Karen Elsberry Review of Albany Medical Center
My daughter was released last evening after being ...
My daughter was released last evening after being a month. Well, the whole time it was nothing but problems, it was explained to them that my daughter has difficulty understanding a lot of what is said. So, they were instructed by my daughter and myself to call me with everything and when each nurse came on shift after seeing her for an update and the doctor's after they saw her. Also for the surgeon to call me when she came out from the 2 emergency surgeries. My daughter was in serious condition and she has several medical conditions. Well, I never received one phone call!! Then she was having some blood in her stool for 3 days and the nurse's just kept saying it's just a small hemorrhoid don't worry about it. They never said anything about it to any of the doctor's and didn't put it in her chart. Finally, on the third day I got her to tell the first doctor that came in. That doctor asked her a few questions then said ok and did nothing. In the mean time for a week they were telling her that she was being discharged and going to rehabilitation. Day 4 came and I told her to tell them she IS NOT leaving until they find out why she is having blood in her stool. Day 5 I happen to be on the phone with my daughter when the doctor came in and I told the doctor she is not leaving until they do testing or whatever they need to do to get me a satisfactory answer as to what is going on. She claimed that she saw this in her chart yesterday so she had ordered a stool sample and a blood test for a red cell count and, that was the reason she had come in. She looked for the hemorrhoid the nurse's claimed she had and, did not find any. So, the answer I got was, " I think it's hemorrhoids or irritation of the colon wall from the diarrhea and she doesn't see any blood rite now". Before the doctor came in we were told that neither of the 3 rehabilitation places they use does dialysis and doesn't want to learn. So because they know that I was a nursing/medical assistant & EMT for over 30 years, they released her to me and ordered a visiting nurse every 2 days to help me change the wound vac bandages (two person job) and pt & it at home. I told the doctor if she wants to just take a guess at it and it just so happens that after she gets home and there happens that there is a good amount of bright red blood in the toilet, there will be problems. She went back by ambulance 3 hours after getting home! We got the same diagnosis! I pray that it resolves itself. Albany Medical Center IS NO LONGER
After she was in the hospital for 29 days then my house for rehab 21 days and would have been continuing but she was just rushed back to the hospital for a huge infected cyst, acute nausea, acute dry heaving but if she tries to eat even crackers or soup it comes up after just 2 bites, and low grade fever, and slight dehydration. I hope for there sake they get it right this time!
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