Prayers up. Sue the SOBs. It may save someone else’s life. During my Dad’s illness, I too learned the importance of being diligent about his treatments, asking challenging questions, and I started demanding copies of all his test results etc, made sure they were corrected.
That way when he went into ER, I had everything they needed for accurate history. The inaccuracy of medical records is not a new thing. Back when I had my insurance license, we o had insurance that declined coverage for clients, and sometimes it was purely a mistake in medical records.
Dad had a cardiologist who did a cardiac cath, and then just shrugged and said there’s nothing more that can be done. No stent or baloon angioplasty. I had the nurse track him down, and spoke to him on the phone.
Finally he said well, in a younger person, you might consider a bypass operation. I said well, don’t you think that should be up to the surgeon, and shouldn’t we at least explore the possibilities?
The nurse felt sorry for us, and found a really nice and good surgeon to call for consult. He put the odds at 95 percent favorable. Dad said he liked those odds and had the surgery;he came through just fine.
He had had congestive heart failure for years and was on warfarin for years due to heart attack in early 50s, and arterial fibrillation. He also had lung problems, due to smoking 3 packs a day until he was 45 years old, as well as asbestos exposure in the Navy. He was close to 80 years old, and his kidneys only worked at 50 percent.
You hang in there; It might not be ideal, due to delays, but they can do amazing stuff today. I’ll pray that the lord will look out for you and your loved ones.
God bless you for that example of your dad. I feel much better having read that.