Feeling Helpless
Feb. 22nd, 2009 08:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
loracsThey took dbubley to the nearest Kaiser last night, because they couldn't get her blood sugar above 50. Unfortunately it was Hayward and you'd think they never had a fat patient before. She called me in extreme pain this morning. They did not have a bariatric bed for her - ER doctor did not order one, nor did they have an order for pain meds. And the respiratory therapist was a complete bust when it came to fitting her with a mask and setting the pressure. They only had full face masks and after she asked what pressure dbubley used on her home cpap, the RT said that's too high " it will blow you away on our machine." Well it didn't, plus it was only after she left that dbubley found the hose was leaking.
I called and finally got through to her nurse, Michael. It took him a call to two doctors before he got an order for morphine. I called him just as he was getting the drug together to bring to her. Nothing can happen until the doctors make their rounds this morning and re-evaluate her. If they are not sending her back to KPPACC (where I hope they still have her bed and room in place) then they need to order a bariatric bed asap or send her to Oakland Kaiser where they already have them in the hospital. Hayward has to have one delivered from an outside company.
I'm feeling helpless and useless right now. I don't know how much more she can take of this shit. I'm going to get stonebender up in a little bit and get him settled and get myself to Hayward. I've had about 3 hours of sleep and I'm feeling pretty fragile myself right now.
I called and finally got through to her nurse, Michael. It took him a call to two doctors before he got an order for morphine. I called him just as he was getting the drug together to bring to her. Nothing can happen until the doctors make their rounds this morning and re-evaluate her. If they are not sending her back to KPPACC (where I hope they still have her bed and room in place) then they need to order a bariatric bed asap or send her to Oakland Kaiser where they already have them in the hospital. Hayward has to have one delivered from an outside company.
I'm feeling helpless and useless right now. I don't know how much more she can take of this shit. I'm going to get stonebender up in a little bit and get him settled and get myself to Hayward. I've had about 3 hours of sleep and I'm feeling pretty fragile myself right now.
