Hi to all,
Just got off the phone with Paul (Donna's husband) and he told me that she's in a lot of pain and discomfort right now, and not getting the care that she had hoped for.
They kept her intubated beause of her blood pressure being so low. She's in the step down unit right now, and out of ICU. She doesn't have a private room and has to share with a gentlemen, who tried to help her when the nurse wasn't available. She had a very crabby nurse yesterday who didn't think she needed any other pain medication but Tylenol 3. Donna was miserable! She also has a phone in her room that doesn't work and she can't call out of, but she's able to receive calls.
Paul gave me the phone number of the hospital so I could talk with her personally. She confirmed everything he already had told me. Her INR is only 1.4 and they'll be discharging her tomorrow morning. So much for our wonderful health care. It is getting worse by the day I believe. Overworked, underpaid and tired nurses who take their frustrations out on the patients.
Christina
AVR's 8/7/00 & 8/18/00
Tucson, AZ
Just got off the phone with Paul (Donna's husband) and he told me that she's in a lot of pain and discomfort right now, and not getting the care that she had hoped for.
They kept her intubated beause of her blood pressure being so low. She's in the step down unit right now, and out of ICU. She doesn't have a private room and has to share with a gentlemen, who tried to help her when the nurse wasn't available. She had a very crabby nurse yesterday who didn't think she needed any other pain medication but Tylenol 3. Donna was miserable! She also has a phone in her room that doesn't work and she can't call out of, but she's able to receive calls.
Paul gave me the phone number of the hospital so I could talk with her personally. She confirmed everything he already had told me. Her INR is only 1.4 and they'll be discharging her tomorrow morning. So much for our wonderful health care. It is getting worse by the day I believe. Overworked, underpaid and tired nurses who take their frustrations out on the patients.
Christina
AVR's 8/7/00 & 8/18/00
Tucson, AZ
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