- employment or lack there-of

[Guest guest]

Well, the hospital started out as a County facility. Then the

county shut it down so they could spend the budget on a

baseball stadium instead. So it was bought out by a private

hospital that ended up tearing it down five years later.

So we are affiliated with a private hospital with no obligations to

the community " patient or employee. But then, there really is no

such thing as loyalty anymore: either employee or employer. So

that in itself, isn't bad I guess (the lack of community obligation).

The big thing here is that a competitor hospital has been

growing malignantly (in their eyes) and whatever this

humongous conglomerate does, this tiny private hospital thinks

it has to do, only bigger and better. So instead of concentrating

on the one or two things it does well (like trauma for example) it

tries to do everything mediocrally (is that a word?). Which puts

them at a huge financial disadvantage as well as recruiting good

doctors / researchers. So they try to make it up with pay, which

they can only do by elminating the " non-professional " positions

(their word, not mine). So it is all politics and money. I heard too

that the hospital and Medical College have been hit with some

big-time lawsuits lately and that could be impacting the financial

bottom line.

As far as the zofran you have given me a good idea. I currently

take double the 4mgs when I have that real bad nausea that you

describe and the 4mg prophylactically. Maybe I can talk my PCP

or pain doctor into increasing the script to 8mgs. I am also

thinking of getting two scripts one for each insurance, to stock

pile too. I have never taken reglan - I have heard such horror

stories about that drug that I am quite scared of it but I am

convinced that I have gastroparesis...if anything from the

narcotics alone. I was told too about the generic zofran...in fact I

got a letter from Walgreens a year or so ago but when I inquired

a month back, they denied the letter and said that they highly

doubt that it is going generic anytime soon. But I do not take what

they say too seriously because there have been so many odd

things with them in the past. I am going to see if my friend the

pharmacist can find out for me.

Your symptoms are iffy enough that they can support either

diagnosis: and infection / obstruction or liver problems. An

obstruction / infection can also make your liver function go out of

whack......and liver problems can also affect your bowel

function...so it is hard to pinpoint. I hope your CT is able to shed

some light on things. You are so right to be concerned......both

from your recent surgery as well as you TP / ICT

Well......my ride just showed up....I gotta go.

I just wanted to wish you well with your CT and I hope you let us

know how you are!

Laurie