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delorisdoe
04-05-2011, 12:16 AM
First off, my hospital that I am treated out of just announced that they are no longer accepting emergency patients over the age of 17. I have never actually used the er for myself but I have known that if I need it it is there and my wg doctors are too. Now if I ever do need to go to the er it will be at a hospital i am unfamilliar with. How will my wg doctors even find me. why wasnt I consulted about this change.:predrage: They should have asked me first. lol.

secondly, I had to drop of my 24 hour urine collection today. for some reason I brought two sets of keys to my car. Good thing because I got half way home and realised that the set i have in my ignition is not the same set that unlocks my home. I figured I could call and ask them but aparently you cant call the collection lab so i have to go back and hope they are there. I have a feeling though that they are in the lab itself in the bag with my urine.

I should just go back to bed i am sure of it.

NicShaf
04-05-2011, 01:09 AM
I don't understand, how can a hospital refuse patients based on age, that sounds crazy?

delorisdoe
04-05-2011, 01:23 AM
There are 3 er's in the city and this hospital has a childrens hosptal in it and they have no designated the er as a childrens only er. Poo

Brooke
04-05-2011, 01:28 AM
Yes, how annoying for you. Do you have some medical records there that you can have transfered to another hospital? Maybe let all of you doctors know as well?

delorisdoe
04-05-2011, 02:01 AM
My doctors are not moving my records do not need to move. It is just the comfort of knowing this hospital including the parking lot. :) I just picture myself being in the er and my doctors not being there to treat me and I will be alone. I am honestly more upset about my keys

Chris G
04-05-2011, 02:21 AM
Oh, I'm sorry........I have to laugh about your keys being in the bag with your urine sample!! LOL!!

What would your wegs docs want you to do in an emergency? That's what you should find out. Call them, and then go back to bed!!!

Jack
04-05-2011, 02:45 AM
My local hospital A&E do not treat children and anything more than routine stuff they transfer to the nearest major hospital. The hospital where I receive my Wegener's treatment is on the other side of town, so if I have anything serious it is best if I can get over there to avoid all the communication problems.

I have a follow-up dermatology appointment tomorrow which will be at the local hospital since it is just routine stuff. It is only a 10 minute drive! :)

freakyschizogirl
04-05-2011, 02:57 AM
I see doctors across 3 hospitals in my region, one of which has the vasculitis team, one my cardiololgist and the last is in my town where i recieve the worst treatment from ENT and Rheumatology. Means i have to travel further for better treatment, but this is worth its weight in gold!

Good luck to you.

delorisdoe
04-05-2011, 02:59 AM
Lol. Weird thing is I never take both sets of keys but for some reason I did today. I trust this hospital sooo much. The next closest one is the same hospital that did a spinal tap on my brother to send to the mayo clinic as only they can diagnose devicks desease. The sample never made it because They LOST IT:ohmy:

Chris G
04-05-2011, 03:03 AM
You've got me thinking about what I would do in an emergency......my specialists are over an hour from my house. The local hospitals probably wouldn't know what to do for me. I'll hope there are no emergencies.

Jack
04-05-2011, 03:32 AM
I'll hope there are no emergencies.
Not the greatest of plans is it? :wink1:

More seriously, it is well worthwhile working out what to do in different circumstances and letting other people know too just in case you are not in a fit enough to think straight.

delorisdoe
04-05-2011, 03:48 AM
Not the greatest of plans is it? :wink1:

More seriously, it is well worthwhile working out what to do in different circumstances and letting other people know too just in case you are not in a fit enough to think straight.

I am laughing a little bit now considering the night you had jack. :biggrin1:

Jack
04-05-2011, 04:25 AM
:blushing:
Just listen to the good advice will ya? I had a plan, I just didn't follow it! :rolleyes1:

Chris G
04-05-2011, 05:36 AM
:blushing:
Just listen to the good advice will ya? I had a plan, I just didn't follow it! :rolleyes1:

Ha ha. I see how this works.........Do as I say, not as I do. Got it. :wink1:

drz
04-05-2011, 08:26 AM
:blushing:
Just listen to the good advice will ya? I had a plan, I just didn't follow it! :rolleyes1:
Glad it seemed to turn out OK for you anyway. Some times we get lucky which only seems fair given the bad luck we had to come down with Wegener's disease in the first place.

Take care yourself Jack.

delorisdoe
04-05-2011, 08:55 AM
Doesn't anybody care about my keys?:crying::frown:

pberggren1
04-05-2011, 09:40 AM
They will turn up in the urinalysis report silly! :wink1:

delorisdoe
04-05-2011, 10:09 AM
They will turn up in the urinalysis report silly! :wink1:

one can only hope.

jola57
04-05-2011, 03:45 PM
They should know who to return them to and anyhow just think Deloris, they will now have the keys to unlock the secrets of your sample :flapper:

Sangye
04-06-2011, 12:44 AM
Pee-pee keys. Eww. :laugh:

delorisdoe
04-06-2011, 12:57 AM
AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG:predrage:

Jack
04-06-2011, 05:13 AM
No. It seems that no one cares much about your keys! :flapper:


Sorry, I must learn to be more compassionate. :wink1:

Hope they come home soon! :biggrin1:

pberggren1
04-06-2011, 05:18 AM
The Urinalysis Report is back:

It says that you have too many keys in your diet and you have to cut back. So it does not look like you will get any keys back.

delorisdoe
04-06-2011, 05:28 AM
You guys are REALLY funny. seriously I am laughing out loud.:laugh:

onatreetop
04-06-2011, 09:22 AM
I have the same problem. All my docs are spread out over the state and into another. So........the closest hospital is the er I visit and they have called my docs before treating me. They do hang on to me for monitoring the heart and lungs sometimes. Lately its been about the kidney stones that i have had to visit for. And a TIA about six monthes ago. They will ship me out to PA. Or MD if needed.They know I am to complicated for them. They have actually ask me what test they should run and which doc to call first. It is almost like self services.

Sangye
04-06-2011, 01:16 PM
Just hand them your keys and they'll take care of the rest. :wink1:

renidrag
04-06-2011, 07:30 PM
I keep a paper in my wallet explaining what is wrong with me and meds I have been on and so on, just in case I can not speak for myself and I am alone. Those are the only keys I give the hospital.
Dale

Sangye
04-07-2011, 12:44 AM
I have one also. I've had to use it two times when I couldn't speak to give them the details-- one was during a kidney stone attack and the other was with the severe vertigo. Sure came in handy. Also, if you wind up in the ER and you're really weak, you can hand them the paper instead of having to answer everything. Then all they have to ask is "Is everything current?" Whew.

delorisdoe
04-08-2011, 11:21 AM
So I went back to the hospital today and tried to find my keys and everyone I talked to about it laughed when I told them where I thought they were. I gave up. Mostly because if you are there less than 15 minutes parking is free.

Chris G
04-08-2011, 09:34 PM
They'll turn up somewhere obvious I bet. Like in a pocket, or under the seat of your car. I lost my Ipod a couple weeks ago, and it still hasn't turned up - and all I did was take it out of my car, to bring into the house. With the drug fog I'm in all the time, I literally can't remember any of it - it's very frustrating! This "drug fog" is my biggest complaint lately. It's a struggle to think anything through, and I can't pay attention - I feel like I have no control over my brain.