Just a quick update #3

[artykat]

Sasha got through the night, though still in some pain. However, this morning, she tried to go to our family nurse practioner and she REFUSED to see her, saying that she went AMA (against medical advice) and she didn't want to see her.  ACK!!!

Apparently that caused her enough stress that the pain increased, and the vomitting started up again, as

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[oregonsurfers]

Poor Sasha, that is just horrid, the pains you describe make me cringe, it must hurt so badly. I hope they can find something to help her with the pains.

I’ve not hear of an anodyne treatment before, my mom has neuropothy as well, and maybe I can suggest it to her.

I am excited you are getting your chair soon, that will be great!

[artykat]

It is horrid. They have given her some meds and sent her home -- I have to update the journal to let y'all know.

Look up anodyne. I am the only one my physical therapist treats, but it does help healing and circulation. It is light/heat going through your legs. Hard to describe. Feels nice, though.

I'm so excited, too! Now we have to work on getting a ramp planned out.

Guess whose quilt Bear was working on today -- the second one? yup! Gorgeous log cabin, BTW!

[oregonsurfers]

I read she was able to go home, I hope they can diagnose her and be able to treat her. I’ve known people with Crohn’s disease and it can be very dehabilitating. I wish her all the best *hugs*

I looked it up, and that is so interesting that it can make the blood circulate better, I’ve never seen anything like it? I forwarded some info to my dad, maybe the can look into it for my mom, I know the neuropothy is painful for her.

Awesome to know Bear is working on my quilt yay! Did he already to the pumpkin one? The log cabin is for my grandma, she is so excited to get it :) Thanks for working on them for me.

[artykat]

Pumpkin one is done, and it looks great! Blowing Leaves looks really good on it. I think it is a really cute quilt.

He'd doing Spring Thing on the other one, and is about halfway done. Life has been so stressful-- Bear is SO very sorry that it has taken so long. Also, the log cabin is a very large quilt and it takes a long time to load it and prepare for each row, then quilt it. It looks wonderful so far~!

[hutch0]

This is a nightmare; it sounds like something from the Middle Ages. It's inexcusible. My best hopes and wishes for Sasha and you all. And I hope someone grabs one of these `health professionals' by the ears and gives them a bloody good shake. Although a massive lawsuit would be preferable.

[artykat]

I so agree! I wish there was something to be done. This was the one thing I was dreading about moving to this area -- healthcare is soooo inadequate, and for someone who has health issues as I do, well... it is very worrisome.

[hutch0]

It's not just your area, I fear. I used to know someone who lived on the outskirts of Washington who had appalling healthcare.
Mind you, Thog's healthcare seems to have been exemplary.

[tesslouise]

The NP refusing to see a patient who clearly needs help, and is asking for help, is just unconscienceable (sp?).

When my aunt's OB found out she was planning a homebirth (20+ years ago), he terminated her prenatal care. He didn't approve of homebirth--so he cut off a woman expecting TWINS from her only source of prenatal care! (At the health dept.)

I would like to believe healthcare for the (rural) poor has improved in 20 years, but I guess not.

[artykat]

No, i guess not also. I had a friend who was pregnant and had a very, very bad yeast infection. The doctor wanted her to douche -- WRONG thing to do. She refused so he refused to treat her, and the infection got so bad that it went up inside where the baby was and the baby died at 5 months. He was so cruel, it was unbelievable. And of course, she was on welfare and that was the only doctor available to her.

I don't think it is much better here...

[anjea]

While on one hand I understand the principle behind denying services because of AMA, it's ridiculous to not listen to the reason. It's not like y'all just scrapped what they said and walked out...

That abhorrent.

[artykat]

ABSOLUTELY! It is simply unbelievable. talk about feeling trapped and alone!