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From: Sherri
Date: 08-01-2003, 03:29 PM (1 of 14)
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A little rant here!!! I am so sick of the health care in this town. About a week ago my son got a bug bite in the middle of his forehead. His forhead swelled out like two inches and swelled into his eyes and nose. My husband took one look at him and immediately took him to the DR. Dr. Said it might be just a infection from the bug so here is an antibiotic and if it does it again bring him in right away because it could also be an allergic reaction and he might of lost his eye sight from the swelling. Well I went to get him at lunch and his ear had got bitten this morning and was about three times it's size and hot and red. So I took him right to the hospital. The nurse at the hospital told me we won't look at him because it is not an emergency and it is lunch time. Take him to the clinic at 1. Why wouldn't they look at it and say yes that is something to be concerned about or no it's not a problem. I wish I lived in the real world and not the middle of nowhere. Sherri My website
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From: MaryW
Date: 08-01-2003, 03:44 PM (2 of 14)
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Sherri, I know the feeling. It is very scarey sometimes the stuff that goes on in the medical world.
MaryW
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From: plrlegal
Date: 08-01-2003, 03:50 PM (3 of 14)
Sherri that level of health care is not only in nowhere, it is everywhere. If you're insurance carrier is an HMO forget it. You walk into an emergency room with a limb hanging off and if you haven't been referred by your primary care physician, they will let you die and tell you to visit your primary care physician the next day. Patsy Patsy
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From: Sherri
Date: 08-01-2003, 05:35 PM (4 of 14)
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Thank God our healthcare is is provided by the government. So they have to treat us all the same even if it is bad. My dh toook him to the clinic and the Dr. said that was very it was irresponsible for them to send us away. It was a life threatening unknown allergy. They gave him the stuff you would give someone deathly allergic to bee stings. I am so freaked now we didn't even no he was allergic to it. Sherri My website
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From: MaryW
Date: 08-01-2003, 06:35 PM (5 of 14)
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Sherri, I think there is a kit you can get to administer antibiotics when this happens. My nephew is the same way and he has one in his car all the time.
MaryW
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From: Sherri
Date: 08-01-2003, 06:49 PM (6 of 14)
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They put us on an immediate list for allergy tests when the allergist next comes in. At least I know about it know. Sherri My website
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From: Betina
Date: 08-01-2003, 08:04 PM (7 of 14)
| HA... Dont even get me started... My SO develeoped a rash across his stomach on his legs and up under his arms... He suffered with the itchy for over a week then I told him No more.. go to the doctor.. well he went to the doctor.. paid for the visit...Dr couldnt tell him what it was... Dr gave him antibiotics to take for a week.. he took them for the 10 days.. rash worse than ever..called the Dr and told him it wasnt helping. Dr refused to see him OR give a different medicine...Dr said had to give it time for the antibiotic to start working... we were going crazy trying to figure out what it was...Finally after two weeks I went to the store and got some Aveeno body wash..I told him he might as well try it as nothing else had helped... He used that for two weeks every shower and the rash cleared up and hasnt come back... We finally figured out that it was the laundry soap...I buy the same one but the company changed the formula... So.. after $65 to the doc we solved it with a $7 bottle of body wash... I want the diploma and the Dr's salary!! |
User: Betina
Member since: 04-21-2003 Total posts: 31 |
From: Chrysantha
Date: 08-01-2003, 08:49 PM (8 of 14)
prepare your son for LOTS of needles....they usually start on your back and then move on to your arms and legs....if they do a whole set it takes 2 weeks....(a body can only take so much at one time)..it doesn't really hurt, but it does ITCH...scratching only makes it worse...they may give you something for the itch, it's a spray....(it doesn't really work well...) I wish you luck....it's great when you know what you're allergic to and even better when they can actually help you...
