u/mochamoonhoneyxo

I saw a viral video of a speculum being improperly sterilized and people gaslighting women about how it doesn’t matter in the comments. In the comments, some medical staff make jokes about how they forget to do stuff or are unsanitary.

This is something that has always bothered me deeply. Medical Negligence is heavily excused. They will tell you the cases of it leading to injury, infection, or death is rare. Or that cross contamination events are rare. I disagree.

I noticed how doctors, nurses, and other medical staff do not use gloves, do not change gloves between patients , do not wash or sanitize their hands between patients, do not follow procedures, cause cross-contamination**,** re-use items labeled for single use, and more.

I remember making a post about my experience I had at the gynecologist's office years ago. The doctor got a speculum out of the drawer without gloves and didn’t wash her hands. She didn’t end up using it on me. But I do remember getting attacked by other women for questioning the doctor about this. I remember getting blood work done different times. I came across people taking my blood cross-contaminating, trying to use the same gloves with multiple patients, no gloves, or trying to use supplies that appear opened or previously used. When you question them , they get mad. Even for pelvic floor therapy, a therapist wanted to use dilator she used on patients on me. She admitted to not have disinfected it between patients but because they put condom over it..it should be fine. I had brought my own and did not use hers.

I've seen news stories of doctor offices exposing people to HIV and hepatitis because of them not sterilizing properly, reusing items labeled for single use, cross-contamination, and more.
Why are we expected to blindly trust strangers just because they work in health care?
You can’t seem to question them ever. They assume other people do not have science and health knowledge or did not go to university either. I simply do not trust them for how they joke, mock, and gossip about patients instead of doing their job.