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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>

Congrats. So what is involved in "discharge" anyway?...sounds very frustrating.</end quote></div>

Getting discharged usually involves a three-ring circus of coordinating with home healthcare folks, delivery of meds to my home, and of course, the ever delightful waiting around for 12 hours or so for the doctor to actually sign the hospital discharge. Then it's a game of "beat the clock" where I try to run down to the pharmacy to get my prescriptions refilled. Of course, that always results in having to wait another day for about 3 or 4 of them because insurance needs authorization.

Joy.

I'm surprised you asked. Haven't you been hospitalized for anything? What are other people's hospital discharge procedures like?
 
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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>

Congrats. So what is involved in "discharge" anyway?...sounds very frustrating.</end quote></div>

Getting discharged usually involves a three-ring circus of coordinating with home healthcare folks, delivery of meds to my home, and of course, the ever delightful waiting around for 12 hours or so for the doctor to actually sign the hospital discharge. Then it's a game of "beat the clock" where I try to run down to the pharmacy to get my prescriptions refilled. Of course, that always results in having to wait another day for about 3 or 4 of them because insurance needs authorization.

Joy.

I'm surprised you asked. Haven't you been hospitalized for anything? What are other people's hospital discharge procedures like?
 
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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>

Congrats. So what is involved in "discharge" anyway?...sounds very frustrating.</end quote></div>

Getting discharged usually involves a three-ring circus of coordinating with home healthcare folks, delivery of meds to my home, and of course, the ever delightful waiting around for 12 hours or so for the doctor to actually sign the hospital discharge. Then it's a game of "beat the clock" where I try to run down to the pharmacy to get my prescriptions refilled. Of course, that always results in having to wait another day for about 3 or 4 of them because insurance needs authorization.

Joy.

I'm surprised you asked. Haven't you been hospitalized for anything? What are other people's hospital discharge procedures like?
 
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tara

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I usually know a couple days in advance when I'm leaving the hospital, so the doctor's papers are signed during rounds in the AM on the day I leave. Then I just leave when my ride gets there. I try and time my departure after my first morning rounds of IVs and breathing treatments. I like to get home by lunch. If home health isn't taken care of for another couple hours, and I miss a dose of IVs, oh well! I'm pretty stubborn when it comes to being ontime, and if you're not on my schedule, that's not my problem! I just pack my things and go. I"m fairly low maintenance in the hosptial lately with just IVs (no O2 or other devices.)

So basically it takes about 4 hours in my hosptial, since I start rattling some cages about papers etc at 7AM and I get out around 11AM.

Tara
 
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tara

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I usually know a couple days in advance when I'm leaving the hospital, so the doctor's papers are signed during rounds in the AM on the day I leave. Then I just leave when my ride gets there. I try and time my departure after my first morning rounds of IVs and breathing treatments. I like to get home by lunch. If home health isn't taken care of for another couple hours, and I miss a dose of IVs, oh well! I'm pretty stubborn when it comes to being ontime, and if you're not on my schedule, that's not my problem! I just pack my things and go. I"m fairly low maintenance in the hosptial lately with just IVs (no O2 or other devices.)

So basically it takes about 4 hours in my hosptial, since I start rattling some cages about papers etc at 7AM and I get out around 11AM.

Tara
 
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tara

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I usually know a couple days in advance when I'm leaving the hospital, so the doctor's papers are signed during rounds in the AM on the day I leave. Then I just leave when my ride gets there. I try and time my departure after my first morning rounds of IVs and breathing treatments. I like to get home by lunch. If home health isn't taken care of for another couple hours, and I miss a dose of IVs, oh well! I'm pretty stubborn when it comes to being ontime, and if you're not on my schedule, that's not my problem! I just pack my things and go. I"m fairly low maintenance in the hosptial lately with just IVs (no O2 or other devices.)

So basically it takes about 4 hours in my hosptial, since I start rattling some cages about papers etc at 7AM and I get out around 11AM.

Tara
 
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lightNlife

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Wow, Tara. I'm jealous!!!

Seriously, I wish it all went that smoothly for me. It takes an act of God to get me out of the hospital. And if I leave "Against Medical Advice" my insurance won't cover the bill. It's not like we have 75k just tucked under the mattress...

I have been VERY disappointed in my healthcare as of late, and this may be the last straw. We'll see what happens.
 
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lightNlife

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Wow, Tara. I'm jealous!!!

Seriously, I wish it all went that smoothly for me. It takes an act of God to get me out of the hospital. And if I leave "Against Medical Advice" my insurance won't cover the bill. It's not like we have 75k just tucked under the mattress...

I have been VERY disappointed in my healthcare as of late, and this may be the last straw. We'll see what happens.
 
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lightNlife

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Wow, Tara. I'm jealous!!!

Seriously, I wish it all went that smoothly for me. It takes an act of God to get me out of the hospital. And if I leave "Against Medical Advice" my insurance won't cover the bill. It's not like we have 75k just tucked under the mattress...

I have been VERY disappointed in my healthcare as of late, and this may be the last straw. We'll see what happens.
 
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Diane

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There truely is No Place Like Home ! Glad you are back<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Diane

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There truely is No Place Like Home ! Glad you are back<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Diane

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There truely is No Place Like Home ! Glad you are back<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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