Re: Emerence - home from hospital LONG

[Guest guest]

Wow, sorry you had such a rough time! Unbeilvable how things happen.

Katheirne mom to Autumn, Summer , skye and ocean

> Hi,

>

> This has been long weekend...Sat at the ER and we went back on

> Sunday and they felt that she was hydrated and doing okay. Then

she

> woke up crying and threw up. She had cocksackie (hand foot &

mouth)

> in her throat and already has a real big gag reflex. She already

> throws up while crying even when not sick.

>

> Anyway, the hospital has a pedi ER and the dr who discharges us Sun

> at 7:30 pm said if she wasn't better on Sun to come back and she

> would be admitted. Well, as I said she got sick so I called her dr

> office and the backup (Children's Hospital Boston) called and

agreed

> with me taht since she threw up with a blood sugar of 85 it was

only

> going to go down overnight. They said to take her to South Shore

> Hospital and she would be admitted

>

> So, I get there at 10;45 pm, they won't admit b/c they say she has

> to be seen first. NOr will they call the pedi dr. who dismissed

her

> (he was still on) nor will they call the pediatrics dr. on call on

> the pedi floor. Oh, and the pedi ER closes to new patients at 10pm

> so I was going to have to wait until a reg ER dr. saw her. AT this

> point I debated driving to Boston to Children's but thought it

would

> only be a couple of hrs and by the time I got her to Boston it

would

> be the same...so....2:30 am nothing and they told me not to feed

> her. I

>

> call the endo on call from Children's who called right back and

> said to give her sugar immediately followed by complex carbs if

> possible. I bought oj from the vending machine and already had

> wheat pretzels. She drank one oz and took 2 bites. I look up and

> there is a friend's husband - father is having a heart attack. I

> then take Emme to the bathroom and there is the handyman from her

> daycare (also a former coworker of my mother) whose daughter has

> just been brought in after being in a bad car accident (was

> broadsided while driving his Suburban, over a stone wall and hit a

> house - car is totalled).

>

> 3:30 am taken inside the emergency room. 4 am ask for the nurse

> twice (no on has come to our room since we were left there). 4:15

> nurse comes and says dr. very busy because of overdoes, heart

> failure, heart atatcks and car accident - I say I know because I

> know 2 of the people but someone has to at least look at my

daughter-

> get another ER dr. if not please call the pedi upstairs.

>

> 4:30 am see my friend's mother in law on her way out - husband

going

> to Boston hospital, then 5 minutes later see Dan with his family

and

> daughter - bruised cut but okay. 5 am I call the endo at

Children's

> frantic, no one has come at all. He has me check her blood and

says

> anything 70 or under needs immediate attention. It is 70 and I go

> find the nurse.

>

> 5:20 I call Children's because no one comes and am asking him if he

> can see us directly if I leave and drive into him in Boston. Just

> then the nurse comes in and he says he was able to get scribbled

> orders for a IV with D5. I hand over my cell and the endo urges

the

> placement of the IV with D5.

>

> 5:30 the dr comes in and tries to politely apologize while also

> trying to make me feel guilty about being persistent, he gets

called

> away as the 85 year old guy whose relatives have been fighting

> oustide my door about rescucitating him or not, goes into cardiac

> arrestr. As he leaves he tells me he asked the pedi on call to look

> at Emerence - my response is that since 10:45 pm I have been asking

> the same thing.

>

> The pedi dr admitted her without seeing her since he felt she

should

> have been there. We had to wait a bit for a bed and the IV was

> finally started. Emerence did not eat at all Monday but did drink

a

> bit. her throat was so very sore...However she did run around,

> insited on pushing her IV pole and was energetic which of course

> prompted the why are you here questions...however, her blood sugar

> rose because of the IV and she was hydrated at least. The floor dr

> was very good, not knowledgeable about RSS so he asked for the

name

> and number of the endo at Children's who was on call and he called

> ans asked for his advice (yea fr this doc admitting he didn't know

> and asking for help!). On top of this, the dr. dcovering for the

> practice we go to (and there are about 15 pedis!!!) was the ONE dr.

> I refuse to see. So we signed her care over to the floor dr.

>

> She got up and took IV out, ate breakfast, snack and lunch and

> maintained blood sugars on her own...so we left at 2 pm.

>

> And we are home!

>

> I now have to pay 3 $50 ER visits plus a $250 admissoin...and next

> week our insruance copays for the same jump to $75 and $500. YIKES.

>

>

>

> Today she slept late and

[Guest guest]

Oh - I'm so sorry for your ordeal at the hospital. You must

be completely exhausted. Hugs to you. Try to get some rest

yourself if you can. You are doing a fantastic job.

