After extensive and repeated tests it was determined Monday that there was no permanent damage to DW’s heart and she was to be put on a medication that would require her to remain in the hospital for three days for observation to ensure the regimen was controlling her cardio issues.Then after consulting with our family doctor on Tuesday they decided to put her on a different med that would allow her to come home yesterday afternoon.Being the cynical twerp I am it occurred to me as an afterthought they may have made the change to get her released because they needed the room.The waiting area on her floor had about 12 visitors when I went yesterday.None of them spoke English.One man was yelling something at an RN at the nurses station and his daughter had to translate.I suspect this is getting more and more common and will only get worse.
Immediately after getting her things home we went to WalMart to get the three new scripts filled so she could start her therapy.With our supplemental insurance prescription card,the cost of the main drug was $358.00.The retail was over $500.The only people who could afford that kind of money are union employees who got waivers from Obamacare for their cadillac medical plans and the welfare leeches who get everything paid for courtesy of the American taxpayer.We had to call the hospital and explain what happened,and they called in an alternative which is cheaper,but less effective and with more potential side effects.
We made a second trip to the pharmacy only to find they were out of it.They should have more in today.She will have to make weekly trips to get blood drawn and tested to make sure its working as it should.
Frustrated,a little angry we can’t afford the proper medication,knowing its only going to get worse.Still,she’s home,sleeping in her own bed and getting back to relative normality.For that I am thankful to Almighty God for his benevolent mercy and to you for your thoughts and prayers.It made all the difference.
The daily thread should be up shortly.
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Thank God she’s back home. Sorry to hear about the frustrations, though, Pete. Hopefully the meds will work out soon.
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When you described what Mrs. Pete’s symptoms were, and what happened at the hospital, I was thinking how similar it sounded to what happened to my husband when he ended up in the hospital with atrial fibrillation. And that made me hopeful, because with competent cardiologists on the job, his problems were all resolved within a few days, and with medications that were all very affordable. So I’m kind of mystified now as to why the stuff they prescribed for Mrs. Pete is so outrageously expensive. Yikes! Looks like we need to keep praying about this, and hoping that either she won’t have to take them for long, or that the docs will switch her to something else that doesn’t break the bank!
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Thanks for the update – so glad she is home. Keep pushing for cheaper alternatives to the medicines. Sometimes they have samples they can give, too. Just keep letting them know you can’t afford it. I know from experience they start to get it after they hear it a few thousand times and then they start thinking about alternatives.
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