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

[Guest guest]

Hi Kayja,

I am really glad you got the correct information and your surgeons

phone number too. I am sure he was upset about it too. I am glad

the post helped you. I am a surgery vet, so have learned the hard

way that when in doubt ... yell loudly!! lol I am glad you are

having a more comfortable day today. And with the number and

correct information about dosage and meds, your recovery should be

much much more comfortable from this point. I will be looking for

your report on your office visit!

Hugs,

Fran

>

> 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.