Thank you immensely for your ER Team support; I personally benefited greatly by a UCSF ER Team's physical trauma intervention while unconcious for 9 days & then an adroitly transferred to an "LTAC" on Day 31 for proper evaluation, then on to expert care for 2 months at a 3rd medical institution. Got all the way back to 105%. Long journey but, I had very strong family support with my previously executed Medical POA in their hands.
My job as a Trial Attorney for 30 years required 110% effort at all times with an umpire
(Judge) calling balls & strikes. Family members & colleagues know me very well; ethically I was compelled to retire unless I was operating at absolute full capacity.
So many thoughts with this! The first is “You are absolutely right 100%”. Secondly, I am glad your father is recovering! Third, this is what For Profit medicine is in this country and it makes me sad. There are other reasons why patients should have regular visits, but to ensure good nursing care *should not* be one. Retired RN here. This makes me sad-and angry.
It is especially important if your family has memory issues / dementia . If someone is not with them they may forget and try to get out of the stretcher to go to the bathroom. And if your elderly relative has their partner with them they may not remember what the staff told them. On one occasion I was able to keep my mil from being admitted because I knew the hospitalist caring for her . I admit to having privilege in that instance but we all must be advocates
Absolutely Judi, Family support is essential; All my family members keep medication & supplement memos updated & accurate as to dosage with pill/ manufactuer identifiers. FYI, Eli Lily dropped their out-of-pocket (OOP) charge for INSULIN to 35/month today. Major move by market mover.
I am under the impression that, when a person has the classic symptoms of acute appendicitis or when there is reason to suspect acute appendicitis, an abdominal CT scan should be done immediately in order to confirm this cause and to facilitate an expeditious excision of the inflamed appendix in order to prevent the potentially severe complications of a ruptured appendix. I also understand that some physicians might prescribe a course of antibiotics with the expectation that doing so might obviate the need for surgical intervention. However, neither approach was used in this case. Can someone please help me understand the reasoning so that I am better prepared if and when I experience acute appendicitis? Thanks very much.
Thank you immensely for your ER Team support; I personally benefited greatly by a UCSF ER Team's physical trauma intervention while unconcious for 9 days & then an adroitly transferred to an "LTAC" on Day 31 for proper evaluation, then on to expert care for 2 months at a 3rd medical institution. Got all the way back to 105%. Long journey but, I had very strong family support with my previously executed Medical POA in their hands.
How do I get to 105%? :) Glad you are well.
My job as a Trial Attorney for 30 years required 110% effort at all times with an umpire
(Judge) calling balls & strikes. Family members & colleagues know me very well; ethically I was compelled to retire unless I was operating at absolute full capacity.
Hope your dad is doing well!
Thank you! A rough but week but definitely better.
I hope your father has recovered!
:) Thank you!
So many thoughts with this! The first is “You are absolutely right 100%”. Secondly, I am glad your father is recovering! Third, this is what For Profit medicine is in this country and it makes me sad. There are other reasons why patients should have regular visits, but to ensure good nursing care *should not* be one. Retired RN here. This makes me sad-and angry.
It is especially important if your family has memory issues / dementia . If someone is not with them they may forget and try to get out of the stretcher to go to the bathroom. And if your elderly relative has their partner with them they may not remember what the staff told them. On one occasion I was able to keep my mil from being admitted because I knew the hospitalist caring for her . I admit to having privilege in that instance but we all must be advocates
Absolutely Judi, Family support is essential; All my family members keep medication & supplement memos updated & accurate as to dosage with pill/ manufactuer identifiers. FYI, Eli Lily dropped their out-of-pocket (OOP) charge for INSULIN to 35/month today. Major move by market mover.
Such good news! Especially for a drug that’s been on the market for more than a century . Here’s hoping the other manufacturers follow suit
I am under the impression that, when a person has the classic symptoms of acute appendicitis or when there is reason to suspect acute appendicitis, an abdominal CT scan should be done immediately in order to confirm this cause and to facilitate an expeditious excision of the inflamed appendix in order to prevent the potentially severe complications of a ruptured appendix. I also understand that some physicians might prescribe a course of antibiotics with the expectation that doing so might obviate the need for surgical intervention. However, neither approach was used in this case. Can someone please help me understand the reasoning so that I am better prepared if and when I experience acute appendicitis? Thanks very much.