Re: Sending mom home???????????????????

September 8, 2005

Where are you people at?

Narice

September 8, 2005

Where are you people at?

Narice

September 8, 2005

Where are you people at?

Narice

September 8, 2005

PS This reeks of malpractice

September 8, 2005

PS This reeks of malpractice

September 8, 2005

In a message dated 9/8/2005 1:16:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

flipper759@... writes:

PS This reeks of malpractice

It absolutely does!!! I can't even discuss it, but Deb....please speak up

to everyone at the hospital...then go further if you don't get anywhere!!!

Donelle

Caregiver to Glenn

September 8, 2005

Deb,

I don't remember where you live but all the hospitals I have been in have a

person called a Patient Representative. Go to the admitting office in person

and demand to see the Pt. Rep.

It is her/his responsibility to make sure that the patient needs and the family

are given everything and every bit of information available. There is also a

Discharge Nurse who is responsible for seeing that the patient is being

discharged with all needs met to the best of her ability. I am a former nurse

and know that you are being shuffled aside so stand up and demand answers. You

can also file a complaint, just write out in your own words what is going on and

what has happened or NOT happened during moms' stay and give a copy to the

Charge Nurse, the nurses station, the doctor AND the hospital Administrator.

Trust me, the wheel that squeeks the loudest gets the grease.

Also check with the Salvation Army store, Goodwill store and secondhand stores

in your area for commodes, wheelchairs, etc. If she is on Medicare you can

often get these purchased new and covered by insurance.

Jan

Sending mom home???????????????????

> Remember the spinal tap they were gonna do on mom and the psych eval.?????

> Well today we learned that they arent doing either , and are going to send her

home tonight or tomorrow.

> UMMM let me get this straight , you broke her , cant fix her so are gonna just

shove her out the door?????????????????

> She is STILL having the extreme diarrhea, but get this comes to find out she

wasnt even GIVEN the imodiem AD yesterday because that nurse didnt think she

needed it #$#$#@$#@.

> They TIED HER TO THE BED last night , we found out because she kept trying to

get out of bed , ( she was coming home, we live 3 blocks away)

> She is still mentally confused , not sure how bad as I cant go up and see her

today cause Im coming down sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST what I need. I cant

get sick who is going to help mom?

> I called around to price bedside commodes, they range from 60,00 to 110.00.

> we are going to have to have one , also the adult diapers (

> How the heck can they just send her home???????????????????????????????

> Ive tried calling the docs , they just give me the hospital nurse IM SO MAD I

COULD SPIT. !!

> Ive called Hospice, to see if maybe the could at least point us in the

direction we need to go ( no we arent putting mom in there , but maybe they can

come out and show us what to do???

> ) They asked if the social worker at the hospital has been by , social worker

WHAT SOCIAL WORKER? no one has told us anything.

> I just recieved a call back from American Cancer Society here in town , and

they have given me a couple numbers to call to see if these places have the

toilet and the Depends,

> Got to run and call em

>

> Thanks for listening to me ramble

> Deb

>

> 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> resection on Sept 27th 2004

> found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

> open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on liver found

> April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

>

> ---------------------------------

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

>

September 8, 2005

I think I would call a newspaper. That always rattles an establishment. They

just shouldn't be allowed to do this.

(shaking my head)

karima

Sending mom home???????????????????

>

> > Remember the spinal tap they were gonna do on mom and the psych

> eval.?????

> > Well today we learned that they arent doing either , and are going

> to send her home tonight or tomorrow.

> > UMMM let me get this straight , you broke her , cant fix her so are

> gonna just shove her out the door?????????????????

> > She is STILL having the extreme diarrhea, but get this comes to find

> out she wasnt even GIVEN the imodiem AD yesterday because that nurse

> didnt think she needed it #$#$#@$#@.

> > They TIED HER TO THE BED last night , we found out because she kept

> trying to get out of bed , ( she was coming home, we live 3 blocks away)

> > She is still mentally confused , not sure how bad as I cant go up

> and see her today cause Im coming down sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST

> what I need. I cant get sick who is going to help mom?

