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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 479257" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>He is in the good hospital he had been in but the problem is they wanted him in a seizure unit like he has been in the past. If our doctor had been on call it would have gone fine but since this guy was there, he seemed to not get the messages right. I think the problem is that to be admitted same day, you need to go thru ER and they use the county trauma hospital which is right across the street. We got a jerk of a resident who just couldn't get it thru her head that this was not a new problem and just because he takes lithium doesn't mean he doesn't have medical needs. She asked for his history right? then to describe the seizure issues of recent days. It was like she wasn't listening the whole time. After i was done she said, "well kids don t collapse for no reason" That is still ringing in my ears. I released all the heart and lab workups from a day before to show it was a seizure not a heart attack, sigh. </p><p></p><p>So I asked the doctor who is oncall for the weekend for Q (partner of his outpatient doctor) about where kids go who need medical monitoring. She said MN does not have that. U of M has a close by unit so they try to coordinate it. (but I avoid them due to early childhood experiences there and also his docs can be directly involved at this hospital) But she says it is one of their biggest frustrations. At least she was willing to help me vent. I mean I wouldn't have mind going here in the first place....I called them as was our plan and they were doing the needs assessment update since it was under 30 days. I only changed plans and went to this waste of time ER because both the psychiatrist and neurologist felt that he needed his seizure medications ramped up and needed the eeg monitoring. He has been in there in the past, as well as other hospitals and did fine. In a small room, by himself, with people waiting on him hand and foot, he does beautifully. the perfect difficult child life, right?) He doesn't have the "groups" and school programs that the psychiatric hospital has along with needing to socialize beyond his abiities, causing him to behave inappropriately. He might have issues after a seizure, but ummmm that is what we need to capture and see how the medications change. </p><p></p><p>She also said that at 16 in mn kids can refuse to sign in for psychiatric services. any of you have to deal with that. I heard someone here say that about rehab so I suspect so. It just made me realize i probably have things to do before the legal guardianship stuff. I think it would be funny to have him print part of his first name on a form to sign for receiving or not receiving services. He would have no clue. What do I need to do for that time, It is only a little over a year away. I think he would never realize he could refuse and we could just say sign here, but you never know. What would what I have to do for just that piece until 18 be called. Or would htey just have to do a hold and I get him in at that point if it was ever a concern? </p><p></p><p>Just seems so crazy that a 16 yr old could refuse treatment for any medical issue even if it falls under mental health. Yikes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 479257, member: 12886"] He is in the good hospital he had been in but the problem is they wanted him in a seizure unit like he has been in the past. If our doctor had been on call it would have gone fine but since this guy was there, he seemed to not get the messages right. I think the problem is that to be admitted same day, you need to go thru ER and they use the county trauma hospital which is right across the street. We got a jerk of a resident who just couldn't get it thru her head that this was not a new problem and just because he takes lithium doesn't mean he doesn't have medical needs. She asked for his history right? then to describe the seizure issues of recent days. It was like she wasn't listening the whole time. After i was done she said, "well kids don t collapse for no reason" That is still ringing in my ears. I released all the heart and lab workups from a day before to show it was a seizure not a heart attack, sigh. So I asked the doctor who is oncall for the weekend for Q (partner of his outpatient doctor) about where kids go who need medical monitoring. She said MN does not have that. U of M has a close by unit so they try to coordinate it. (but I avoid them due to early childhood experiences there and also his docs can be directly involved at this hospital) But she says it is one of their biggest frustrations. At least she was willing to help me vent. I mean I wouldn't have mind going here in the first place....I called them as was our plan and they were doing the needs assessment update since it was under 30 days. I only changed plans and went to this waste of time ER because both the psychiatrist and neurologist felt that he needed his seizure medications ramped up and needed the eeg monitoring. He has been in there in the past, as well as other hospitals and did fine. In a small room, by himself, with people waiting on him hand and foot, he does beautifully. the perfect difficult child life, right?) He doesn't have the "groups" and school programs that the psychiatric hospital has along with needing to socialize beyond his abiities, causing him to behave inappropriately. He might have issues after a seizure, but ummmm that is what we need to capture and see how the medications change. She also said that at 16 in mn kids can refuse to sign in for psychiatric services. any of you have to deal with that. I heard someone here say that about rehab so I suspect so. It just made me realize i probably have things to do before the legal guardianship stuff. I think it would be funny to have him print part of his first name on a form to sign for receiving or not receiving services. He would have no clue. What do I need to do for that time, It is only a little over a year away. I think he would never realize he could refuse and we could just say sign here, but you never know. What would what I have to do for just that piece until 18 be called. Or would htey just have to do a hold and I get him in at that point if it was ever a concern? Just seems so crazy that a 16 yr old could refuse treatment for any medical issue even if it falls under mental health. Yikes. [/QUOTE]
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