my father in law was finally seen by a doctor. He was in pain for hours. The doctor came in after midnight. It turns out he has gall stones and needs to have surgery to remove his gall bladder. They started him on antibiotics. It then was after 1:00 am and they weren’t sure if he would have a room by morning. I took Joanne back to her house around 2 am. I told her that if she wanted to have a sleep over, there was a better way to go about it than this. It made her laugh. She is very anxious and I tried to lighten the mood. I explained that in the grand scheme of things, a gall bladder removal is a pretty good ailment to have. It can be treated. Once treated, he will never get another gallstone. It wasn’t cancer. It wasn’t a bowel blockage that would require risky bowel surgery. Of all the things that could have gone wrong, this one is best case scenario! I got a quick 2-3 hours of rest before getting up and heading back to the hospital. I dropped Joanne off with instructions to grab b...
Ethan took a beating with the heat today. I had the house nice and cool for him when he got home. He was pretty bummed about having to pay the $12,000 back. He is quite stressed about it. I tried calling to set up a payment plan for him. Even though I am listed as an advocate, they still need to talk to him directly! Annoying! He is also upset about the Medicaid and how he is supposed to pay for his medications as well as testing. He will now cut corners. I know it! My father-in-law wasn’t feeling well. I drove to their house and gave him options of what he could do. He had already gone to the ER earlier that day but left after a 3 hour wait. We went to a different emergency room. We have been here since 8:30 pm. I am the driver. It is 11:30 now and he has been taken back, gotten his blood drawn and an xray. He still has not been seen by a doctor. I have a tooth that needs a filling removed and replaced at 8 am. Tomorrow is going to be a long day with back to back meetings with a numb...