Chrys
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From: jcook
Date: 08-02-2003, 12:50 PM (9 of 14)
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Allergies are such a mess to deal with. My DS had terrible reactions when we lived in Ohio, very much lessened since we've moved to California, thankfully. He's had testing and the first doc who did it was great. The doc had sample items that he used on me to show DS what was going to be done, told him to expect a little pinch and itching after that and my son had no problems at all with it. He was 7 at the time and he never even cried once, he did get itchy but because the doc prepared him so well, he wasn't bothered by anything else. For us, being completely open with him was the way to go. (We had to see someone else about a different problem and they snuck around trying to hide everything from him and it was a nightmare!) Dealing with rashes is a whole other story. Doctors aren't any help at all unless it is infectious and I would say that most of the time they are allergic in nature. The only thing to do is to get some over the counter cortisone cream for the itch and a mild soap and if needed, a moisturizing lotion. I have found that I am sensitive to most ingredients in the creams and lotions and usually have to throw away whatever the doctor gives me since it makes me worse. Trying to figure out what causes your problems isn't easy but it's something that you pretty much have to do alone, save the money that would have been spent on a doctor visit and put it towards experimenting with different products to get yourself some relief. It's awful when it turns out to be the soap or detergent you're using because I think that the first instinct when rashes turn up is to throw everything in the wash! Jill |
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From: Ann Made
Date: 08-05-2003, 02:22 PM (10 of 14)
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Sherri, I feel for your son. Both DD and I are allergic to bees, hornets and wasps and have pills to take for them. Not fun. We both have lots of environmental allergies also and she is allergic to penicillin. I hope to see an allergist next March if possible. I have a probable latex allergy and had to have special tape used during surgery. I accidently put on surgical gloves and in 5 minutes ripped them off with burning sensation in both hands and wrists. Checked the box and it said latex. Am really careful now. Good luck with the tests. Just remember, the good, the bad, and the ugly can be found in all communities. It doesn't seem to be in one location only. Ann Learning is a journey, not a race.
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 08-06-2003, 08:22 AM (11 of 14)
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My husband is self employed. We pay $750 per month for health insurance & that doesn't pay any dental, optical, or prescriptions, We have a $15 copay for Dr. appt. & they only pay 80% if we are hospitalized. We are thinking about canceling &t aking our chances. I wish we had government health care so all would be even. Barb Barb
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From: maps
Date: 08-06-2003, 09:49 AM (12 of 14)
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oh my gosh, the thing i remember about allergy tests are the 18 shots in each arm, all at one sitting, and i was a small child way back then, more than 30 years ago, just the trauma of all the needles lined up on that try about scared the daylights out of me, but then i started getting regular allergy shots after they figured out what i was allergic to, and it helped for years and finally out grew most of them, but, they say that they come back in your later years so i'm waiting patiently for them to come back...
Marge
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From: Aimee S
Date: 08-09-2003, 11:33 PM (13 of 14)
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Our alergest give 52 shots over both of the arms to determine what we are allergic to. I am alergic to 47 of the known allergents and one of my boys is allergic to 45 the others have less then 10 each. We have to cary ephniferin at all times for bee stings and food alergies. We had the best health care through the school where hubby worked. No co pays for visits or persctiptions. optical or dental. Then the cut backs and he lost his job. Now our salary is cut in half and we need to pay 65 a week for health care for the family and it does not kick in till we pay 4000 in doc bills and pers. No dental and no optical. It seams unfair that those who are able to pay regular doc and perscription fees can afford insurance and those who cant have the high price of the crappy insurance. I like the communist way of all for one and one for all. Or at least Familys should help out the others. The more you disaprove, the more fun I am having!
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User: Aimee S
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From: weB2cats
Date: 08-20-2003, 10:26 PM (14 of 14)
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We use to have the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) but it has now been limited to children under 12 and older folks not covered by medicaid,etc. It is a severly over-extended health plan and has been cut for many. It doesn't cover any dental work at all. I have 6 crowns that need to be done-at $700 each. These I have to pay for myself. My daughter has about 4 cavities, but there is a six month wait to be seen. I have decided to bite the bullet and take her to my private physician-appointments right away and if rescheduling needs to be done, it's only a week away. She won't be covered by insurance but the work will be done in 2 visits and she won't damage the teeth further by the time lapse involved. I buy Cortisone cream for just about everything- bug bites, spiders, fleas, bees, wasps and, it is great for the aftermath of running into nettles, poison oak/ivy or sunburn. It has been such a blessing. Thank God we don't have allergies! My father use to say, "It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease"-if you are a big enough thorn in someone's side, they will help get you fixed up and out of their hair. I don't mean to be obnoxious, simply inquisitive and a born problem-solver. It's the survival instinct that comes from being part of large (11 people) Irish family and having to be heard! |
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