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Date Posted: 08:09:54 03/24/11 Thu
Author: Martian Barb
Subject: Need to vent...

Sorry aboutthis need to vent, but my husband has had his asthma flare up this last week. He went to the doctor on Tuesday. He was given a prescription for an inhaler, and a z-pack, and a sample of Advair. NO STEROIDS! His blood sugar was up and the nurse practitioner did not want to give it to him.

I called the office at 0900 today and they called me back at 0940 to say that this CRNP wanted to talk to my husband before he came into the office, so another hour went by and two more phone calls, one from him and one from me.

The CRNP called him back and said that she could not see him until after 3pm so it is probably better for him to go the ER to be seen.

Now, tell me why did this have to occur. We just wanted to get an apppointment to see the MD, not the CRNP (one of my closest friends is our usual Nurse Practitioner, but she is out of state visiting her son and his new baby). The bottom line is that I now have to take him to the ER where I work. We'll probably be there for hours and hours ass our ED is the slowest place in the world.

All we wanted was for him to get the steroids that he needs to clear this up before it got too bad and to have his insulin increased to compensate for the steroids. Not a hard request...one appointment.

Thanks for letting me vent....I'm feeling better now.

I'll talk again sometime when we get out of the ER...could be in a couple of hours or next week!

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[> I'm sorry to hear this. I totally understand your need to vent. The problem is too that this kind of situation happens everywhere I also mean also in another countries.Sad but true. Bon courage !!! You're in my thoughts. -- Laurence, 09:23:08 03/24/11 Thu [1]


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[> is this an insurance issue - or a physician issue - If it's insurance- that's why I hate and do not carry insurance - if it's a physician thing - I suggest you find a new one that can see you when you need him, mine does. -- chris k, 13:10:16 03/25/11 Fri [1]


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[> It was a physician issue. He FINALLY was able to see the nurse practitioner Thursday afternoon. She did not give him any steroids, just gave him cough medicine with codeine and albuterol for his nebulizer. So, after 5 days on the z-pack, he seems a tad bit better, but still coughing and can't talk without coughing. This CRNP is a true waste. Didn't take any time with him. He was in and out in less than 5 minutes. My friend who is another CRNP there will hear about this and we will never go to this particular person again. -- Martian Barb still hating doctors and health care, 04:19:29 03/26/11 Sat [1]


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