Do you want people to visit you when you stay in the hospital?

my mom's best friend has a good theory: If you don't normally come & visit the person in their home, why would you want to see them at their worst in the hospital. send a card. or flowers[but with cancer patients, NO FLOWERS. the potential bacteria on the flowers will kill the person]

I am feeling the same way as you. I don't like being visited when I am hospitalized. I was admitted once and when the time come for visiting hours, I pretend to sleep to avoid talking to my visitors. I just don't feel at ease talking to them when I am not well.

I agree with you. I haven't been in the hospital. But If I ever go, I'll make sure No one visits save family. I rather be alone!

Hi, I may say that I still need someone to talk to when I was in hospital,so at least my family members and some close friends will come to pay me a visit,so that I won't be that bored. In my whole life, only when I delivered my first son, I stayed in hospital for two nights ,in order not to feel lonely, I taken up sharing bedroom,so we have about 8 beds in a room. At least, I have some new friends there and we can chat for a day. I won't feel that bore ,of course, I will need to have a good rest after delivery. My husband would come and visit me every night after his work.

I like to have visitors when i am in the hospital. it makes the stay more pleasant when you can have the ones you love around you.

yes, i would love my friends visit me because in that way i will feel that they care for me and i think it would make me feel better and fast recovery.

I personally welcome visitors and thankfully I haven't been in hospital for a long period of time. If I was however, It would be nice to see family and friends as it shows who really cares. My mum doesn't like people visiting her, despite the fact she gets very bored and is always calling home. Never do I listen though, I always turn up to surprise her and she deep down loves people to visit. she just feels it puts us out having to travel, which it doesn't.

the last time i was in the hospital was for an infection. i was in for 4 days. i didnt feel really sick but it was so boring so company was ok.

hi youless. I feel the same way aswhen you are ill the last thing you feel like doing is making small talk. I never w anted to see anyone but'mny son and my best friend. others I asked the nurse to please not let in as I was very ill and did not need the small talk. When you are recovering it is not so bad, but when you are very ill you need rest and quiet to recover.

For me, I welcome visitors when I am in the hospital, its very comforting or sometimes flattering when people visit you in the hospital, it means they care for you too. Irregardles of how I look I won't bother anyway, I'm sick I think they do understand that. I feel good when friends would come along wishes me to get well soon or say a prayer for fast recovery.

dear youless, i prefer to rest in the hospital without visitors. i think i will get better faster that way. the friends can visit me in the house when i am feeling better. cheers, ann

I welcome visitors to come visit me if I am admitted into the hospital. After all, they are friends and family that are worried and want to make sure you are okay. I like them comming, then is when you find out who your true family and friends are. I would also say at the same time, I guess it would depend on what you were in the hospital for. But things like surgery and stuff like that, friends would definately be welcome to come, I believe that they would calm me down enouph to go threw what ever might be going on with me. If it was just me and my parents, I would just end up walking out and going home.

I have never been in the hospital for very long, but I think I would want people to visit me. I am sure it can get a bit boring at hospitals and visitors kind of cheer you up, so I think they would be good for me!

I totally agree with you. I was in the hospital a couple of years ago and all my friends wanted to visit and I just wanted to be left alone. I know they were just being great friends and caring , but I was so tired and ill, I didn't want to put on a big smile and be all friendly.

My mom just spent almost 2 weeks in the hospital and believe me she was bored out of her head I had to stop at the Library for her something to read. Yeah, she had television but she didn't like half the stuff on or it was reruns. My granny would crochet or quilt while she was in the hospital to keep busy or do those word puzzles. But if I was in the hospital yeah, I would want someone to visit me. I doubt they would expect me to be my best at that time. But you can have the nurses cut the visits short for you for those that linger to long. Have a nurse tell the visitors that they can only stay 15 minutes that way you get to a little time with visitors but can catch up on your rest also.

I haven't really been hospitalized but I would think that I would love visitors . If it ever happen I would know how much I'm appreciated and missed

Well, people visited you when you are in Hospital, is a good thing. Because it will makes you more confident to be cured immediately.

I think it depends on how bad sick you are. If I were seriously ill, I probably wouldn't want anybody but my family to visit with me. Otherwise, it can get very lonely and boring in the hospital. I don't think I would want a semi private room or a ward because there might be people in there sicker and older than you are and they might keep you awake all night. The hospital we have here in town only has private rooms.

hello youless! no,i don't like people visiting me in the hospital.well,first of all,i don't like them to see how ugly and unwell i am. thankfully,i haven't been confined yet.but most of the time i do get sick,and i am not liking it. during these times,i really don't like being seen by others,cause for me,i easily get irritated and annoyed by those people around.most of the time,i want to rest and be alone.

I also don't want too many people to visit me in the hospital. My family members and my best friends will be enough. For one thing, I need more rest just as you said. For another, this actions also will cost the time to the visitors.