Our best to you and Emerence.

- H

> Hi,

>

> This has been long weekend...Sat at the ER and we went back on

> Sunday and they felt that she was hydrated and doing okay. Then

she

> woke up crying and threw up. She had cocksackie (hand foot &

mouth)

> in her throat and already has a real big gag reflex. She already

> throws up while crying even when not sick.

>

> Anyway, the hospital has a pedi ER and the dr who discharges us

Sun

> at 7:30 pm said if she wasn't better on Sun to come back and she

> would be admitted. Well, as I said she got sick so I called her

dr

> office and the backup (Children's Hospital Boston) called and

agreed

> with me taht since she threw up with a blood sugar of 85 it was

only

> going to go down overnight. They said to take her to South Shore

> Hospital and she would be admitted

>

> So, I get there at 10;45 pm, they won't admit b/c they say she

has

> to be seen first. NOr will they call the pedi dr. who dismissed

her

> (he was still on) nor will they call the pediatrics dr. on call on

> the pedi floor. Oh, and the pedi ER closes to new patients at

10pm

> so I was going to have to wait until a reg ER dr. saw her. AT

this

> point I debated driving to Boston to Children's but thought it

would

> only be a couple of hrs and by the time I got her to Boston it

would

> be the same...so....2:30 am nothing and they told me not to feed

> her. I

>

> call the endo on call from Children's who called right back and

> said to give her sugar immediately followed by complex carbs if

> possible. I bought oj from the vending machine and already had

> wheat pretzels. She drank one oz and took 2 bites. I look up and

> there is a friend's husband - father is having a heart attack. I

> then take Emme to the bathroom and there is the handyman from her

> daycare (also a former coworker of my mother) whose daughter has

> just been brought in after being in a bad car accident (was

> broadsided while driving his Suburban, over a stone wall and hit a

> house - car is totalled).

>

> 3:30 am taken inside the emergency room. 4 am ask for the nurse

> twice (no on has come to our room since we were left there). 4:15

> nurse comes and says dr. very busy because of overdoes, heart

> failure, heart atatcks and car accident - I say I know because I

> know 2 of the people but someone has to at least look at my

daughter-

> get another ER dr. if not please call the pedi upstairs.

>

> 4:30 am see my friend's mother in law on her way out - husband

going

> to Boston hospital, then 5 minutes later see Dan with his family

and

> daughter - bruised cut but okay. 5 am I call the endo at

Children's

> frantic, no one has come at all. He has me check her blood and

says

> anything 70 or under needs immediate attention. It is 70 and I go

> find the nurse.

>

> 5:20 I call Children's because no one comes and am asking him if

he

> can see us directly if I leave and drive into him in Boston. Just

> then the nurse comes in and he says he was able to get scribbled

> orders for a IV with D5. I hand over my cell and the endo urges

the

> placement of the IV with D5.

>

> 5:30 the dr comes in and tries to politely apologize while also

> trying to make me feel guilty about being persistent, he gets

called

> away as the 85 year old guy whose relatives have been fighting

> oustide my door about rescucitating him or not, goes into cardiac

> arrestr. As he leaves he tells me he asked the pedi on call to

look

> at Emerence - my response is that since 10:45 pm I have been

asking

> the same thing.

>

> The pedi dr admitted her without seeing her since he felt she

should

> have been there. We had to wait a bit for a bed and the IV was

> finally started. Emerence did not eat at all Monday but did drink

a

> bit. her throat was so very sore...However she did run around,

> insited on pushing her IV pole and was energetic which of course

> prompted the why are you here questions...however, her blood sugar

> rose because of the IV and she was hydrated at least. The floor

dr

> was very good, not knowledgeable about RSS so he asked for the

name

> and number of the endo at Children's who was on call and he called

> ans asked for his advice (yea fr this doc admitting he didn't know

> and asking for help!). On top of this, the dr. dcovering for the

> practice we go to (and there are about 15 pedis!!!) was the ONE

dr.

> I refuse to see. So we signed her care over to the floor dr.

>

> She got up and took IV out, ate breakfast, snack and lunch and

> maintained blood sugars on her own...so we left at 2 pm.

>

> And we are home!

>

> I now have to pay 3 $50 ER visits plus a $250 admissoin...and next

> week our insruance copays for the same jump to $75 and $500.

YIKES.

