I had a lovely day yesterday.....can you sense the sarcasm. It started with a trip to Urgent Care for an ear infection my daughter had. Later that night I had an episode of hemoptysis....hasn't happened in years, ughh and double ughh scarey. I did all the right things and made all the right calls. I called my local center because it was at night. He did not seem too concerned by the amount and gave me the protocol to follow with of course ER directions that we all know to do. He didn't say anything about needing to be seen or calling in the morning unless things got worse of course. I had also just been seen the day before at the big center I go to. Well it stopped fast and never came back. I should mention that I am on Cipro and inhaled AL already.
So I called my bigger center that next morning to let them know because I am on AL AND I had just seen them and also because my local doc is leaving for good tomorrow. He is moving and some doc I have not yet seen was taking over. Great timing. So the nurse at the bigger center was very concerned and thought an IV course was a must. So they offered to get the ball rolling and figure out how to handle things since my local doc was leaving. So I called my local center to give them a heads up to schedule an IV placement because sometimes it takes up to five days outpatient. I just left a voicemail message and told them that the other center was thinking IV's should probably be started so to please call me and let us see if we can get something scheduled. I even asked the bigger center nurse how to handle that call because remember my local doc didn't mention IV's or coming in to see him the next day. So I didn't want him to think I was going over his head. I just was making a simple call to the big center and I really didn't expect that they would really insist on IV's. So the nurse thought he would probably be relieved that someone else was handling things since he was moving tomorrow.
Well this caused some stepped on toes and my local doc called and I think was a little ticked that they had not called him. I know they probably would have that afternoon; but, probably had just not gotten around to it and nothing had been decided or even scheduled yet. I was just trying to get a jump on scheduling the PICC placement and letting my local center know what the bigger center was thinking.
This communication breakdown sucked for me. I have to look out for my best interests though and I felt it my responsibility to let both centers know. The big center just had a more proactive approach and as I look back on it, there is no way I would have felt comfortable with having a bleed like I had last night and not being seen going into the weekend. So I guess I just need to not care about hurt feelings or being too detailed or demanding too much of anyone's time. I am too sensitive that way and the fact remains that this is a CAREER for them only but for me it is my LIFE. So I will make some noise if it means I protect my health in the process. If I send an e-mail that didn't need to be sent or if I OVER communicate or make some requests....then so be it. It is MY life I am talking about.
So I called my bigger center that next morning to let them know because I am on AL AND I had just seen them and also because my local doc is leaving for good tomorrow. He is moving and some doc I have not yet seen was taking over. Great timing. So the nurse at the bigger center was very concerned and thought an IV course was a must. So they offered to get the ball rolling and figure out how to handle things since my local doc was leaving. So I called my local center to give them a heads up to schedule an IV placement because sometimes it takes up to five days outpatient. I just left a voicemail message and told them that the other center was thinking IV's should probably be started so to please call me and let us see if we can get something scheduled. I even asked the bigger center nurse how to handle that call because remember my local doc didn't mention IV's or coming in to see him the next day. So I didn't want him to think I was going over his head. I just was making a simple call to the big center and I really didn't expect that they would really insist on IV's. So the nurse thought he would probably be relieved that someone else was handling things since he was moving tomorrow.
Well this caused some stepped on toes and my local doc called and I think was a little ticked that they had not called him. I know they probably would have that afternoon; but, probably had just not gotten around to it and nothing had been decided or even scheduled yet. I was just trying to get a jump on scheduling the PICC placement and letting my local center know what the bigger center was thinking.
This communication breakdown sucked for me. I have to look out for my best interests though and I felt it my responsibility to let both centers know. The big center just had a more proactive approach and as I look back on it, there is no way I would have felt comfortable with having a bleed like I had last night and not being seen going into the weekend. So I guess I just need to not care about hurt feelings or being too detailed or demanding too much of anyone's time. I am too sensitive that way and the fact remains that this is a CAREER for them only but for me it is my LIFE. So I will make some noise if it means I protect my health in the process. If I send an e-mail that didn't need to be sent or if I OVER communicate or make some requests....then so be it. It is MY life I am talking about.