Dialysis

[imported_griffis]

Hey all,

Recently we moved my grandmother up to Georgia to a new nursing home so that we may take care of her a little easier. Obviously, we would let her live with part of the family but she needs a nurse 24/7 and none of us can afford that.

/start rant

She also goes to dialysis and the first part of the problem is until medicare is approved, they will not drive her to the dialysis place which is 5 miles away. Instead, everyone in our family is having to take PTO time to take her including myself. I love my Grandma, and I have taken her a few times but this is freaking ridiculous. It's a freaking bus ride from the home to the dialysis place and they will not do it unless medicare approves it. Medicare takes forever to approve because first they have to confirm she is a resident of the state, she's been here three weeks, come on.

Second part:
So once we get her to the dialysis place for her appointment, she waits an average time of 1 hour to get her in. So she basically sits in a freaking wheelchair until they get here, I mean really this is not fun. I just want to bitch slap the retard who invented our medicare policies and system. The way people get treated is just juvenile!

/end rant

Anyone experienced our wonderful medicare system with a loved one?

 

[Xylitol]

whoops forgot she's retired
My grandparents seem to be doing fine with the medicare that they get

 

[leftyman]

not to be insensitive, but she is getting the care she needs.
And she is your grandmother so you need to take some time out of your day to help take care of her? stop bitching and be glad she is still around for you and your family.

 

[MisterJackson]

The bus thing is sorta a privilege and not a "right" is it not?

 

[imported_griffis]

Originally posted by: leftyman
not to be insensitive, but she is getting the care she needs.
And she is your grandmother so you need to take some time out of your day to help take care of her? stop bitching and be glad she is still around for you and your family.

Huh?

I am saying what is the point of medicare if it only provides a minimal coverage? Seems kind of ridiculous to have to run through hoops to get things accomplished is all

 

[imported_griffis]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
The bus thing is sorta a privilege and not a "right" is it not?

It's part of medicare, Dialysis is health related issue, I would not necessarily call it a privilege

 

[OutHouse]

you get no sympathy from me. my 78 year old mom lives with my family for almost a year now and we have had to make big sacrifices to make sure she gets the care she needs. Take your PTO time, take care of your grandma and STFU. :|

a bit of advice, growing old and loosing your independence is bad enough but to feel like you are a Burdon on your family is even worse. do not let her get that feeling.



edit for bad spelling.

 

[KK]

you think it's bad now, just wait til the dem's get their socialized medicine.

 

[imported_griffis]

Originally posted by: Citrix
you get no sympathy from me. my 78 year old mom lives with my family for almost a year now and we have had to make big sacrifices to make sure she gets the care she needs. Take your PTO time, take care of your grandma and STFU. :|

a bit of advice, growing old and loosing your independence is bad enough but to feel like you are a Burdon on your family is even worse. do not let her get that feeling.



edit for bad spelling.

Don't you think I would take the PTO if I had it? I already used two days, plus to add I never said she was a burden and I NEVER make her feel that way. I am just trying to imply the utter BS I have had to deal with on the medicare side of things, the nursing home does a great job. The dialysis folks need work

 

[imported_griffis]

Maybe I should also mention that the bit of PTO i have saved is for my baby who is due in about three weeks

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: KK
you think it's bad now, just wait til the dem's get their socialized medicine.

Yea because Republicans did such a bang up job the last 6 years.


take it to P&N troll.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: KK
you think it's bad now, just wait til the dem's get their socialized medicine.

Yea because Republicans did such a bang up job the last 6 years.


take it to P&N troll.

any politician pushing for socialized medicine is a moron, just so happens this is a democrat party idea. If it were a republican idea, it'd still be a stupid idea. Don't get so defensive beavis.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: leftyman
not to be insensitive, but she is getting the care she needs.
And she is your grandmother so you need to take some time out of your day to help take care of her? stop bitching and be glad she is still around for you and your family.

QFT.

I agree that the slowness does suck though.

My grandmother had a stroke back in 1990 and from 1990 to 2000, our family used to visit her 2 times a day every single day to bring her food. She didn't like American food and wanted Indian food which is what we'd make for her and bring her every day. We did it without any complaining because she was our grandmother (mother, etc).