> > I called around to price bedside commodes, they range from 60,00 to

> 110.00.

> > we are going to have to have one , also the adult diapers (

> > How the heck can they just send her home???????????????????????????????

> > Ive tried calling the docs , they just give me the hospital nurse IM

> SO MAD I COULD SPIT. !!

> > Ive called Hospice, to see if maybe the could at least point us in

> the direction we need to go ( no we arent putting mom in there , but

> maybe they can come out and show us what to do???

> > ) They asked if the social worker at the hospital has been by ,

> social worker WHAT SOCIAL WORKER? no one has told us anything.

> > I just recieved a call back from American Cancer Society here in

> town , and they have given me a couple numbers to call to see if these

> places have the toilet and the Depends,

> > Got to run and call em

> >

> > Thanks for listening to me ramble

> > Deb

> >

> > 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> > resection on Sept 27th 2004

> > found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

> > open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> > Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines

> > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

> liver found

> > April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

> NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

> >

September 8, 2005

I think I would call a newspaper. That always rattles an establishment. They

just shouldn't be allowed to do this.

(shaking my head)

karima

Sending mom home???????????????????

>

> > Remember the spinal tap they were gonna do on mom and the psych

> eval.?????

> > Well today we learned that they arent doing either , and are going

> to send her home tonight or tomorrow.

> > UMMM let me get this straight , you broke her , cant fix her so are

> gonna just shove her out the door?????????????????

> > She is STILL having the extreme diarrhea, but get this comes to find

> out she wasnt even GIVEN the imodiem AD yesterday because that nurse

> didnt think she needed it #$#$#@$#@.

> > They TIED HER TO THE BED last night , we found out because she kept

> trying to get out of bed , ( she was coming home, we live 3 blocks away)

> > She is still mentally confused , not sure how bad as I cant go up

> and see her today cause Im coming down sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST

> what I need. I cant get sick who is going to help mom?

> > I called around to price bedside commodes, they range from 60,00 to

> 110.00.

> > we are going to have to have one , also the adult diapers (

> > How the heck can they just send her home???????????????????????????????

> > Ive tried calling the docs , they just give me the hospital nurse IM

> SO MAD I COULD SPIT. !!

> > Ive called Hospice, to see if maybe the could at least point us in

> the direction we need to go ( no we arent putting mom in there , but

> maybe they can come out and show us what to do???

> > ) They asked if the social worker at the hospital has been by ,

> social worker WHAT SOCIAL WORKER? no one has told us anything.

> > I just recieved a call back from American Cancer Society here in

> town , and they have given me a couple numbers to call to see if these

> places have the toilet and the Depends,

> > Got to run and call em

> >

> > Thanks for listening to me ramble

> > Deb

> >

> > 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> > resection on Sept 27th 2004

> > found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

> > open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> > Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines

> > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

> liver found

> > April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

> NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

> >

September 8, 2005

The hospital and doc, as well as nurse in charge have

a LEGAL,as well as moral ethics, to provide adequate

discharge planning and arrangements for any patient's

care prior to they're leaving the hospital. SO stand

there and REFUSE to take her until the proper followup

care arrangements are made. The doc owes you/your dad,

an explanation. Without it he is guilty of negligence.

Demand that he talk to you prior to her being

discharged. They can't throw her out in the street and

they can't discharge her without sufficient

arrangements. and If she has not chosen to do hospice

at this time, public health nursing services(available

in every county in the US)can assist in

providing/locating home care and supplies, etc. It's

what they do.

I am absolutely applalled that you are being treated

in such a manner. If I were in your shoes and did not

get some immediate answers, I'd be on the phone to the

state medical association.

Good Luck!

H

--- deb vamdembos debbied31@...> wrote:

> Remember the spinal tap they were gonna do on mom

> and the psych eval.?????

> Well today we learned that they arent doing either ,

> and are going to send her home tonight or tomorrow.

