Re: I'm Really Really Upset!!!-To Fran

March 16, 2005

Hi Fran,

Thank you for writing yesterday... your message was comforting and

helped me so much to feel better. I don't feel responsible... not for

what happened and not for not calling. I didn't know that I didn't

have the right information!! I didn't have a question, I thought my

problems were due to my error which I tried to correct. Apparently,

the residents were responsible for my discharge and they are the ones

that completely not only dropped the ball but lost it too. They are

supposed to know all the information and convey it to me. Come to

find out later that I'm not even getting a consistent story between

them. Each says something different from the other about all the

different medications I've been on. Yikes! And I have subsequently

spoken to my surgeon since posting yesterday. I know from him what my

medications should be and their dosage. He was shocked that I wasn't

given his direct number. He then gave me his home number and told me

how to reach him at any time, and that he was always happy to speak

to me. At my appointment with him tomorrow, I plan to talk about

everything with him, mostly because I think he needs to be aware of

my experiences with the residents. I want to get the whole story and

make sure he has it as well. At this point, responsibility seems to

lie with the residents and their poor performance. I think recovery

was hard because I've never had surgery before, and furthermore, I

just simply had no idea what to reasonably expect and what was within

or beyond normal.... you don't know what it is that you don't know.

Everything you've written is really good advice. I hope everyone yet

to have surgery has read your post so they go home from the hospital

armed with this knowledge. Thank you for writing. I am better rested

today, and better overall. I do know so much more now and have

definitely learned from this experience.... I needed that prayer and

the hugs yesterday, so thanks!!! Take care, Katja

PS, I'll let you know how my appointment tomorrow goes.

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