Re: sending people home early

[Guest guest]

Dear Ones,

I thought the sending people home early was not practiced in the U.S.A

hospitals, but it is. What type of insurance you have is a big part of it. I

have state and federal insurance plus having had M.R.S.A. put me in a room with

2 beds by myself. They sent me home early because they needed those 2 beds.

They did an M.R.I. and a C.A.T. scan found that there wasn't any brain bleed. So

it was safe to send me home and do physical therapy as an out patient instead of

in patient.

When this happened before, they kept me for 3 weeks now it is 3 days. They think

it was a migraine induced stroke. I have all the symptoms of a stroke but no

visible blood clot on the brain.

I have numbness on my whole right side but no strength. My left eye is severely

blurry and according to my husband and sons, it is different color. I have blue

eyes. My left is now gray.

Well come Monday I have major phone calls to make.

Gentle hugs,

Ms.Katurah

[Guest guest]

hey,Done some research for the hospitals here. each year there is average of 80+

million admission to hospitals through-out England and Wales.

Although Wales is its own country by half rights so each country make most of

rules and such. Most operation/ admission they will send you home ASAP due to

infection and influx of people.

we have the " drunken days and evening " Which is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it

also depends on if the person is deemed well enough to leave.

Regards, Miss Donna~Marie Griffiths United Kingdom South Wales

[Guest guest]

Sadly what you mention about insurance coverage is true. Unless

they can show that continued treatment in the hospital is medically necessary,

the insurance will not cover the cost.

However there is research that shows patient who remain in the hospital longer

are more prone to develop complications and secondary illnesses. Patients in the

hospital are less mobile, spending more time in bed. this increases the risk of

blood clots, pneumonia, inflections, etc.

Of course the underlying reason is money!

I hope you progress positvely.

BB and lots of gentle hugs,

Tami

---Ms Katurah wrote:

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> I thought the sending people home early was not practiced in the U.S.A

hospitals, but it is.

[Guest guest]

Katurah wrote:

> When this happened before, they kept me for 3 weeks now it is 3 days. They

think it was a migraine induced stroke. I have all the symptoms of a stroke but

no visible blood clot on the brain.

Hi Katurah

Sorry to hear you're going through all the nonsense I've been through.

Migraines cause a lot more damage than many people realize. I do have

visible stroke damage, but I also have many lesions on my brain as a

direct result of all the migraines. Did they run an MRI with contrast

on you, so that the brain lesions would be clearly visible? It makes a

difference.

I hope you are mending well and that the head pain is not happening as

often. I can't get mine to leave me alone for more than a day or two.

It's very wearying. I trust you're doing better than that.

I hope the exercises have you bouncing back in no time and the head pain

goes away and stays away for a long, long time.

Lyndi

[Guest guest]

Tami wrote:

> Sadly what you mention about insurance coverage is true. Unless

> they can show that continued treatment in the hospital is medically necessary,

the insurance will not cover the cost.

My neighbour had to go in for major back surgery in Indianapolis. She

has no health insurance and was set up to pay cash instalments. They

did the three hour surgery and sent her back home to her house in

Bloomington that same evening.

I was horrified.

Lyndi

[Guest guest]

A wrote:

> Sadly what you mention about insurance coverage is true. Unless

they can show that continued treatment in the hospital is medically necessary,

the insurance will not cover the cost.

Hi,

The hospital stays are based on DRG's (Diagnosis Related Group) so you are given

so many days dependent on what the insurance industry has stated is needed to

correct that problem.

The doctor and patient do have the right to request extended care especially if

you have other complications. Hospitals do try to keep you the three days as

that is the period you will get a fever or infection.

I stayed in the hospital two and half days for my hysterectomy but lived close

and the doctor knew I would come back in. Patients do need to wait to get the

results of their testing, so just know you have the right to request and ask for

approval.

I had complications with my back fusion and after a week they put me in a

specialized step down unit that did physical therapy and gave adequate pain

medicine and I got a blood transfusion. On the regular surgical unit, they left

my incision open, I got an impaction, and there was a nursing shortage so I was

left in the room without regular checks.

Thank Goodness for approvals for adequate care.

Bennie