Insurance and Health Care Reform Support Group
This community deals with health insurance issues and major health care policy creation or changes (for the most part, governmental policy). Communicate your ideas, problems, solutions, and experiences here.
i recently needed to be hospitalized due multipule complications due to lupus. I had done everything my PCP had asked me to do including 3 trips to the ER which we both thought would result in my being admitted. Due to the new hospitalist system I was not. Not only was I discourage and frustrated but so was my doctor. After 4 weeks of various oral antibiotics and op wound care my PCP called a personal friend who happened to be one of the hosptialist on duty that day and I was admited. This delay almost cost me my leg. Because this grp of doctors did not now me or understand how my body reacted to various things due to the Lupus I ended up with more complications and what should have been 7 days of IV antibiotics ended up being a 26 day hosptial day. this new system may work for those who do not have chrtonic autoimmune diseases but for those of us who do ......well they are going to kill us. I am a nurse and for the most part very good at advocating for myself . I can not imagine someone who dose not understand their disease process or who can not advocate for themselves what they would go through. I fully believe every American should be able to afford health care coverage and was for reform in the begining but now I just dont know. dose reform mean coverage at the cost of life for those of us who have had coverage all along and have chronic illness?
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
Those of us who are getting decent care of complicated cases are going to suffer and die before this new system works (if it ever works).
I just had to argue with nurses against a procedure that caused me severe allergic reactions the last time.
What happened to patient rights?
We considered going to ER but I will get exactly what you got.
By the way, I have Celiac. As far as I know, they have NOTHING gluten free in hospital kitchens. Last time, I signed out AMA after 36 hours of no food.
Do you really think ObamaCare will FIX this problem?? I don't!
We are mortal we live longer now and in better shape, yet all good things must end.
Thinking back on ones we lost in the past that can now lead good lives is nothingshort of a miricle. Sorrynew key board on the wayfrom amazon:).
Be thank full for your dear friends and family share your experiences, be happy and greatful for your blessings. I believe in the good of all mankind and mostly for my relationships. I have been present at a child's first site as well as one'slast breath. There isa porpupuse and we can enhance,this, grieve this and even degrade this. Ones outlook is of one'sown making. Good grasses to you and forgive my terrible typing ability.
Jim