princess2b

From what I hear, Celebration Hospital went through a brief time when the staffing situation was not-so-good, but since then has been good. I personally wouldn't call the Town of Celebration "Disney Happy", but more of like Hilton Head (Beaufort, SC) without the beach and without nearly as bad traffic but in a more relaxed manner. How is the Mayo Clinic? How are the doctors? Deb, why did your family member go to St. Vincent's instead of Mayo Clinic for the hear problems (bypass?)? Comparison of Baptist, Celebration, Mayo Clinic, St. Vincint's, and good Ft. Myer's PT departments? Please state your opinions and experiences from all perspectives (staff, patient, family member of patient, and doctor). TIA.

If you have a letter stating that your licensure has been approved and should arrive in X weeks, then you should be able to give them that to suffice in the meantime. HTH. Good luck.

I would like personal opinions and experiences from patients and medical staff (nurses and docs) point of views on hospitals in that area, especially for rare conditions and/or hard to dx. conditions. It looks like we are moving to that area. How is the Mayo Clinic? TIA.

IMPO, if your child has not been diagnosed with the bleeding condition yet, I would first of all make sure the child has the best insurance possible for yours to come on into their adulthood at least at a "reasonable" premium amount today. Secondly, I would also research the treatments out there for her condition to see whether or not it is worth getting dx. and thus labeled as a pre-existing condition in reference to health insurance for the treatments. Sometimes the treatment(s) are worse than living with the condition and having him/her learn to listen to his/her's own body. In addition, having a pre-existing condition this like can make relocating overseas difficult, if ever desired to reside overseas for the socialized medicine. Lastly, I personally would give your child the option to help decide whether or not to go for the genetic testing -- unless it plays a vital role in the dx. and thus determining the best treatment options. Not everyone wants to know and worry whether or not they are a carrier of any serious medical condition -- until say one is ready to get pregnant. Plus, there is no telling what the future will bring. Just my two cents. P.S. As far as getting cost of camp paid, there are assistance out there -- you just gotta look for it. Try the Pediatric Cancer and Hemaphilia Organizations for starters -- plus the camps themselves. Hope this helps some.

When their blood is tested, request a cbc instead of only specific labs, so you can chart any patterns that may happen. Your daughter's levels may vary with her cycle (when she gets it -- assuming she gets AF). I suggest that you contact the Hematology associations including Hemaphilia, since they can send you in the right direction. PDSA could also probably send you in the correct direction. Hope this helps some.

Very nicely stated, Sugar. It's obvious that some nurses here believe that patients can't know anything, since they are a patient --- unless maybe they see the M.D. after the patient's name. It's very sad. There can be lots of reasons why patients are knowledgeable about their own health, drugs, needles, or what have ya. They could be a cancer patient, have an elderly grandparent that they help care for, have a chronic condition that causes them more specialized visits, and/or have allergies galore to name a few. The butterfly needles are not just for the size of needle's gauge but are for less pressure of the vials being taken. Yes, no one of any background cannot guarantee that the patient's vein will not roll or have a hard time for some other reason. Tip: Listen to the patients that tell you which vein(s) are their best ones; they are usually right. Tip to Patients: Bring in a copy of a list of your medications, allergies, medical history, age, gender, et cetera. They can easily add to or edit it as needed. The Universial Medical Form is easy and free to use -- just ask your doctor or hosptial for couple copies of it. Patients: Have a relative order the pizza and have it delivered right outside of the ED. The only downside to doing so is that you still can't eat until given premission.

lol at the oyster/baby in fridge by police story. Re: PG Tests: There is a big difference between urine and serum (qualitative and quantiative) hcg tests.

Don't worry about tuition at private colleges and universities. They usually have some from of grant or tuition assistance that brings down the cost to the range of state college/university costs. HTH.

Patients that tell nurses the best veins, which kind of needle, and even bandage, probably are used to be stuck due to X medical reason and thus know their body best. Wrists are a more painful area for blood draws anyways. Now if the nurse has a very strong preference for which kind of needle, then it's best to use that preferred needle by the nurse. By the way, if you get so mad over a patient being his/her own advocate over something small like which vein(s), then why are you a nurse? Don't get me wrong, but it sounds like you probably hate your job? Maybe its just the hospital or the department that irks you to no end. If so, change departments / hospitals. Sincerely.

good one!!!

It's inhuman, unprofessional, rude, unjust, and flat out illegal to discriminate and/or prejudge someone due to their health insurance (Medicaid). Frankly, everyone has the right to receive medical care and treatment without prejudgment and/or discrimination of any kind. Give people the respect and dignity they deserve by NOT checking out the insurance coverage before seeing them along with by letting them ask about if so and so will be covered. Isn't it bad enough that everyone on health insurance has to deal with their health insurance agency, when they get greedy? I think so. Besides, if everyone lives long enough in the states, then they end up on Medicare and Social Security Retirement benefits (assuming still around). Will you be able to afford to retire and live comfortably, while paying for doctor and hospital visits completely out of pocket? You can't always judge a book correctly by its cover. Hence, why you should ask them in a respectful, nice, polite manner about what you are assuming. This includes whether or not someone is homeless and is obviously a vagrant due to the huge trash bag and their stench smelled a mile away. Sincerely.