>

>

>

> Today she slept late and

[Guest guest]

i am glad she is better, i hate it when doctors think we are worng, and even

madder when the kids getadmitted but still jump off the walls........... i hate

emergency rooms, i have found one that gets kyla in as soon as she is seen in

the triage, it is a hour and a half away and i pass god knows how many

hospitals, but thats okay, i know she is taking care of there...good luck and i

hope she can stay well...stephanie

wrote:Hi,

This has been long weekend...Sat at the ER and we went back on

Sunday and they felt that she was hydrated and doing okay. Then she

woke up crying and threw up. She had cocksackie (hand foot & mouth)

in her throat and already has a real big gag reflex. She already

throws up while crying even when not sick.

Anyway, the hospital has a pedi ER and the dr who discharges us Sun

at 7:30 pm said if she wasn't better on Sun to come back and she

would be admitted. Well, as I said she got sick so I called her dr

office and the backup (Children's Hospital Boston) called and agreed

with me taht since she threw up with a blood sugar of 85 it was only

going to go down overnight. They said to take her to South Shore

Hospital and she would be admitted

So, I get there at 10;45 pm, they won't admit b/c they say she has

to be seen first. NOr will they call the pedi dr. who dismissed her

(he was still on) nor will they call the pediatrics dr. on call on

the pedi floor. Oh, and the pedi ER closes to new patients at 10pm

so I was going to have to wait until a reg ER dr. saw her. AT this

point I debated driving to Boston to Children's but thought it would

only be a couple of hrs and by the time I got her to Boston it would

be the same...so....2:30 am nothing and they told me not to feed

her. I

call the endo on call from Children's who called right back and

said to give her sugar immediately followed by complex carbs if

possible. I bought oj from the vending machine and already had

wheat pretzels. She drank one oz and took 2 bites. I look up and

there is a friend's husband - father is having a heart attack. I

then take Emme to the bathroom and there is the handyman from her

daycare (also a former coworker of my mother) whose daughter has

just been brought in after being in a bad car accident (was

broadsided while driving his Suburban, over a stone wall and hit a

house - car is totalled).

3:30 am taken inside the emergency room. 4 am ask for the nurse

twice (no on has come to our room since we were left there). 4:15

nurse comes and says dr. very busy because of overdoes, heart

failure, heart atatcks and car accident - I say I know because I

know 2 of the people but someone has to at least look at my daughter-

get another ER dr. if not please call the pedi upstairs.

4:30 am see my friend's mother in law on her way out - husband going

to Boston hospital, then 5 minutes later see Dan with his family and

daughter - bruised cut but okay. 5 am I call the endo at Children's

frantic, no one has come at all. He has me check her blood and says

anything 70 or under needs immediate attention. It is 70 and I go

find the nurse.

5:20 I call Children's because no one comes and am asking him if he

can see us directly if I leave and drive into him in Boston. Just

then the nurse comes in and he says he was able to get scribbled

orders for a IV with D5. I hand over my cell and the endo urges the

placement of the IV with D5.

5:30 the dr comes in and tries to politely apologize while also

trying to make me feel guilty about being persistent, he gets called

away as the 85 year old guy whose relatives have been fighting

oustide my door about rescucitating him or not, goes into cardiac

arrestr. As he leaves he tells me he asked the pedi on call to look

at Emerence - my response is that since 10:45 pm I have been asking

the same thing.

The pedi dr admitted her without seeing her since he felt she should

have been there. We had to wait a bit for a bed and the IV was

finally started. Emerence did not eat at all Monday but did drink a

bit. her throat was so very sore...However she did run around,

insited on pushing her IV pole and was energetic which of course

prompted the why are you here questions...however, her blood sugar

rose because of the IV and she was hydrated at least. The floor dr

was very good, not knowledgeable about RSS so he asked for the name

and number of the endo at Children's who was on call and he called

ans asked for his advice (yea fr this doc admitting he didn't know

and asking for help!). On top of this, the dr. dcovering for the

practice we go to (and there are about 15 pedis!!!) was the ONE dr.

I refuse to see. So we signed her care over to the floor dr.

She got up and took IV out, ate breakfast, snack and lunch and

maintained blood sugars on her own...so we left at 2 pm.

And we are home!

I now have to pay 3 $50 ER visits plus a $250 admissoin...and next

week our insruance copays for the same jump to $75 and $500. YIKES.

Today she slept late and

[Guest guest]

, I am so sorry for you and Emerence having such

a horrible night. I hope Emerence is continuing to

feel better and GOOD FOR YOU for keeping up the

battle. It's a shame that you had to. I cannot

believe that they CLOSE an ER after a certain hour. I

guess nothing happens with peds overnight? What

perfect world are they living in?

