I have a question

[Guest guest]

is right,

They should at least given you a nebulizer treatment.

I was in the hospital twice in the past 40 days, 2 different hospitals,

but for the same thing, pneumonia.

Second time was by ambulance to our small local hospital. Was there for

4 days and it was a nightmare. From meds not being given on time, from

all my pills looking different than I know them to be, to resp.

therapist given me duo-neb with symbicourt which is clearly stated as

not to do that by my Doc, to pumping so much salumedrol ( sp) in me, a

steroid, that gave me diabetes high enough to require shots before any

meal. ( never have been diagnosed as an diabetic , it's the meds that

can do that).Since they finally figured out that duo-neb was not

compatible they gave me albuterol, which of course set of my heart

arrhythmia ( I told them it would), they had no xopenex for the

nebulizer. I had 4 different doctors who told me 4 different things and

than got into the steroid funk of extreme high anxiety when I could not

breathe from the pneumonia, on top of it an asthma attack and than

hyperventilated breathing because my last heart med got mixed up by the

pharmacy. I truly began to think the hospital was going to kill me. Than

they let me out , gave me a discharge sheet to eat a diabetic diet,

without any instructions as how to do it. Thank goodness, I have a few

friends who are diabetic and they pitched right in. It took a week of

me having still high BS readings to level out.

My 02 sts read around 90, so one doc said oxygen another said no, every

day another doc came with another opinion.To me , that hospital stay was

frustrating to the max.

I am glad to be home again, glad for the IV's of antibiotics that most

likely saved my life, but as far as I am concerned the asthma could

have been handled different. I told them when I got admitted, that I

react badly on prednisone, that the anxiety aggravates my asthma and

that my pulmo doc agreed to treat me with it as little as is possible.

Also because I have severe osteoporosis, as little as possible steroids

should be used on me. Already have broken my hip, arm , femur and hand

within the past 6 years. I live in a very small town, when a ambulance

comes, they have to take you to the nearest hospital, our small local

one, but all my reg, doc's are at the larger facility, 30 minutes away.

Our medical system is so screwed up in some ways, if it is the cost of

prescriptions to manage as a senior or the treatment once in the

hospital. One truly needs an advocate to watch what is given to you on

meds and to fight for you when you can't breathe and can't assert yourself.

C-M

[Guest guest]

Do yourself a favor, always keep your meds with you even in an emergency. My

asthma stuff even the xoponex stays in my backpack, I wear a medical alert

necklace stating I have an allergy to albuterol and a few other things and

my heart conditions. I also have a print out of which meds I'm taking and

keep it in my medical folder. It's a real shame when we have to go to these

lengths to stop these hospitals from screwing up our meds. They are setting

themselves up for a major lawsuit. Also write down what they claim they are

giving you, the amount and what time, IF you have a camera take a pictures

of it. Any documentation if it went to trial is all in your favor. I had to

do this for my grandfather, The staff was annoyed but I also told them,

" This is MY grandfather and I am going to make sure NO mistakes are made

with him " After that they backed off, I did the same exact thing for my step

Dad! I don't always trust the medical system so I document everything.

Terry

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He

didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

Teddy Bear's Early Learning Program

Established August of 1992

Re: I have a question

is right,

They should at least given you a nebulizer treatment.

I was in the hospital twice in the past 40 days, 2 different hospitals, but

for the same thing, pneumonia.

Second time was by ambulance to our small local hospital. Was there for

4 days and it was a nightmare. From meds not being given on time, from all

my pills looking different than I know them to be, to resp.

therapist given me duo-neb with symbicourt which is clearly stated as not to

do that by my Doc, to pumping so much salumedrol ( sp) in me, a steroid,

that gave me diabetes high enough to require shots before any meal. ( never

have been diagnosed as an diabetic , it's the meds that can do that).Since

they finally figured out that duo-neb was not compatible they gave me

albuterol, which of course set of my heart arrhythmia ( I told them it

would), they had no xopenex for the nebulizer. I had 4 different doctors who

told me 4 different things and than got into the steroid funk of extreme

high anxiety when I could not breathe from the pneumonia, on top of it an

asthma attack and than hyperventilated breathing because my last heart med

got mixed up by the pharmacy. I truly began to think the hospital was going

to kill me. Than they let me out , gave me a discharge sheet to eat a

diabetic diet, without any instructions as how to do it. Thank goodness, I

have a few friends who are diabetic and they pitched right in. It took a

week of me having still high BS readings to level out.

