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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1540354" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>My husband went in for a pacemaker last Aug. Everything that could go wrong, did. Surgery was delayed 4 hours, he went into tremors because the pacemaker was touching a nerve on the left ventricle. Medtronics recalibrated the pacemaker & that fixed the problem but he was also in tremendous pain. It was a Friday night, his nurse refused to administer pain meds or text the cardiologist on call until 6 the next morning. By that time he was in a-Fib, nauseous, sweating, out of control pain. Cardiologist on call arrived and a whole slew of tests to rule out heart attack but turns out his lung sack had been punctured (pneumothorax) during the surgery. Pneumo went down enough he didn't have to have a tube but spent 2 extra days in the hospital. And that's the condensed version. He's on Medicare. I went in to the same hospital a few months ago for a heart cath (different cardiologist) and it was textbook, 5 star review perfect, went in through the artery in my wrist, zero blockage (I'm the 15% false positive on a nuclear stress test), staff was incredible, home by noon. I'm on the dreaded Obmacare but pay out the wazoo for my coverage. </p><p></p><p>NO, the situation with your mother is NOT right. And I believe - at least now - the medical care you receive depends on your primary care physician(s), how much money the "system" has already bilked out of you (or intend to receive), the flip of a coin, whether the stars & moon are aligned & the medical staff that draws the short straw & has to work "off" hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1540354, member: 24027"] My husband went in for a pacemaker last Aug. Everything that could go wrong, did. Surgery was delayed 4 hours, he went into tremors because the pacemaker was touching a nerve on the left ventricle. Medtronics recalibrated the pacemaker & that fixed the problem but he was also in tremendous pain. It was a Friday night, his nurse refused to administer pain meds or text the cardiologist on call until 6 the next morning. By that time he was in a-Fib, nauseous, sweating, out of control pain. Cardiologist on call arrived and a whole slew of tests to rule out heart attack but turns out his lung sack had been punctured (pneumothorax) during the surgery. Pneumo went down enough he didn't have to have a tube but spent 2 extra days in the hospital. And that's the condensed version. He's on Medicare. I went in to the same hospital a few months ago for a heart cath (different cardiologist) and it was textbook, 5 star review perfect, went in through the artery in my wrist, zero blockage (I'm the 15% false positive on a nuclear stress test), staff was incredible, home by noon. I'm on the dreaded Obmacare but pay out the wazoo for my coverage. NO, the situation with your mother is NOT right. And I believe - at least now - the medical care you receive depends on your primary care physician(s), how much money the "system" has already bilked out of you (or intend to receive), the flip of a coin, whether the stars & moon are aligned & the medical staff that draws the short straw & has to work "off" hours. [/QUOTE]
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