Jake Smith
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Today's update is still in severe pain so Marie decided to call Shands and see if they would give her an appt without the referral and sure enough no. But they said if she went to urgent care they could. So off we go to Urgent care and with Marie hurting like hell to see if we could finally get an referral for Oncologist, which was a one day referral for Oncologist that has been going on for 6 days now. He started out talking to Marie and daughter; saying we can't help, and don't do pain medicine either; then I told him what was going on and that we been trying to get this referral for 6 days and that she's been in pain for six months now, and needs some help. Told him who her primary doctors were who let this referral sit for six days and it's a one day referral; he said that's not right, "what's their number" ? While I was looking for it he said that's ok I got it on his phone. He said hold on while I call them, be right back. Five minutes later he came back and said; come here let me talk to you; while Marie and daughter waited in the waiting room. He said I reached them, and he told them there is no reason for this lady to be going through this, "y'all" need to do your job; there's no since in this, and said they told him the referral will go out today. Sure enough the referral is in the Oncologist office now; got a text, telling me, after getting home.
He said we don't do pain medicine here and there's a sign on the door; reason is you won't believe all the people we would be turning away.I said we can go over across street to ER where she had MRI, he said that's right and a good idea. I thanked him and shook his hand; nice man. We went to ER and got to a room and another Dr came in and I explained everything and how Marie needs a mild dose of morphine for pain to help and she didn't do well with oxycodone; seems to have side effects bad off it. He seemed to be going to help her, said he will be back and give her something for pain; yet stayed away for about an hour, came back and said is that helping? I said, what's helping, they gave her nothing, he said really, oh I thought they did, I said no. He said well I need to ask you Marie, we can keep you and go ahead and do test of the brain, lungs, biopsies and see where it's coming from, and biopsies to see what kind it is and when we find out we will send you to Shands from there. Marie said you were talking about cat scans, he said yes. I was thinking; not too sure of it, no control of what's being done, that could maybe cause her more pain, I told him I think she will go to the Oncologist first, and he said whatever you think. He again said I'll be right back and we will give her something for pain; I asked him will it be much longer? He said no I'll be right back soon. So an hour or so later still no shot, we left. After getting home a few hours later had a call from the pharmacy saying she has a prescription called in for hydrocodone from them, which we didn't go get. Wondering how she would do on that one.
Then her primary Dr called, and apologised for not signing a referral, said she was sick for three days, and it was only a clique for her to sign off. Said she is not sure why they didn't send her an email.I was still mad, and Marie was nice saying it's ok, after suffering six to seven days.
Oh yeah, we did get referral to Oncologist, in case I didn't say so.
He said we don't do pain medicine here and there's a sign on the door; reason is you won't believe all the people we would be turning away.I said we can go over across street to ER where she had MRI, he said that's right and a good idea. I thanked him and shook his hand; nice man. We went to ER and got to a room and another Dr came in and I explained everything and how Marie needs a mild dose of morphine for pain to help and she didn't do well with oxycodone; seems to have side effects bad off it. He seemed to be going to help her, said he will be back and give her something for pain; yet stayed away for about an hour, came back and said is that helping? I said, what's helping, they gave her nothing, he said really, oh I thought they did, I said no. He said well I need to ask you Marie, we can keep you and go ahead and do test of the brain, lungs, biopsies and see where it's coming from, and biopsies to see what kind it is and when we find out we will send you to Shands from there. Marie said you were talking about cat scans, he said yes. I was thinking; not too sure of it, no control of what's being done, that could maybe cause her more pain, I told him I think she will go to the Oncologist first, and he said whatever you think. He again said I'll be right back and we will give her something for pain; I asked him will it be much longer? He said no I'll be right back soon. So an hour or so later still no shot, we left. After getting home a few hours later had a call from the pharmacy saying she has a prescription called in for hydrocodone from them, which we didn't go get. Wondering how she would do on that one.
Then her primary Dr called, and apologised for not signing a referral, said she was sick for three days, and it was only a clique for her to sign off. Said she is not sure why they didn't send her an email.I was still mad, and Marie was nice saying it's ok, after suffering six to seven days.
Oh yeah, we did get referral to Oncologist, in case I didn't say so.
