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MichelleP said:

Denise
Thank you for your kind words.....I don't hear that too often.

MichelleP said:

Good news my friends
After faxing the hospital, Pcp, Medical Group, Oncologist and calling the Case Manager....I got a phone call today telling me that there have been "immediate arrangements" for a home health nurse to start IV antibiotics every 6 hours for the next 14 days! PLUS, physical therapy visits 2 times a week for the next 6 weeks!

I asked "why" we were suddenly be treated with such wonderful care and was told they were afraid of a lawsuit because he was sent to a facility that was not prepared to care for him even though they said they were.

I never thought of a lawsuit! hummmm

SonSon said:

Lawsuits...
If that is in the back of your mind be sure to write summaries of events that include dates, times, names - very important in legal proceedings and can become vague over time (our minds only remember so much).
Fatima

jbenford said:

Been there
I am new here....My husband was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma B Burkett's Like. He had played 18 holes of golf 3 days before. Saw a doctor when his nose started bleeding and he didn't feel right. This man was totally healthy and not on any type of medications. He was told he had allergies and was sent home. I was out of town and came home that very night. Found him in bed, nose bleeding, pale white, sweating, and bruises along his abdomen and legs. We then went to the ER, he was admitted with a possible "viral" infection. No one could understand why his platelets were so low. After 3 days in the hospital and a weekend to just sit at home,we were referred to an oncologist. When we got to her office she immediately sent us into the city where he was admitted to an oncology intensive care unit. This was Sept. 2008. Bone marrow biopsy was done. No normal cells seen. All cancer lymphoma cells. Kidney's were shutting down due to fast rate of cancer cells multiplying and dying. Went on dialysis for 2 months. Chemo regimen over period of 3 months while in hospital and then continuing until May of 2009. Chemo ended in May. Kidney's returned to normal. My question after all this is are we the only cancer patients who have to use a wheelchair and who can hardly talk? We were told while in the hospital that these were "side effects" from the chemo and that they will go away. My husband can only walk with a walker and if long distances needs a wheelchair. His speech is slurred and it is very difficult to understand him. The doctor's are so very pleased about his cancer being gone (negative scans etc) but very little is said about him not being able to walk or talk. This man was an active, gainfully employed person, loving life, playing golf, happy and loving everyone. His blood counts are all normal. He continues to have a positive attitude. He is not depressed, sad at times when he thinks about all the things he is not able to do. He did have some heart damage where his ejection fraction went down to 35 but that has healed and it is almost normal now. The patients we see when we go to the doctor's office are all walking, and talking. Has this happened to anyone else out there? These symptoms came on all of a sudden when he was in the hospital. At first he could not sit up by himself. He had vertigo so bad he would sway from side to side, and said his head was spinning. Over time things got better but he is still left with balance issues and talking issues.

esined said:

Fatima is correct in
Fatima is correct in documenting everything. Get a bound book that shows no pages were removed and write in ink, numbered pages is better. Also follow up if you can with a letter to them making their statements back to them. In court those can be used as it is the recipient of the letter that must make the rebuttle, otherwise it can be considered as proof of the event. But of course it is his health that is the most important and as a result of you advacacy he is getting much better treatment.

Denise