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<blockquote data-quote="Marcie Mac" data-source="post: 137181" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>Heather, If If could give you a hug for everytime I have been there done that with SO, people would start to look at us strange (will send you one though LOL)</p><p> </p><p>A few weeks back I did the rant on taking SO to the ER as well. He couldn't walk - his left foot turned at a 45 degree angle toward the rite foot. Xray tech said ohhhhh thats why he is in so much pain after viewing the xrays and doctor would speak to us. doctor said nothing is wrong will give him a pain shot. At which point I just walked out and left him there and they finally admitted him</p><p> </p><p>After 7 hours in a wheelchair in ER, his whole left leg is turning to the right- now he can't even bend his leg. He was one week in the hospital, and saw a doctor 2 times - one ordered a scan, and its not his hip, its his knee, torn minicus (sp) gives him a shot of cortosone - at least now he can bend his knee - and a leg brace. Another comes in to tell him that his plastic hip replacement has groves worn into it, and needs to be replaced. At home, they set him up with a PT - but first they send a nurse who wants to inspect our house ???? The PT finally comes a week later and says I can't do any therapy on your knee - I will damage it more -why am I here. So yesterday we go to the knee doctor who tells him nothing is wrong with his hip, and to take the brace off cause its causing more damage (its the only thing that has kept his leg straight and its no longer veering to the right and he can actually walk a little more than he did before). And the whole problem is that is muscle is turning to bone (he thinks but he is only a knee doctor)</p><p> </p><p>And we are sitting here, as you are, saying now what. I don' know what the answer is. I see a tremendous waste of money and know why health care costs have gone thru the roof. I just wanna cringe when I see the statement from the insurance for SO's medi-cal with pages of stuff for things that were unnecessary (although they did send a letter saying they wanted his metal walker back cause he has a wheelchair...sigh) </p><p> </p><p>They never listen, ever, to what you are saying in the ER unless its obvious like something needs to be re attached and whatever it is, its laying next to you on a tray. You are treated as someone who has an extremely low IQ and couldn't possibly understand any medical stuff. They fail to even realize there ARE some people out there who are very pro active on what the problems are and constantly search out info on the web for symptoms and possible links to something else.</p><p> </p><p>You know the TV program House? Was that just some Hollywood TV guys off the wall idea? If so, its brilliant. Why doesn't every hospital have a House with a team to toss out ideas on patients who present a problem thats not solvable. Surely to have a panel of doctors who are up to a challange doesn't seem all that hard to put together. </p><p> </p><p>And now that I have seen what I typed, I am going to do a letter this weekend to the hospital that SO has been going to for the last 10 years and suggest it. All the suffering from no, missed, bad diagnosis's is just insane.</p><p> </p><p>My 2 cents worth..</p><p> </p><p>Marcie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcie Mac, post: 137181, member: 47"] Heather, If If could give you a hug for everytime I have been there done that with SO, people would start to look at us strange (will send you one though LOL) A few weeks back I did the rant on taking SO to the ER as well. He couldn't walk - his left foot turned at a 45 degree angle toward the rite foot. Xray tech said ohhhhh thats why he is in so much pain after viewing the xrays and doctor would speak to us. doctor said nothing is wrong will give him a pain shot. At which point I just walked out and left him there and they finally admitted him After 7 hours in a wheelchair in ER, his whole left leg is turning to the right- now he can't even bend his leg. He was one week in the hospital, and saw a doctor 2 times - one ordered a scan, and its not his hip, its his knee, torn minicus (sp) gives him a shot of cortosone - at least now he can bend his knee - and a leg brace. Another comes in to tell him that his plastic hip replacement has groves worn into it, and needs to be replaced. At home, they set him up with a PT - but first they send a nurse who wants to inspect our house ???? The PT finally comes a week later and says I can't do any therapy on your knee - I will damage it more -why am I here. So yesterday we go to the knee doctor who tells him nothing is wrong with his hip, and to take the brace off cause its causing more damage (its the only thing that has kept his leg straight and its no longer veering to the right and he can actually walk a little more than he did before). And the whole problem is that is muscle is turning to bone (he thinks but he is only a knee doctor) And we are sitting here, as you are, saying now what. I don' know what the answer is. I see a tremendous waste of money and know why health care costs have gone thru the roof. I just wanna cringe when I see the statement from the insurance for SO's medi-cal with pages of stuff for things that were unnecessary (although they did send a letter saying they wanted his metal walker back cause he has a wheelchair...sigh) They never listen, ever, to what you are saying in the ER unless its obvious like something needs to be re attached and whatever it is, its laying next to you on a tray. You are treated as someone who has an extremely low IQ and couldn't possibly understand any medical stuff. They fail to even realize there ARE some people out there who are very pro active on what the problems are and constantly search out info on the web for symptoms and possible links to something else. You know the TV program House? Was that just some Hollywood TV guys off the wall idea? If so, its brilliant. Why doesn't every hospital have a House with a team to toss out ideas on patients who present a problem thats not solvable. Surely to have a panel of doctors who are up to a challange doesn't seem all that hard to put together. And now that I have seen what I typed, I am going to do a letter this weekend to the hospital that SO has been going to for the last 10 years and suggest it. All the suffering from no, missed, bad diagnosis's is just insane. My 2 cents worth.. Marcie [/QUOTE]
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