My 02 sts read around 90, so one doc said oxygen another said no, every day

another doc came with another opinion.To me , that hospital stay was

frustrating to the max.

I am glad to be home again, glad for the IV's of antibiotics that most

likely saved my life, but as far as I am concerned the asthma could have

been handled different. I told them when I got admitted, that I react badly

on prednisone, that the anxiety aggravates my asthma and that my pulmo doc

agreed to treat me with it as little as is possible.

Also because I have severe osteoporosis, as little as possible steroids

should be used on me. Already have broken my hip, arm , femur and hand

within the past 6 years. I live in a very small town, when a ambulance

comes, they have to take you to the nearest hospital, our small local one,

but all my reg, doc's are at the larger facility, 30 minutes away.

Our medical system is so screwed up in some ways, if it is the cost of

prescriptions to manage as a senior or the treatment once in the hospital.

One truly needs an advocate to watch what is given to you on meds and to

fight for you when you can't breathe and can't assert yourself.

C-M

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[Guest guest]

Ann,

How did you go a month without meds???

Alana

So I went without asthma meds for another month before I got seen

[Guest guest]

I had all my meds with me, and the print out from the previous hospital

stay, plus x-rays.

they would not allow me to take the meds brought from home and waited 3

days to look at the paperwork from the other hospital, same condition,

that was just 10 days prior.

I know the other hospital faxed it , right after admission, they just

skimmed it, not really paying attention.

It was real hard to be assertive about myself, being very sick and weak,

never mind not being able to really speak because of my breathing problems.

My usual advocate was out of town, it's important to have an advocate, I

can't stress that enough.

C-M

[Guest guest]

This could not be more true!!!!!! I keep a log of every med I take what it's

for and how often, also in this log is all my medical conditions, medication

reactions.

It really erks me when the dr's that are suppose to help you are working so

hard against you. You do know what their problem is don't you? They want to

be the OH WONDERFUL DR, I dealt with several of those during Tyler's

admissions and have jerked several back down to size, just because you wear

that WHITE Dr's coat don't mean garbage to me, It's how you listen and take

what I say into account and if you don't, I WILL go higher up until I get

satisfaction, I've taught my hubby to be the same way. These know it all

dr's don't like for us patients to know more than them, It's like they get

insulted or something.

Terry

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He

didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

Teddy Bear's Early Learning Program

Established August of 1992

Re: I have a question

I had all my meds with me, and the print out from the previous hospital

stay, plus x-rays.

they would not allow me to take the meds brought from home and waited 3

days to look at the paperwork from the other hospital, same condition, that

was just 10 days prior.

I know the other hospital faxed it , right after admission, they just

skimmed it, not really paying attention.

It was real hard to be assertive about myself, being very sick and weak,

never mind not being able to really speak because of my breathing problems.

My usual advocate was out of town, it's important to have an advocate, I

can't stress that enough.

C-M

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[Guest guest]

I know what you mean about hospitals and meds.

Everytime I've been there, they won't let me bring my own meds and

take them. But they never give me all of my meds that I'm on daily!

They also don't listen either!

I'm very sensitive to pain meds, they always learn the hard way!

Morphine does me a number! I told the nurse not to give me any after

my spinal surgery,but she said she'd just give me half the dose. Well

she learned the hard way, throwing up and anxiety attack all night

long my first night after surgery.

Why can't they listen? We know how drugs affect us and what we have to

take daily.

>

> This could not be more true!!!!!! I keep a log of every med I take

what it's

> for and how often, also in this log is all my medical conditions,

medication

> reactions.

