Rammy's Ramblings

[Wehner Homestead]

Hoping the new hospital makes it possible to make progress!

 

[greybeard]

I think that if a patient wants something done they should do it. Drs arent always right.

Are you and your mother footing the costs or is an insurance company?
Usually, insurance companies are the ones driving the wagon on these dr/patient disagreements.
If it is an insurance/medicare/medicaid issue, you are likely to have the same problem at the new hospital.

If it's not an overly invasive test, you might try offering to pay cash for the test and having the results read/interpreted. Cash speaks loudly but they will most likely want the $$ up front....or a big % of it.

 

[Rammy]

Its insurance Im sure. She will get tests done she wants at the other hospital. This Dr she has now thinks he knows everything and doesnt like someone questioning his opinion. He told my Mom Monday that he didnt know what else to do for her.
Soooo......then refer her to someone who can. If you cant help her(Dr), then send her to someone who can. When she goes to the other hospital she will ask for a new physician.
She sounded alot better today when we talked on the phone. Keeping fingers crossed for now.

 

[greybeard]

Its insurance Im sure. She will get tests done she wants at the other hospital. This Dr she has now thinks he knows everything and doesnt like someone questioning his opinion. He told my Mom Monday that he didnt know what else to do for her.
Soooo......then refer her to someone who can. If you cant help her(Dr), then send her to someone who can. When she goes to the other hospital she will ask for a new physician.
She sounded alot better today when we talked on the phone. Keeping fingers crossed for now.

Get all her records and hand carry them with her to the new hospital. If the other hospital won't do that, stay on them, and insist to get them faxed over. You will probably need the new physician's name.

(I have had some test results and my own records put on disc when I was transferred from one facility to another.......depends on the facility whether they are willing to do it or not.)

 

[greybeard]

He told my Mom Monday that he didnt know what else to do for her.

At least he was truthful. I prefer that than someone flailing about in the dark, hoping to find 'something that sticks'. I once had a urologist that was like that..shots in the dark so to speak. We parted company in a rather unpleasant way, and I doubt he'd ever heard such commentary; before or since. I ain't much on safe spaces......

 

[Rammy]

Saw this on the way to my house today.

It was in the road just standing there next to some sort of roadkill and flew off into the field. I was amazed to even see a bald eagle in this area.
When I got home, this was on one of my posts going into the backyard but flew off and landed ontop of the chain link kennels. My chickens are locked inside safe.

Two birds of prey in one day. Wow!

 

[Bruce]

Some Dr's treat elderly patients like they are old, and therefore not as valuable as a younger patient. If a certain government faction is able to herd us all onto "single payer" insurance, you can bet that the elderly will be the first group to have certain medical services withheld.

You can have single payer/medicare for all and supplemental private insurance for those who can afford it. What we have now is no insurance for those that aren't medicare/medicaid eligible and don't work for a company that pays for health insurance.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Wow Rammy, that is pretty cool....lucky you got great pictures ! How is your mom and dad today?

 

[Rammy]

Mom got moved to the other hospital today. We went to go see her and we werent there for 10 minutes til when the EMS guys came to transport her. My Aunt was fixing her hair since she hadnt been able to do it herself.
So we came back home and plan on going to see her tmrw sometime. She didnt want to go to this hospital they sent her to, she wanted one that was closer. The Dr told her they didnt have room for her at the closer one. Unbelievable.
She will get the test on her pancreas tmrw sometime. At least she sounds better now and is able to eat. Dont know how long she will be there but I will be staying with Dad til she comes home.
Dad is doing ok. He slept on the couch last night instead of his bed. Mom stays on the couch most of the time. I figured he did that cause he missed her.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Mom got moved to the other hospital today. We went to go see her and we werent there for 10 minutes til when the EMS guys came to transport her. My Aunt was fixing her hair since she hadnt been able to do it herself.
So we came back home and plan on going to see her tmrw sometime. She didnt want to go to this hospital they sent her to, she wanted one that was closer. The Dr told her they didnt have room for her at the closer one. Unbelievable.
She will get the test on her pancreas tmrw sometime. At least she sounds better now and is able to eat. Dont know how long she will be there but I will be staying with Dad til she comes home.
Dad is doing ok. He slept on the couch last night instead of his bed. Mom stays on the couch most of the time. I figured he did that cause he missed her.

sounds like you are really going thru the muck that life hands us just to test our patients. ....hang in there Rammy, everything will work out. Thats sweet that your dad slept on the couch, I bet he really is missing her and wants her home.....wishing you stregnth and peace
With a whole lot LESS stress ,