That is really inexcusable. She did the right thing, saw the doctor, had tests done. If he didn't see a problem he should have asked for another consult right away.
Do you and your family have confidence in your mother's current medical team?
Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.
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Laura - Mar 10, 2012 9:42:55 am PST #9444 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Laura - Mar 10, 2012 9:45:12 am PST #9445 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Yay for hospital computing! I'm glad you are being well cared for, sumi.
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2012 10:04:49 am PST #9446 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do you and your family have confidence in your mother's current medical team?
Yes. They kinda brought in every big gun, sometimes for free, when they realised what happened, as a sort of communal apology. It was remarkable to see the medical community rally around her. She can pretty much get anyone in Jamaica to see her, and we've discovered every oncologist and gastroenterologist on both sides of the family too, and they're on call as well. And psychiatrist, and acupuncturist, and nutritionist, and...and...and...
She's that sort of a woman.
Laura - Mar 10, 2012 10:06:13 am PST #9447 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
ita !, that is exactly the kind of team advocacy that makes the difference. Fight!
sumi - Mar 10, 2012 10:44:30 am PST #9448 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
The doctor came in - definitely spending the night.
He says that I have about 100 pockets in my colon. But there was one that looked different so he tried to make it bleed but couldn't - anyway, he clipped that one and we've just got to keep our fingers crosses that its the one that was the culprit.
Burrell - Mar 10, 2012 11:17:11 am PST #9449 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Steph, I totally understand the rage! Hoping that you found the calm and are currently kicking someone's ass over at the hospital. Much ~ma to you and your father.
And sumi, much ~ma to you as well. Second night at the hospital isn't fun. I am so so glad you went in to have things checked.
le nubian - Mar 10, 2012 11:36:23 am PST #9450 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sumi,
I don't quite understand the colon, but I'm nodding over here.
the hospital has wifi, so it can't be all bad.
smonster - Mar 10, 2012 11:43:33 am PST #9451 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Fingers crossed for you, sumi!
Um, holy crap. I am now doing extra work Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, then Monday and Tuesday. The new dates are for this movie - [link] (OMG, I might breathe the same air as Common!). Also, I just pulled up the calculator on my computer dashboard, and I have a widget that I'd totally forgotten about... it's been exactly nine months since I moved to New Orleans. Wow.
Calli - Mar 10, 2012 11:49:35 am PST #9452 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I hope that took care of things, sumi.
Yay, smonster!
SailAweigh - Mar 10, 2012 12:07:27 pm PST #9453 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Glad to hear your doctors are on the ball, sumi. I hope your stay is relatively short.
smonster, that sounds absolutely awesome! Have fun with it all!