tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post7808431211394004207..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: *pant* *pant* *pant*Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-82545522672930020872011-08-29T12:32:13.453-07:002011-08-29T12:32:13.453-07:00Somebody said a Stupid Thing about your surgery? ...Somebody said a Stupid Thing about your surgery? Should we get together a war party and . . . ah, "discuss" their error with them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-59762585570855999532011-08-29T08:32:39.193-07:002011-08-29T08:32:39.193-07:00Several years ago, my husband was told on a Saturd...Several years ago, my husband was told on a Saturday afternoon that he needed one more diagnostic test, but it wasn't available till Monday afternoon, or, depending on scheduling, possibly later in the week. There was no way of knowing at present about the scheduling, of course, because it was the weekend.<br />Since everything else indicated that he hadn't in fact had a stroke, which is what he'd come in for, he decided it was time to go home. <br />He was told that if he left AMA, he'd be fully responsible for his entire bill, including the test he was refusing--Medicare wouldn't cover anything at all--hospitalization, doctor consults, or testing--if he left AMA. <br />So how much would that amount to? he asked. <br />We have no idea, and there is absolutely no way to get that information, he was told.<br />Eventually, and luckily before they had managed to induce a stroke for real, the hospitalist appeared, and authorized his release.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-37849042861011620232011-08-29T07:42:40.447-07:002011-08-29T07:42:40.447-07:00I had to go to the dentist during my radiation tre...I had to go to the dentist during my radiation treatments. He wanted to take an x-ray, so covered me up with the lead apron. Seemed kind of unnecessary at that point. I was like "Take it off! It's too heavy on my radiation burns..."Knot Tellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045891496501248669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-39007430675362538692011-08-29T06:13:58.854-07:002011-08-29T06:13:58.854-07:00Patient made the right call, and so did you on the...Patient made the right call, and so did you on the testing.<br /><br />Enjoy the coffee.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-40024903630377459962011-08-29T05:41:47.100-07:002011-08-29T05:41:47.100-07:00I hear ya, Jo. Scan me, man !~! When in doubt, sca...I hear ya, Jo. Scan me, man !~! When in doubt, scan. My baby-making days are over for ever and then a few more lifetimes too.Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-77880734659194070782011-08-29T05:27:02.158-07:002011-08-29T05:27:02.158-07:00Had a client once who signed AMA out of a nursing ...Had a client once who signed AMA out of a nursing home, went home in a taxi, and called 911 - the best way she could figure out to get to the hospital - and had lifesaving surgery soon after arrival in the ER. The nursing home called in a report to APS, saying patient was demented! <br />Glad your visit to Dr Crane was uneventful.clairesmumnoreply@blogger.com