Re-Emerging

[estherchaya]

After my last post, I disappeared again.  This was not by design.  On May 29th, I was supposed to see my gastroenterologist in the afternoon.  Before leaving for my appointment, my home health nurse came to change the dressing on my central line (a Hickman catheter).  When he was here, he was concerned, because it looked like my line was getting

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[mscongeniality]

I'm sorry I didn't reply to you on Facebook. I tried multiple times through the day, but it never allowed the post to go through.

The bulk of my original comment was this:

Ugh. Yeah, that's above and beyond lost memory. Actually, it's beyond the pale. Can you specifically request a copy of the psychiatrist's report for your regular therapist? Or can you get an outpatient psych second opinion from one of their doctors while not delirious to counter? I mean, you've got enough obstacles in treating this, throwing in another block to give the insurance company ammunition is very much the opposite of helpful.

I'm sorry you're having to deal with that.

So...much the same as what other people are saying and asking.

[indigodove]

*hugs* All I can say is that I care, you & your family are in my prayers, and I am deeply sorry you've been through so much. And I hope you are successful in removing wrong diagnoses from your record! What insult to injury!

[arosoff]

I really can't believe all you've been through. I'm spitting mad about them thinking that delirium is some kind of secret truth state or whatever it was. I've watched you go through a lot of things over the years, many of them medical, and you've always been very grounded and realistic, never hysterical.

As for the rabbis, it's probably something they've been asked before. When I had general anesthesia, they gave me something to relax me before wheeling me into the OR. I remember feeling very drunk, and the same way again when coming out of it--I do remember yelling at the PACU nurses. The first thing I did was apologize in case I'd said anything inappropriate.

[hannahsarah]

THIS, all of it.

You are one of the most rational people I know! I can't believe they did a psych eval on someone who was OBVIOUSLY DRUGGED UP and feverish. Anybody would be acting strange in that situation.

The hospital is crazy, not you!

[skatured]

What an awful experience. I hope you find answers and feel better soon.

[cleobatya]

you are one of the most sane people I know...I dont know how you are getting through all of this but I really hope that it gets better soon.