> UMMM let me get this straight , you broke her , cant

> fix her so are gonna just shove her out the

> door?????????????????

> She is STILL having the extreme diarrhea, but get

> this comes to find out she wasnt even GIVEN the

> imodiem AD yesterday because that nurse didnt think

> she needed it #$#$#@$#@.

> They TIED HER TO THE BED last night , we found out

> because she kept trying to get out of bed , ( she

> was coming home, we live 3 blocks away)

> She is still mentally confused , not sure how bad as

> I cant go up and see her today cause Im coming down

> sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST what I need. I cant

> get sick who is going to help mom?

> I called around to price bedside commodes, they

> range from 60,00 to 110.00.

> we are going to have to have one , also the adult

> diapers (

> How the heck can they just send her

> home???????????????????????????????

> Ive tried calling the docs , they just give me the

> hospital nurse IM SO MAD I COULD SPIT. !!

> Ive called Hospice, to see if maybe the could at

> least point us in the direction we need to go ( no

> we arent putting mom in there , but maybe they can

> come out and show us what to do???

> ) They asked if the social worker at the hospital

> has been by , social worker WHAT SOCIAL WORKER? no

> one has told us anything.

> I just recieved a call back from American Cancer

> Society here in town , and they have given me a

> couple numbers to call to see if these places have

> the toilet and the Depends,

> Got to run and call em

>

> Thanks for listening to me ramble

> Deb

>

> 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> resection on Sept 27th 2004

> found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph

> nodes involved

> open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005

> (Happy Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst

> like object on liver found

> April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

>

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

>

> ---------------------------------

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina

> relief effort.

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

______________________________________________________

Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/

September 8, 2005

The hospital and doc, as well as nurse in charge have

a LEGAL,as well as moral ethics, to provide adequate

discharge planning and arrangements for any patient's

care prior to they're leaving the hospital. SO stand

there and REFUSE to take her until the proper followup

care arrangements are made. The doc owes you/your dad,

an explanation. Without it he is guilty of negligence.

Demand that he talk to you prior to her being

discharged. They can't throw her out in the street and

they can't discharge her without sufficient

arrangements. and If she has not chosen to do hospice

at this time, public health nursing services(available

in every county in the US)can assist in

providing/locating home care and supplies, etc. It's

what they do.

I am absolutely applalled that you are being treated

in such a manner. If I were in your shoes and did not

get some immediate answers, I'd be on the phone to the

state medical association.

Good Luck!

H

--- deb vamdembos debbied31@...> wrote:

> Remember the spinal tap they were gonna do on mom

> and the psych eval.?????

> Well today we learned that they arent doing either ,

> and are going to send her home tonight or tomorrow.

> UMMM let me get this straight , you broke her , cant

> fix her so are gonna just shove her out the

> door?????????????????

> She is STILL having the extreme diarrhea, but get

> this comes to find out she wasnt even GIVEN the

> imodiem AD yesterday because that nurse didnt think

> she needed it #$#$#@$#@.

> They TIED HER TO THE BED last night , we found out

> because she kept trying to get out of bed , ( she

> was coming home, we live 3 blocks away)

> She is still mentally confused , not sure how bad as

> I cant go up and see her today cause Im coming down

> sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST what I need. I cant

> get sick who is going to help mom?

> I called around to price bedside commodes, they

> range from 60,00 to 110.00.

> we are going to have to have one , also the adult

> diapers (

> How the heck can they just send her

> home???????????????????????????????

> Ive tried calling the docs , they just give me the

> hospital nurse IM SO MAD I COULD SPIT. !!

> Ive called Hospice, to see if maybe the could at

> least point us in the direction we need to go ( no

> we arent putting mom in there , but maybe they can

> come out and show us what to do???

> ) They asked if the social worker at the hospital

> has been by , social worker WHAT SOCIAL WORKER? no

> one has told us anything.

