Tuesday, August 30, 2011

hi all, i arrived at the unit around 5:15AM, in the dark, and it is a very chilly morning. I did my weight - 47.4, went to my assigned station, the tech took my vitals, and my b/p was a little elevated, and i do know why, i will share this with you later on this blog. The RN didn't come around until 5:30 AM. She started the preparations by connecting my arterial and venous line, and then she preceded with the regular cleansing of the catherer and the surrounding area. After she examined my lungs and heart, she noticed that i was having breathing difficulties, and she hooked me up to some oxygen. After the treatment was over, i was breathing somewhat a little better. I went to weigh myself, the results - 46.6, i came back to the chair, and she checked my lungs again, and i ask her point blank, how was my lungs, and of course, she tells me, they sound clear. By this time, i don't know if i believe her, because they had been telling me, everytime i have treatment, that my lungs are clear. And as i shared with you a few weeks ago, i had to seek medical attention from ER, my weekends don't really go so well, as i seem to always experience breathing difficulty, after the second day of the weekend. Finding the x-ray showed, that i had fluid around my lungs and also pneumonia, so what does that tell you about hemo, that they really don't know if you have fluid lingering around your lungs or not. Like i mentioned in a previous post, dialysis units should invest in an x-ray machine, to know for sure, if a pt. could have excess fluid issues, all this guessing is not hitting on anything. For the life of me, what in the world, do those nurses be listening to, are they really trained to listen for certain sounds or what. Now, i must visit the PD department, in which i do miss. My transfer set is scheduled to be changed, because i will be having surgery sometime soon, and if i don't have my transfer set changed, i could be at a greater risk of the development of peritonitits, and i truly don't want to develop that. While i was there, i told them how much i miss them and the department, and they said the same in return. Before i left, one of the nurses, yells out from her office, hurry and get back to us,we miss you and she don't know how much i want to get back to PD. I know my PD catherer is working well, because i have to do a flush on the regular, while on hemo. I went to Kaiser, Vallejo, to the building where the medical secretaries are stationed, but when i got there, there was a note on the door, that they had moved the first part of August, and over to the new hospital, when we got over to the new hospital, and looked at the directory, yes, they were listed, but without a room number, so we ask at the volunteer desk, and she directed us to EKG, Electrocardiogram department. And when we went to the front desk of this department, they directed us to a side desk, where the medical secretaries department was at. I went up to the lady at the desk, and ask for a couple of authorization forms, and she gave me some long dance and song about, we need the insurance claim form, and i said i have been doing this for a decade and 1/2, and she said i have been here for quite awhile myself, and i replied with, out of all the years i have been submitting my insurance form, i have never seen you, then i remarked sacrastically with, this is one department, that can't seem to find a permanent home, and i know you are sharing space with the EKG/Electrocardiogram Dept., what gives, then i continued with, your department has been in several locations in the hospital, like i remember, when you guys were across from the cafeteria, in a little cuby hole, and then you moved across the street, in a building i think was perfect for you, because it was so convenient, and you didn't have to fight the hospital traffic, it was a easy get in, and get out, and now you are over here in the new hospital, and you still don't have much space to call your own, you are sharing. I just came by, to pick up some authorization forms, so that i can take them home and bring them back with the insurance claim form, like i always do, and have done for a long time, so she decided to give me three forms, and she apologized for the inconvenience. Well, that was the frustration part of my day. Until my next blog, isn't it a pain in the neck, when you have to deal with changes, and in this case, unnecessary changes, could it be something to do with money, why they had to move, go figure! I guess i am getting at the age, that i can't tolerate too much change or bullshit! (excuse my french), because that was what this was, is (bullshit). take care all my followers. i hope you have a great week, and don't have to deal with frustration like this. Glo