DizBelle
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2003
DH went to visit his mother who takes care of her mother (who turned 97 today).
MIL takes care of Granny so she knows her like a mother knows a baby and she notices something different. She takes Granny to the doctor and they do a blood test which shows an elevated white blood cell count indicating an infection. They suspect a UTI so they take a urine sample to test.
No meds have been given at this point.
A few days later, MIL calls to find out the status and is told that they lost he sample. So, they pack Granny up again and take her in to give another sample.
Still no meds.
More days go by and MIL calls to find out the status. She is told that the machine broke and destroyed Granny's sample. They pack Granny up again and take her in to give another sample. This the third sample.
Still no meds.
Many more days go by and MIL calls again and she is told that their machine is broken (which MIL already knew) and they sent the sample out and it will be 5-10 days before they get results.
Still no meds.
MIL tells them that something needs to happen sooner so they pack up Granny to take her in again to gove a 4th sample so it can be sent to a closer/faster lab.
Still no meds.
At this point, we're FIVE WEEKS into an infection in a 97 year old woman without any meds given for anything. MIL calls while DH is visiting and DH is listening in on the call and jumps in about how this is unacceptable. They say "well, if she is that bad off, you need to take her to the ER". HELLO!!!! They're trying to treat an infection early so that it doesn't become and an emergency and warrant a trip to the ER. At that point, the nurse hung up on them.
How in the world did our health care come to this.
FTR - MIL and Granny have had this doctor for 20 years. A few years ago, the practice was bought by some group or conglomerate or something and the care started tanking after that.
MIL takes care of Granny so she knows her like a mother knows a baby and she notices something different. She takes Granny to the doctor and they do a blood test which shows an elevated white blood cell count indicating an infection. They suspect a UTI so they take a urine sample to test.
No meds have been given at this point.
A few days later, MIL calls to find out the status and is told that they lost he sample. So, they pack Granny up again and take her in to give another sample.
Still no meds.
More days go by and MIL calls to find out the status. She is told that the machine broke and destroyed Granny's sample. They pack Granny up again and take her in to give another sample. This the third sample.
Still no meds.
Many more days go by and MIL calls again and she is told that their machine is broken (which MIL already knew) and they sent the sample out and it will be 5-10 days before they get results.
Still no meds.
MIL tells them that something needs to happen sooner so they pack up Granny to take her in again to gove a 4th sample so it can be sent to a closer/faster lab.
Still no meds.
At this point, we're FIVE WEEKS into an infection in a 97 year old woman without any meds given for anything. MIL calls while DH is visiting and DH is listening in on the call and jumps in about how this is unacceptable. They say "well, if she is that bad off, you need to take her to the ER". HELLO!!!! They're trying to treat an infection early so that it doesn't become and an emergency and warrant a trip to the ER. At that point, the nurse hung up on them.
How in the world did our health care come to this.
FTR - MIL and Granny have had this doctor for 20 years. A few years ago, the practice was bought by some group or conglomerate or something and the care started tanking after that.