Before paying the copays, fight it. A few years ago,

was seen at the ER for dehydration, they

couldn't get an IV in and after two hours of watching

to see if she can get anything in herself we were sent

home. I was told to come back if she can't keep

anything down or get anything in. Finally after 4 1/2

hours I got her drink which only came up and up so

back we went. We then got admitted. What comes in

the mail, for me to pay the copay for the earlier in

the day ER and then later that night the admission to

the hospital. I argued and told them that had they

treated her in the ER properly or took the time and

then admitted her I wouldnt have the copay or any

other problems. After a long battle they realized

where this could go and dropped the ER copay.

B

5 1/2 and Kelli 3

--- wrote:

> Hi,

>

> This has been long weekend...Sat at the ER and we

> went back on

> Sunday and they felt that she was hydrated and doing

> okay. Then she

> woke up crying and threw up. She had cocksackie

> (hand foot & mouth)

> in her throat and already has a real big gag reflex.

> She already

> throws up while crying even when not sick.

>

> Anyway, the hospital has a pedi ER and the dr who

> discharges us Sun

> at 7:30 pm said if she wasn't better on Sun to come

> back and she

> would be admitted. Well, as I said she got sick so

> I called her dr

> office and the backup (Children's Hospital Boston)

> called and agreed

> with me taht since she threw up with a blood sugar

> of 85 it was only

> going to go down overnight. They said to take her

> to South Shore

> Hospital and she would be admitted

>

> So, I get there at 10;45 pm, they won't admit b/c

> they say she has

> to be seen first. NOr will they call the pedi dr.

> who dismissed her

> (he was still on) nor will they call the pediatrics

> dr. on call on

> the pedi floor. Oh, and the pedi ER closes to new

> patients at 10pm

> so I was going to have to wait until a reg ER dr.

> saw her. AT this

> point I debated driving to Boston to Children's but

> thought it would

> only be a couple of hrs and by the time I got her to

> Boston it would

> be the same...so....2:30 am nothing and they told me

> not to feed

> her. I

>

> call the endo on call from Children's who called

> right back and

> said to give her sugar immediately followed by

> complex carbs if

> possible. I bought oj from the vending machine and

> already had

> wheat pretzels. She drank one oz and took 2 bites.

> I look up and

> there is a friend's husband - father is having a

> heart attack. I

> then take Emme to the bathroom and there is the

> handyman from her

> daycare (also a former coworker of my mother) whose

> daughter has

> just been brought in after being in a bad car

> accident (was

> broadsided while driving his Suburban, over a stone

> wall and hit a

> house - car is totalled).

>

> 3:30 am taken inside the emergency room. 4 am ask

> for the nurse

> twice (no on has come to our room since we were left

> there). 4:15

> nurse comes and says dr. very busy because of

> overdoes, heart

> failure, heart atatcks and car accident - I say I

> know because I

> know 2 of the people but someone has to at least

> look at my daughter-

> get another ER dr. if not please call the pedi

> upstairs.

>

> 4:30 am see my friend's mother in law on her way out

> - husband going

> to Boston hospital, then 5 minutes later see Dan

> with his family and

> daughter - bruised cut but okay. 5 am I call the

> endo at Children's

> frantic, no one has come at all. He has me check

> her blood and says

> anything 70 or under needs immediate attention. It

> is 70 and I go

> find the nurse.

>

> 5:20 I call Children's because no one comes and am

> asking him if he

> can see us directly if I leave and drive into him in

> Boston. Just

> then the nurse comes in and he says he was able to

> get scribbled

> orders for a IV with D5. I hand over my cell and

> the endo urges the

> placement of the IV with D5.

>

> 5:30 the dr comes in and tries to politely apologize

> while also

> trying to make me feel guilty about being

> persistent, he gets called

> away as the 85 year old guy whose relatives have

> been fighting

> oustide my door about rescucitating him or not, goes

> into cardiac

> arrestr. As he leaves he tells me he asked the pedi

> on call to look

> at Emerence - my response is that since 10:45 pm I

> have been asking

> the same thing.

>

> The pedi dr admitted her without seeing her since he

> felt she should

> have been there. We had to wait a bit for a bed

> and the IV was

> finally started. Emerence did not eat at all Monday

> but did drink a

> bit. her throat was so very sore...However she did

> run around,

> insited on pushing her IV pole and was energetic

> which of course

> prompted the why are you here questions...however,

> her blood sugar

> rose because of the IV and she was hydrated at

> least. The floor dr

> was very good, not knowledgeable about RSS so he

> asked for the name

> and number of the endo at Children's who was on call

> and he called

> ans asked for his advice (yea fr this doc admitting

> he didn't know

> and asking for help!). On top of this, the dr.

