Arrgh, Steph. Did they have a reasonable explanation why he had to wait so long for the angiogram in the first place?
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smonster - Mar 13, 2012 10:04:52 am PDT #9638 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Steph L. - Mar 13, 2012 10:09:13 am PDT #9639 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Arrgh, Steph. Did they have a reasonable explanation why he had to wait so long for the angiogram in the first place?
The cardiologist said that it was entirely an issue of staffing and "bad" timing, that they don't have the staff to do "elective" procedures like Dad's (no, he really did refer to the angiogram as elective) on a weekend, because what would happen if an actual heart attack patient came in?
I understand the math, but I disagree with understaffing hospitals. I also strenuously disagree that a diagnostic procedure on a 70-year-old man who's had 5 heart attacks is an "elective" procedure. (And I get that they use it to distinguish between an emergency procedure, and non-emergency procedures, but if he had used the term "non-emergency procedure" instead of "elective," I would have been WAY less pissed.)
I'm exhausted. And still just really stressed out -- even though the situation is over, the stress doesn't turn itself off like a faucet, you know?
Laura - Mar 13, 2012 10:10:14 am PDT #9640 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I'm about ready to start a mantra of "Fuck Banks" the way we do about cancer.
Also soulless bureaucrazy in general, including hospitals!
Ginger - Mar 13, 2012 10:10:57 am PDT #9641 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Apparently it doesn't take any staff to keep someone it the hospital for three extra days.
Nora Deirdre - Mar 13, 2012 10:12:03 am PDT #9642 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Apparently it doesn't take any staff to keep someone it the hospital for three extra days.
Right? I mean, why not let him go home for crying out loud?
smonster - Mar 13, 2012 10:15:51 am PDT #9643 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I wonder how many nurses it takes to cost the same as a cardiologist? My guess is at least six.
So, Frankie costume #1 is kind of a bust. The lion's mane is too heavy and I don't think he'll tolerate it for long. So now I have to text my friend C and see if she can help me whip together an elephant costume this afternoon. Oy. Not sure it's worth the hassle for $20 and a chance at a prize, but honestly I'd love to dress him up regardless.
Steph L. - Mar 13, 2012 10:18:51 am PDT #9644 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Apparently it doesn't take any staff to keep someone it the hospital for three extra days.
Right? I mean, why not let him go home for crying out loud?
You articulate my raaaaaage precisely.
Ginger - Mar 13, 2012 10:20:16 am PDT #9645 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
What about a hat and a lot of beads, smonster?
Kate P. - Mar 13, 2012 10:31:08 am PDT #9646 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Ugh, Steph. I'm very glad that your dad is OK right now, but the whole situation is seriously rage-making. I hope you can de-stress soon.
DavidS - Mar 13, 2012 10:34:26 am PDT #9647 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What about a hat and a lot of beads, smonster?
A tiny top hat! He can be his own ringmaster.