Re: Results from my MRCP...or lack thereof!!!!

[Guest guest]

Heidi,

Good lord, it doesn't stop, does it. You, like Kimber, are meticulous in

making sure whose on first, what on second, etc. I remember your posts

following the tests. It is like the twilight zone. You are such an incredible

woman of strength, though, even when you feel like you are pulling your hair

out. I hope you don't pull out too much (my is falling out again). I will be

eager to see how all this turns out, and if the cysts turns up in his report

somewhere???

When you said, " These procedures are always more than $5,000 " it really

touched a nerve. Even as a nurse, I have a problem charging patients for a

procedure I have to do twice because the first one failed. Take an IV, for

instance, I realize there are contributing circumstances which cause some

people to be " stuck " twice, but there are some nurses who are careless and

contaminate the needle, etc. We pay for those mistakes on our bill. But, the

big ones, like CT scans, USs, MRCPs, etc. that can really eat into our

lifetime maximum. Living with a chronic illness, like Pancreatitis, I

quickly became aware of the incidental medical costs. (There was a long

thread about this a few months ago) There are some medical tests that are

only authorized every so often..no matter what.

It is just disturbing that we have to take on the this additional burden.

There is no other profession like medicine (that's for sure). In most cases

where there was an error in the delivery of services, whether it was reading

surveying measurements, constructions, even restaurants...the consumer

received the services again on behalf of the provider.

It does open the door to much controversy in the field of medical ethics.

Blessings,

Karyn , RN

Executive Director, PAI

Symposium August 28 & 29, 2003