tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post2799092204088788413..comments2023-10-01T10:50:05.348-04:00Comments on The Homeless Parrot: MDs versus DVMsThe Homeless Parrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566801733035183569noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-5948867522977556152011-03-06T18:12:01.830-05:002011-03-06T18:12:01.830-05:00I am so sorry for you! And your grandmother. How t...I am so sorry for you! And your grandmother. How terribly frustrating....I wish I could help but this is SO not my field.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-52166645051988182002011-03-06T13:17:59.426-05:002011-03-06T13:17:59.426-05:00That is SO frustrating. Honestly, I think some doc...That is SO frustrating. Honestly, I think some doctors feel entitled to act in such a way, and the disorganization of the health care system is unbelievable. I would definitely inform anybody I was speaking with that I was a doctor as well, and like the others mentioned, be the squeaky wheel! That's the only thing you can do in this situation to get anywhere. I'm thinking good thoughts for you and your family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-2306703555919144082011-03-06T09:10:28.807-05:002011-03-06T09:10:28.807-05:00This isn't unusual at all, in human medicine. ...This isn't unusual at all, in human medicine. I could tell story after story. The irony is: physicians think they're doing an excellent job, and believe they're underpaid, besides.<br /><br />This is why one of my friends who is a veterinarian is my health care proxy, not a family member. This is going to be tough for you because you don't live nearby, but you're the educated voice in your family. Speak up.Outridernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-82636590724351118172011-03-06T08:38:32.199-05:002011-03-06T08:38:32.199-05:00Infuriating! I am so sorry to hear about your fru...Infuriating! I am so sorry to hear about your frustrations with our human medical profession - I recently experienced similar things myself. I shattered my middle finger and the critical care place we went to didn't have x-ray... but instead of telling us right away, we waiting an hour until we saw a doctor who told us he had a golf game to get to, so he'd refer me to a colleage. GOLF GAME - I wish I were kidding. When x-rays were finally taken, they refused to show me, just saying my finger was "broken" and that I needed a hand specialist... a week later. They didn't tell me my proximal phalanx was in 4+ pieces! They splinted my entire arm to hold me over until I saw the specialist - with a splint intended for the opposite arm so I had some major bruising going on from the awkward position of the splint until I realized a couple days later what they had done. Not to mention that I suspected my index finger was broken too, but when I asked them to x-ray it, they flat out refused and collimated down to just my middle finger. A week later I was x-rayed again at the specialist and lo and behold - my index finger was fractured as well.<br /><br />Its just plain insanity what goes on in those hospitals... I cannot even fathom what clients would do if we did and said a fraction of what human doctors get away with!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331337258510887489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-47187036827371958972011-03-06T08:30:51.505-05:002011-03-06T08:30:51.505-05:00I'm infuriated for you. The only thing I can ...I'm infuriated for you. The only thing I can say, is BE the squeaky wheel. don't let them sweep your concerns under the rug. Complain until someone responds, ask questions until you feel satisfied. seek a second opinion.<br /><br />Of course, you know all this. I know that you're frustrated - and I'm frustrated for you, too. Hang in there. Your grandma is lucky to have such a brilliant grandchild!ERDOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092216548030797180noreply@blogger.com