>

> It really erks me when the dr's that are suppose to help you are

working so

> hard against you. You do know what their problem is don't you? They

want to

> be the OH WONDERFUL DR, I dealt with several of those during Tyler's

> admissions and have jerked several back down to size, just because

you wear

> that WHITE Dr's coat don't mean garbage to me, It's how you listen

and take

> what I say into account and if you don't, I WILL go higher up until

I get

> satisfaction, I've taught my hubby to be the same way. These know it all

> dr's don't like for us patients to know more than them, It's like

they get

> insulted or something.

>

>

> Terry

> I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish

that He

> didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

>

>

> Teddy Bear's Early Learning Program

> Established August of 1992

>

> Re: I have a question

>

> I had all my meds with me, and the print out from the previous hospital

> stay, plus x-rays.

> they would not allow me to take the meds brought from home and waited 3

> days to look at the paperwork from the other hospital, same

condition, that

> was just 10 days prior.

> I know the other hospital faxed it , right after admission, they just

> skimmed it, not really paying attention.

> It was real hard to be assertive about myself, being very sick and weak,

> never mind not being able to really speak because of my breathing

problems.

> My usual advocate was out of town, it's important to have an advocate, I

> can't stress that enough.

> C-M

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Again this just reminds me of how blessed and lucky I have been with

all of this. I've been lucky enough to have an excellent hospital

within a half hour of my house, and been enough times that all the ER

docs know me and how I will react. Even though all of the admissions

are not good, at least I get consistent care with no hassles at this

point.

Madeline

> >

> > This could not be more true!!!!!! I keep a log of every med I take

> what it's

> > for and how often, also in this log is all my medical conditions,

> medication

> > reactions.

> >

> > It really erks me when the dr's that are suppose to help you are

> working so

> > hard against you. You do know what their problem is don't you? They

> want to

> > be the OH WONDERFUL DR, I dealt with several of those during Tyler's

> > admissions and have jerked several back down to size, just because

> you wear

> > that WHITE Dr's coat don't mean garbage to me, It's how you listen

> and take

> > what I say into account and if you don't, I WILL go higher up until

> I get

> > satisfaction, I've taught my hubby to be the same way. These know

it all

> > dr's don't like for us patients to know more than them, It's like

> they get

> > insulted or something.

> >

> >

> > Terry

> > I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish

> that He

> > didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

> >

> >

> > Teddy Bear's Early Learning Program

> > Established August of 1992

> >

> > Re: I have a question

> >

> > I had all my meds with me, and the print out from the previous

hospital

> > stay, plus x-rays.

> > they would not allow me to take the meds brought from home and

waited 3

> > days to look at the paperwork from the other hospital, same

> condition, that

> > was just 10 days prior.

> > I know the other hospital faxed it , right after admission, they just

> > skimmed it, not really paying attention.

> > It was real hard to be assertive about myself, being very sick and

weak,

> > never mind not being able to really speak because of my breathing

> problems.

> > My usual advocate was out of town, it's important to have an

advocate, I

> > can't stress that enough.

> > C-M

> >

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Im lucky enough that my asthma is mild outside of when Im sick. I had an albuterol inhaler and otc meds for my allergies, but I wasnt anywhere near what could be called controlled. I wouldnt want to do it again.. Im one of the luckier folks who, if they can control the allergies can usually keep the asthma under control. At least in the past thats the way it was but I lived in NY and was just starting to react to things down here in FL. Since then Ive been sort of controlled..but I have discovered that Oak pollen is BAAAAD for me and recently (since we didnt have any major storms the past 2 yrs here) that hurricanes passing by seem to be bad too. Im not too well controlled this week...for the first time since February/March Im consistently in the yellow this weekend. I seem to be staying in the high end of my yellow zone so Ill just keep watching for now and if I start falling lower then Ill drag myself to the doc. For now using my albuterol 3x a day with my other meds seems to be holding me steady...Get the MapQuest Toolbar. Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices More!