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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Ms. Toad

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13. That works, unless you need hospital care

Reply to Akoto (Reply #12)

Sat Apr 6, 2024, 03:48 PM

Apr 2024

(as has been the case each time we have encountered it recently).

All of the hospitalizations were for life-threatening conditions. Our personal doctors have our full trust and could easily care for us in a hospital setting - but they are not permitted to do so because of the hospitalist system. Unfortunately, the treatments needed could not have been administered in an out-patient basis.

So to get something close to the care we needed, we were forced to work with a broken system. It was the best of two unacceptable alternatives.

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Hospitalists suck for patients with chronic/rare conditions (rant) [View all] Ms. Toad Sep 2023 OP

Prayers for your daughter. Hospitals & hospitalists can Joinfortmill Sep 2023 #1

We have a long-standing family policy Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #2

Best wishes for your daughter and good luck navigating the system. yonder Sep 2023 #3

Thanks. Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #5

Hope your daughter gets well soon. That's today's medicine. Don't think Silent Type Sep 2023 #4

We actually have several Marcus Welby types on her team. Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #6

A recent trip to the ER (for husband) led me to the same conclusions. shrike3 Oct 2023 #7

The hospitalist system includes surgical consults if there is a possibility they might be needed. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #8

This fellow had already declined to operate on my husband. shrike3 Oct 2023 #9

They continue to visit. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #10

Seems like a waste of time to repeatedly visit and tell someone they DON'T need surgery. shrike3 Oct 2023 #11

Chronically ill, best phrase I know for these situations: "I'm leaving against medical advice." Akoto Apr 2024 #12

That works, unless you need hospital care Ms. Toad Apr 2024 #13

The last time my husband was hospitalized, he had fallen and broke his left hip. He has a ton Ziggysmom Apr 2024 #14

You were lucky. Ms. Toad Apr 2024 #15