So, my good friend's husband had a cardiac event a few years ago. I think it happened Friday aft/eve. He was in cardiac intensive care and my friend said that the cardiac nurses were excellent - their main function is to keep patients alive until the surgeons show up.

I thought it was an odd comment then and I couldn't (at that time) spend another 20 minutes inquiring about what that all meant, but I think here is another example:

surgeons seem to be on a particular schedule and the nurses are doing the heavy lifting in terms of patient care and keeping patients alive.

They probably want to keep your father in the hospital in case something goes awry, and feel he'd be safer there than at home, but 2 days in a hospital bed without treatment or diagnosis sounds wild.

sumi,

I'm glad you are getting good care. my primary care physician would never see me in the hospital (our system is too disparate and specialized for that), so two thumbs up for that.

They probably want to keep your father in the hospital in case something goes awry, and feel he'd be safer there than at home, but 2 days in a hospital bed without treatment or diagnosis sounds wild.

He's not in a cardiac unit, either, though -- just a general floor. And I do understand wanting to keep him in case something goes wrong, but it seems like keeping the patient is done in the larger plan of actually treating the patient, not just making them wait.

I just don't understand making a 70-year-old man with a history of 5 heart attacks wait TWO DAYS to find out what is wrong with the aforementioned (not-well-functioning) heart.

Steph, that would induce a lot of rage in me, too! At least if he were on the cardiac floor you could have some belief that they are prepared for an unexpected event of any kind. But, still, WTF with making him wait until Monday? What's the point of having on-call doctors and residents if they aren't there to cover the weekends?

IOmeN, I'm sitting at the car dealer for some basic maintenance, so I'm playing on their computers in their "business center." The assholes have both live journal and tumblr blocked on their computers. Geez, Louise. I'm afraid to try AO3. I'm going to be bored to tears waiting for my car to be finished.

eta: Except for you guys, you're not boring! You'll keep me sane while I veg out here.

Teppy that is just unbelievable! I cannot believe that is their usual practice.

Got nack from my scopes. Apparently they went well . I will get more info when I talk to Dr. Wagoner. But I did get pictures. The info sheet says that mild gastritis was found in the antum and a biopsy was taken. Also I have severe divertulosis in the entire colon. Diverticulosis was found in the sigmoid colon & clips wew spplied to control bleeding.

That's totally rageworthy, Tep. Seriously, they have not one single *someone* on call who can at least run a diagnostic test over the weekend? Keeping him in a bed over the weekend in order to do absolutely nothing just sounds like nine kinds of crazy.

And sumi, I'm glad you're checking in with us. All kinds of testing, diagnosis and treatment~ma to you, as well as some gorgeous equinity.

so this sounds like after you leave you might need some meds in the short term and a change of diet long term?

I'm glad the tests went "well" - as well as to be expected given your symptoms.

when might you be able to leave?

(btw, I cannot believe you are coherent, posting on the forum after all of your tests). I think I'd be posting accidentally in sanskrit.

Keeping him in a bed over the weekend in order to do absolutely nothing just sounds like nine kinds of crazy.

it's our healthcare system in a nutshell isn't it?

Wow, sumi, I hope that is something that medication can clear up for you.

Oh, sumi! That's no fun. But it's better to be able to get a diagnosis than have some mysterious ailment. I'm glad they've been so thorough and responsive.