful yeah healing tools and recovery tools so.
It's just a different mindset in terms of how you -- -- patient -- hospital on how you wish -- a speedy recovery so.
What I guess has been the response that you've gone from an amazing eye on the police set out to start this company it was really the -- it was a product of my doing this at my home in my basement and my husband said enough of this are ready and he should start a business because people want that sun -- your tip sheet so.
It's really coming from a doctor -- been a patient is taking care of hundreds of patients with these conditions.
And it's so amazing to read the cards in the manages and -- -- the testimonials but come back to us about how.
It was the perfect gift and it just it made everything easier for the patient.
For the doctor.
For the nurse in the hospital -- think about it the call button isn't being pushed anymore right you probably reached that call button with your own little -- grabber when I'm little -- And -- what was your plan for the future are you planning on expanding us organization and then.
I mean obviously got great feedback yes so we started out with one bag and now we have eight and what we try to do is think what will patients need but not ask for is that even -- -- Prostate cat will be put -- -- our son incontinence products for pay for Manning and it -- put an end and a very clever way.
So that.
-- a guy goes to the bathroom that no one knows what is carrying under his arm these are your incontinence pads and here hidden in the newspaper -- And so this is what we do we think of everything that a patient in a certain type of surgery might need and we put it together and -- -- So coming out are orthopedist.
Are orthopedics cat cardiac cat.
You mean that we'll go there and we can do anything custom Islam while that's -- great idea I just want to know if you give me sneak preview what are you putting in me mom to be -- so I don't know maybe get some -- here made things so you let's say you have your traditional delivery in the next time you have -- -- a C section will never know -- -- will not -- -- -- -- -- -- we put -- wound care obviously if you had an incision and we have special ice packs with disposable sleeves that you went down below -- had any kind of stared out -- our.
-- -- We put an just does -- fun yeah.
Only imagine why people want to do it is over and over again I have four children okay -- went through four times natural enough he delivering --
