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My prayers are with you! I've had my dealings with this stuff enough from family and personal experience. At some point unfortunately you do have to force their hand. I've had to do it myself for my Dad, my oldest brother and myself. When they realized I refused to back down and their constant "tests" were just making everyone more pissed than determining the outcome they wanted they finally gave in. I hate being at the mercy of people who should know better...
 
OK, Dr. Gupta has greenlighted the writing of my discharge orders, without a vent(respirator).

BUT he STILL came up with a NEW WAY to SCREW ME.

In order to be discharged, he is requiring a home health care worker to come out and check on me periodically, I don't know the number of times a week he is requiring yet.

Needless to say, unless there is some goddamn inventive little Illinois law that says otherwise for that person, the ONLY WAY someone is going to get into MY HOUSE without my invitation is that the will NEED A WARRANT.

So I have to find out if I can discontinue / fire the home health worker myself, or if I have to have my doctor cut an order as to not incur another AMA horror....

I think I am MORE angry than if he had refused to discharge me.

NOW he's invading my privacy, AFTER I am out of his "KINGDOM", or AM I?????????????

AND


what / who does the home health care worker go to if they decide they don't like what they see?
 
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i expect you will be having to pay for the visits ? unlike here where its free and pretty helpful ..my friend is getting immense help from visitors . plus more money ..
anyway sounds like you are almost sorted ..
best wishes ..
 
Smile and say, OK! You can send me four or five workers if you need to!

When they knock, you don't answer. Easy.

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Not a good idea to not answer. In some states it is REQUIRED of a home health worker to contact the police to verify you are in fact not in serious need of medical attention. It's far simpler to make life a living hell for any health workers they send or simply refuse to let them assist you until you work your way through to one who understands things and will work with you. I found one for my brother finally who would come in, sit down and write out her report while we shot the bull and left. It was required by the VA or he didn't get any of his service connected disability benefits. It all depends on what the official medical requirements are for how he has you classified.
 
Hey Mark. At least you are gonna get out of that place. Just appease and walk. Bottom line... it is your house, which is your castle. Just glad you are moving forward. Like a good soldier, just take your marching orders and move on.
 
Mark, Glad to hear you are heading home soon.

My Mother just had the Home Health Care giver program for a month maybe. They set up a monitor system to a phone line so she could do daily statistics and send them in. A Nurse would come by a couple of times just to check up. But once they found out she was driving it was over. She no longer qualified so they packed up the gear and left. Very easy!

Once you fail to meet the standards for payment by the Nurse they leave. Being able to take care of yourself at home without assistance should show this to them. Have someone over also to show you have a support system in place.


Barney
 
Glad to hear you will be getting home soon. You can refuse Home Health if you choose to. It is your medical right to. But, you should tell your Dick-ter that you are refusing Home Health Care and need to sign the waiver which releases him of any liability if something were to happen at home.

Have a quick read: http://www.home-health-care-physical-therapy.com/can-i-refuse-home-health-care.html

Also, if you to saaaay become non-compliant, they will more than likely not take you as a patient. This is what my dad did and he did not loose anything as far as Medicare benefits.

No Affiliation to above link.

David
 
I just went through the home health care deal. What you may not know is they have to fit their scheduel around your wishes. It is different when you have more control, rather than having to follow the hospital schedule. If you don't like the care you have a right to change home health care providers.
 
Great news, perhaps having a home health helper carry an SX1980 up and down the stairs a few times will help in the how many visits a week requirement :)
Lee
 
The home health care worker has been verified to be from a private company, and reports to the Doctor of my choice.
We'll see, but now I am far less hostile to the idea. Might even be useful.

This cumadin crap has bit me again, somewhere, somewhen I slightly banged my lower right leg and now I have a nasty hard slightly swollen bruise (3 peas in a row size) and maybe some generalized leg swelling going on. I hope it does not interfere with my discharge.
 
Mark, congratulations on your progress!

I had a visiting nurse after my heart surgery.

She was very nice and while I had some doubts at first, all worked out well.

Good luck!
 
Not to jinx anything, but it's supposed to be today

last night the oxygen equipment was delivered and set up at my house.

After seeing the fixer's lair, the tech described it to his/my manager as "the batcave"... :D
 
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markthefixer said:
Not to jinx anything, but it's supposed to be today

last night the oxygen equipment was delivered and set up at my house.

After seeing the fixer's lair, the tech described it to his/my manager as "the batcave"... :D
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Ya don't mean he saw your cape & costume?

Not to worry: your secret is safe w/ all 80K plus AK members

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