> dcovering for the

> practice we go to (and there are about 15 pedis!!!)

> was the ONE dr.

> I refuse to see. So we signed her care over to the

> floor dr.

>

> She got up and took IV out, ate breakfast, snack and

> lunch and

> maintained blood sugars on her own...so we left at 2

> pm.

>

> And we are home!

>

> I now have to pay 3 $50 ER visits plus a $250

> admissoin...and next

> week our insruance copays for the same jump to $75

> and $500. YIKES.

>

>

>

> Today she slept late and

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I'm sorry you had to go through all that. That would be absolutely horrible. I

would be pretty ticked off about the whole ordeal.

Tonya

wrote:

Hi,

This has been long weekend...Sat at the ER and we went back on

Sunday and they felt that she was hydrated and doing okay. Then she

woke up crying and threw up. She had cocksackie (hand foot & mouth)

in her throat and already has a real big gag reflex. She already

throws up while crying even when not sick.

Anyway, the hospital has a pedi ER and the dr who discharges us Sun

at 7:30 pm said if she wasn't better on Sun to come back and she

would be admitted. Well, as I said she got sick so I called her dr

office and the backup (Children's Hospital Boston) called and agreed

with me taht since she threw up with a blood sugar of 85 it was only

going to go down overnight. They said to take her to South Shore

Hospital and she would be admitted

So, I get there at 10;45 pm, they won't admit b/c they say she has

to be seen first. NOr will they call the pedi dr. who dismissed her

(he was still on) nor will they call the pediatrics dr. on call on

the pedi floor. Oh, and the pedi ER closes to new patients at 10pm

so I was going to have to wait until a reg ER dr. saw her. AT this

point I debated driving to Boston to Children's but thought it would

only be a couple of hrs and by the time I got her to Boston it would

be the same...so....2:30 am nothing and they told me not to feed

her. I

call the endo on call from Children's who called right back and

said to give her sugar immediately followed by complex carbs if

possible. I bought oj from the vending machine and already had

wheat pretzels. She drank one oz and took 2 bites. I look up and

there is a friend's husband - father is having a heart attack. I

then take Emme to the bathroom and there is the handyman from her

daycare (also a former coworker of my mother) whose daughter has

just been brought in after being in a bad car accident (was

broadsided while driving his Suburban, over a stone wall and hit a

house - car is totalled).

3:30 am taken inside the emergency room. 4 am ask for the nurse

twice (no on has come to our room since we were left there). 4:15

nurse comes and says dr. very busy because of overdoes, heart

failure, heart atatcks and car accident - I say I know because I

know 2 of the people but someone has to at least look at my daughter-

get another ER dr. if not please call the pedi upstairs.

4:30 am see my friend's mother in law on her way out - husband going

to Boston hospital, then 5 minutes later see Dan with his family and

daughter - bruised cut but okay. 5 am I call the endo at Children's

frantic, no one has come at all. He has me check her blood and says

anything 70 or under needs immediate attention. It is 70 and I go

find the nurse.

5:20 I call Children's because no one comes and am asking him if he

can see us directly if I leave and drive into him in Boston. Just

then the nurse comes in and he says he was able to get scribbled

orders for a IV with D5. I hand over my cell and the endo urges the

placement of the IV with D5.

5:30 the dr comes in and tries to politely apologize while also

trying to make me feel guilty about being persistent, he gets called

away as the 85 year old guy whose relatives have been fighting

oustide my door about rescucitating him or not, goes into cardiac

arrestr. As he leaves he tells me he asked the pedi on call to look

at Emerence - my response is that since 10:45 pm I have been asking

the same thing.

The pedi dr admitted her without seeing her since he felt she should

have been there. We had to wait a bit for a bed and the IV was

finally started. Emerence did not eat at all Monday but did drink a

bit. her throat was so very sore...However she did run around,

insited on pushing her IV pole and was energetic which of course

prompted the why are you here questions...however, her blood sugar

rose because of the IV and she was hydrated at least. The floor dr

was very good, not knowledgeable about RSS so he asked for the name

and number of the endo at Children's who was on call and he called

ans asked for his advice (yea fr this doc admitting he didn't know

and asking for help!). On top of this, the dr. dcovering for the

practice we go to (and there are about 15 pedis!!!) was the ONE dr.

I refuse to see. So we signed her care over to the floor dr.

She got up and took IV out, ate breakfast, snack and lunch and

maintained blood sugars on her own...so we left at 2 pm.

And we are home!

I now have to pay 3 $50 ER visits plus a $250 admissoin...and next

week our insruance copays for the same jump to $75 and $500. YIKES.

Today she slept late and