> I just recieved a call back from American Cancer

> Society here in town , and they have given me a

> couple numbers to call to see if these places have

> the toilet and the Depends,

> Got to run and call em

>

> Thanks for listening to me ramble

> Deb

>

> 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> resection on Sept 27th 2004

> found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph

> nodes involved

> open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005

> (Happy Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst

> like object on liver found

> April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

>

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

>

> ---------------------------------

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina

> relief effort.

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

______________________________________________________

Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/

September 8, 2005

Oh My goodness... I almost missed this email... I can't believe they are

doing this to your mom. They don't know what to do so they are just

sending her home?

That just doesn't make any sense at all.. I sure would file complaint

like Jan said below. Might even call a lawyer or at least threaten to

call one if they don't do what they can for your mom. That is just a

crying shame - you could even call the local tv news if you want some

real publicity...

Stand up and fight for your mom's right to decent care... Those things

you need should be covered by medicare but doc may have to authorize

some stuff.jj

Guess you will be looking for new doctor as well - sure wouldn't let

that bunch treat her anymore.

Hang in there kiddo.... Hopefully your mom will feel better at home and

get her wits back. Has to be something causing that -- definitely find

another doc asap so they can examine her and figure out what happened to

her... Big Hugs.... God Bless Jolene

Jan wrote:

> Deb,

> I don't remember where you live but all the hospitals I have been in

> have a person called a Patient Representative. Go to the admitting

> office in person and demand to see the Pt. Rep.

> It is her/his responsibility to make sure that the patient needs and

> the family are given everything and every bit of information

> available. There is also a Discharge Nurse who is responsible for

> seeing that the patient is being discharged with all needs met to the

> best of her ability. I am a former nurse and know that you are being

> shuffled aside so stand up and demand answers. You can also file a

> complaint, just write out in your own words what is going on and what

> has happened or NOT happened during moms' stay and give a copy to the

> Charge Nurse, the nurses station, the doctor AND the hospital

> Administrator. Trust me, the wheel that squeeks the loudest gets the

> grease.

>

> Also check with the Salvation Army store, Goodwill store and

> secondhand stores in your area for commodes, wheelchairs, etc. If she

> is on Medicare you can often get these purchased new and covered by

> insurance.

> Jan

>

> Sending mom home???????????????????

>

> > Remember the spinal tap they were gonna do on mom and the psych

> eval.?????

> > Well today we learned that they arent doing either , and are going

> to send her home tonight or tomorrow.

> > UMMM let me get this straight , you broke her , cant fix her so are

> gonna just shove her out the door?????????????????

> > She is STILL having the extreme diarrhea, but get this comes to find

> out she wasnt even GIVEN the imodiem AD yesterday because that nurse

> didnt think she needed it #$#$#@$#@.

> > They TIED HER TO THE BED last night , we found out because she kept

> trying to get out of bed , ( she was coming home, we live 3 blocks away)

> > She is still mentally confused , not sure how bad as I cant go up

> and see her today cause Im coming down sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST

> what I need. I cant get sick who is going to help mom?

> > I called around to price bedside commodes, they range from 60,00 to

> 110.00.

> > we are going to have to have one , also the adult diapers (

> > How the heck can they just send her home???????????????????????????????

> > Ive tried calling the docs , they just give me the hospital nurse IM

> SO MAD I COULD SPIT. !!

> > Ive called Hospice, to see if maybe the could at least point us in

> the direction we need to go ( no we arent putting mom in there , but

> maybe they can come out and show us what to do???

> > ) They asked if the social worker at the hospital has been by ,

> social worker WHAT SOCIAL WORKER? no one has told us anything.

> > I just recieved a call back from American Cancer Society here in

> town , and they have given me a couple numbers to call to see if these

> places have the toilet and the Depends,

> > Got to run and call em

> >

> > Thanks for listening to me ramble

> > Deb

> >

> > 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> > resection on Sept 27th 2004

> > found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

> > open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> > Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines

> > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

> liver found

> > April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

> NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

> >

September 8, 2005