We had an ambitious list of things scheduled for Friday,...typically we have a list of "His, Hers and Theirs" and decide who will do what when every day. Friday....the list got turned upside down as a stabbing pain woke me at 5 am....the kidney stone scheduled to be laser zapped next week had decided to be a problem. People who have been thru childbirth, car accidents, mutliple illnesses and injuries will tell you that there is no worse pain....Can't say I have experienced all of the above....but I can tell you that you would really have to hate your worst enemy, in-law, competitor, former spouse, nasty neighbor....a whole big bunch to wish that pain on them...OUCH !
My husband called the Urologist and he had me pre-admitted to a local hospital while I struggled to get out of bed and find something to wear easy on and off...no fashion statement....just comfort, In the car....to the hospital...quickly to my new "home" for the next 18 hours and an IV drip of wonderful pain medication....ahhh....that great little black button...push, push, push....no pain and off to La La Land... one of my favorite places in this condition.
ALMOST everyone was "above and beyond" in the caring and helpful department...most especially Sarah, who was the transport gal...who anticipated my every need, ache and pain...pillow, ice pack...what a sweetie. She is going to take her M-Cat and go to medical school...I am sending her a note...if she sets up a practice here...I will be her first patient. Such caring when you feel like___________(fill in the blank) is so much appreciated.
Then....the only person who was "not so much" in the customer service department was the nurse on duty who announced I would be having lab work done...no problem....been there and expected that....and that will include a pregnancy test....I laughed for the first time in a while....and waited for a smile in return and instead got a swift retort "It's hospital policy....you MUST have it !" Having had a hysterectomy over a dozen years ago...I think not....I told her not to have it done, I wasn't paying for it AND my insurance should not be billed for it. She paraded out of the room.
I checked with the pre-op nurse later....sure enough, a pregnancy test WAS done....! She had the "last word"....aned contributed, perhaps in a small way, but contributed to the rising cost of health care...and now off to e-mail the insurance company. Maybe after the hospital...or better yet, the nurse, "eats" enough test costs...they will re-think their mandatory policy and replace it with common sense,
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