Abby's hospital experience

[Guest guest]

Well, Abby was suppose to be hospitalized yesterday, she wasn't. When we

finally found the hospital and there was no parking at the hospital so we ended

up having to park illegally 1/2 mile away from it. When we finally found the

bldg. we were suppose to go to we had to take a number and wait, even though we

had a 9 a.m. appointment (so if someone was 1 hour late for their appointment

they got in before me). Finally 1 1/2 hours after her appointment we got in and

gave our paperwork to the reception and then were told to go to another bldg.

and then after that to another. That was all the English they could speak.

Numbers and pointing on a map. They couldn't tell us why we had to go to other

buildings when Tricare (our military insurance who set the whole thing up) told

us we only had to go to this one and that was it. Then we arrived at the second

bldg. we had no clue why we had to be there. There were no personnel there,

just a room with a closed door in it and some Germans setting there waiting and

none of them spoke English. We waited there for 2 1/2 hours before it was

finally our turn, just to turn around and fill out the same insurance paper that

I already filled out at Tricare and gave to the first building. Then we arrived

at the third bldg. to have them tell us they did not have a room for her. At

this point I am completely out of breath because the bldgs. were about 1/2 mile

between each other, it's raining and freezing cold and I have asthma and I'm

very well you know, peed, my other daughter is getting ready to get out of

school and there is no one to pick her up since Abby was suppose to go in at 9

a.m.. A doctor finally came in and noticed I was out of breath and not a very

pleasant look on my face I'm sure (I don't hide my feelings at all) and asked

what was wrong. I explained everything we had just went through and what we

were told there and that Tricare did not say anything about all of this. She

then looked at me and said, " Well, it isn't like America where everything is in

one building. Here everything is spread out and you will just have to deal with

it. " I could not believe this one was so rude and said this to me. Not to

mention that is the worst thing you could ever say to me considering my opinion

is I don't HAVE to do anything except sh_t, pi__ and eat. So then I took my

daughter out of that place and said no I do not have to deal with this. They

were very rude, there was no legal parking anywhere near the place, the

buildings were run down and looked horrible. And they told us that if she was

hospitalized there I would have to transport her on foot from place to place to

get the tests done. Meanwhile I have another daughter who is in school and

having problems and no one to help me with all of this. And they didn't have a

room for her. I called her military doctor and told her about it and also her

neurologist. They couldn't believe any of this and of course they did not

recommend going to a German facility, actually they advised against it. So now

we are just going to put in to return to the states and have her medical

problems addressed by American doctors. Speaking of the states, I had to call

my ex husband to let him know Abby was going in the hospital. So now I had to

call him and tell him she wasn't. He blew a casket (I didn't expect that). He

now says he wants her back or both of the girls. I couldn't believe this.

Because of him we don't know what is wrong with Abby because he neglected her (

he didn't give both of the girls their shots for a year, he didn't enroll Abby

in school and when he did (after I sued for custody )she missed 40 days, he

didn't take her to her doctors and so on.)and he just gave me custody in June of

this year because he said he couldn't handle it anymore (his wife had left him).

So now he is giving me problems and saying nothing is being accomplished here.

Well excuse me! I take her to 2-3 doctor appointments a week. I rant, rave,

jump up and down hollering wanting to know what is wrong with my daughter, I

have done everything I can to get her help, unlike him. He just sat there and

said nothing is wrong with her, she's completely normal. And he didn't want her

to go to the German hospital in the first place. Sorry this is so long. If

anyone is here in Germany beware of going to German facilities.

Karrie

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