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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 59715"><p>My cousin had brain surgery last week to remove a benign cyst that had suddenly doubled in size. She was to be in ICU for 2 days then in a step down unit for 3 days prior to discharge. Because of the demands of the insurance, she was released 42 hours after surgery. She never even made it to the step down unit. Her parents, who have no medical training whatsoever, were charged with the responsibility of waking her every 2 hours and to attempt to notice abnormal changes that would be indicative of brain swelling, etc (again, with no medical training). She was also supposed to have a speech therapist, etc, in the hospital before discharge, but of course that didn't happen. She wasn't there long enough. by the way, this was at our University Hospital. </p><p></p><p>When I went in for my second heart cath (at a renowned hospital for heart health), I had sudden, sharp pain from the cath site. (I had hemorrhaged after the first heart cath/angio to the tune of 4-5 pints of blood.) I cried out in pain. The resident asked what was wrong. I said that it hurts. She said, "Fair enough." and walked out of the room. I had to page the nurse who called the cardiologist who said that I was fine - without seeing me - and discharged me. A few days and a CT scan later (ordered by a different doctor), turns out I did have a bleed from the cath site.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 59715"] My cousin had brain surgery last week to remove a benign cyst that had suddenly doubled in size. She was to be in ICU for 2 days then in a step down unit for 3 days prior to discharge. Because of the demands of the insurance, she was released 42 hours after surgery. She never even made it to the step down unit. Her parents, who have no medical training whatsoever, were charged with the responsibility of waking her every 2 hours and to attempt to notice abnormal changes that would be indicative of brain swelling, etc (again, with no medical training). She was also supposed to have a speech therapist, etc, in the hospital before discharge, but of course that didn't happen. She wasn't there long enough. by the way, this was at our University Hospital. When I went in for my second heart cath (at a renowned hospital for heart health), I had sudden, sharp pain from the cath site. (I had hemorrhaged after the first heart cath/angio to the tune of 4-5 pints of blood.) I cried out in pain. The resident asked what was wrong. I said that it hurts. She said, "Fair enough." and walked out of the room. I had to page the nurse who called the cardiologist who said that I was fine - without seeing me - and discharged me. A few days and a CT scan later (ordered by a different doctor), turns out I did have a bleed from the cath site. [/QUOTE]
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