My last go arounds with Tenn Care was writting letters which no one could read due to my lousy hand writting. Computers make all the difference in getting needed info fast and for me is a valueable tool. My family got it for me a few years back and it has paid for itself several times over giving me quick valuable medical info. One example was she was hospitalized in January of this year and doctors were not locating the cause. She was having very out of character almost psychotic episodes. To get her ready for this extraction we sought some help getting her through the anxiety. 12 years ago a Knoxville Dentist nearly killed her. The dentist later on did kill a girl in his treatment room from improper medications.
To get her over this hurdle she was given anti-depressants. She developed what is called Serotonin Syndrome in January and went Comatose in the hospital Emergency Room. treatment was refused while we waited on Mobile Crisis. I took her in that state to another what I thought was more skilled hospital. The got her back around but after 5 days no diagnoses. She was detoxed from all medications including heart and started improving. At that time a shrink put her back on SSRI's andwithin two hours the episodes returned.
Prayers were said and quickly answered. I went home got on line and typed her last two medications the SSRI's +adverse reactions and got the Serotonin info. It saved her life. I had a debate with the doctors at the hospital none of whom was her primary care personal physican but house doctors and convinced them simply because it was a UT pharmacolgy professors alert. She's been through a lot and this left some scars for her to deal with as well as myself.
The doctors said Mobile Crisis had to act on her behalf. The doctors rather than doing simple and telling blood work were too interested in doing a patient dump to a place not equiped to take her. My biggest fear is seperation from her. Not like going fishing or something but government stepping in and trying to think for us. That night was a nightmare come true. It set us both back and has made me rather cynical toward the conditions that brought things to that point. 10 years ago this would not have happened. Tenn Care has ruined health care in this state.