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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:45 PM Original message |
Woman's Bleeding Breast Not Emergency, Says Blue Shield |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. I bet a bleeding penis would have allowed for an air-ambulance. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. EXACTLY. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
160. not exactly |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
99. +1!! |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:08 PM Response to Reply #99 |
156. -1 |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
122. I'm guessing the insurance company would deny that $6,000 bill also. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
129. No, insurance companies are unlike DU in this regard... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #129 |
187. Coverage for birth control vs. Viagra. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #187 |
201. I'm sure that money has nothing to do with that. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #201 |
207. If money was the primary determinant, Viagra wouldn't be covered. n/t |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
155. That's not fare, and you know it |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #155 |
171. Umm.. how many insurance companies pay for viagra vs. birth control? n/t |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #171 |
177. LOL. Do you really think that only men get benefit from Viagra? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #177 |
186. I am getting very sick of men constantly denying that sexism and |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #186 |
192. Is sexism real? Of course it is. Does it exist in this case? Who can say? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:47 AM Response to Reply #192 |
196. Whether a man or woman denied the claim is irrelevant. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #177 |
188. If that were the basis for coverage, birth control would be a slam dunk. n/t |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #188 |
191. You are trying to be reasonable |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #191 |
195. Attacking me personally only shows |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #195 |
197. No. It shows that you're predictable, and unlikely to be swayed |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #197 |
200. Another baseless claim when facts are at a loss |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #200 |
202. Thankfully |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #191 |
199. Just trying to show the limitation of that LOL remark. n/t |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #177 |
204. Wow, you're quite a prize, aren't you? |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #204 |
208. Ok byebye. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #155 |
185. Are you kidding? Sexism is rampant in the healthcare industry. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #185 |
194. Read this article |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:57 AM Response to Reply #194 |
198. As I stated before, |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #198 |
206. More personal attacks |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #206 |
209. I did read it. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
203. Indeed. nt |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. OK, at the risk of sounding mean here, unless it was lots and lots of |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Do you work for UHC or BC/BS? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. No. I'm a registered nurse. I know what emergencies are, and |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. She was not a nurse, and for you to defend this company's actions are indefensible. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I'm not defending the company, but it's a fact that if it's not a true emergency, |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
63. Bleeding from the nipple is not an emergency? |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
101. That's a bad angle of attack |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #101 |
107. A broken collar bone is not even an emergency |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. Actually, you're describing: an extensive burn, a broken limb, and |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. But I could have waited until the next day and seen my doctor |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #110 |
111. Oh my God...well, you're one tough SOB, I'll give you that! |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #111 |
166. ROFL Not that tough, you just do what ya gotta do |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #110 |
130. No, you are describing a serious burn |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #101 |
124. +1 as a paramedic I got many a calls that made me go |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #124 |
140. The restaurant owner could have been nicer to you, but his cook did need the ER |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #140 |
144. The problem was the restaurant owner, |
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sohndrsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #124 |
175. but as a paramedic, I'm sure you know that people panic - and may |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #63 |
151. Your ignorance is now on full display. ERs are for EMERGENCIES. |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #151 |
152. I have no reason to believe |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #152 |
173. I wouldn't have gone to ER. That's the stuff of an urgent care center.... |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #63 |
153. She is right of course. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #30 |
115. Lay people would assume a |
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RayOfHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
135. And if she doesn't have a regular physician, its damn near impossible to get in |
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roseBudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #135 |
149. I had the same experience until I called the doctor whose name began with Z.... |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
184. From a nursing and medical perspective it was not an emergency |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
54. May I get your testimony when I appeal my insurance company's decision to deny my husband's claim? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Well, a gaping wound that requires stitches is obviously an acute situation-- |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #56 |
190. They didn't cover it for the same reason they don't cover many claims -- greed. |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #54 |
142. Good Lord, you should have challenged that! |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
85. I'm not a nurse and I know that's not a life-threatening emergency |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
136. Thanks for the info. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:57 PM Original message |
Sadly, most people panic over little thiings that don't matter, and ignore |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. so you think blood coming out of your nipple is a little thing that doesn't matter. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
73. I guess I am an awful person for thinking she needed an office visit |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
95. Even if it WAS a tumor it isn't an emegency. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
117. I believe they are just saying it wasn't an emergency. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. well, would you consider bleeding from one's nipple a little thing? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
97. Well then expect a $2800 bill for using emergency services for non emergency |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #97 |
113. I went to the emergency room many times with food poisoning |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #113 |
116. That could be considered an emergency--if you are vomiting or |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #113 |
123. I think you are wrong. Food posioning can easily be fatal. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #113 |
134. Food poisoning IS an emergency |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
154. I would never go to an ER for blood coming out of my nipple |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:03 PM Original message |
Depending on what the issue is, we all have our areas of specialty regarding "zero common sense" |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I'd like to know if she did have a primary care physician and if so, |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. If it were me, I might go to the emergency room too. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. She woke up with the bleeding breast |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Sorry, but if my body is producing blood for no known reason in an area |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Go ahead. That's your right. But don't expect it to be covered, is all. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Gotta be UHC. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
70. As triage goes |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #70 |
77. How "saturated" did her T-shirt have to be? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. Bleeding aside, anything that threatens life, limb, vision is an emergency. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Oh . give it up. |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #81 |
103. Whether it is a true emergency is neither relevant nor productive to consider |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #81 |
125. What in her comment is incorrect? I can't find anything. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #81 |
157. Why is she so wrong? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #80 |
193. Again, people who aren't medically trained do not have enough knowledge to make that determination. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #77 |
89. More a rate than anything |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #89 |
131. i agree totally! |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
126. are personal attacks really necessary? |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
74. There's absolutely no reason why it should not be covered |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. My first call would be to my family doctor, but I've known him for over 20 years. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
118. Why not call an ambulance, if it's that much of an emergency? |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. "Saturated with blood" |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Well, as I said, if it's lots of blood, then it's an emergency, and should be covered. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Oh, don't flip-flop now! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. You're weird. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #32 |
66. Your a bad,bad nurse. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #66 |
148. You don't know that. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #66 |
158. You're a mean mean person. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. No flip-flop. Twilight's 1st post: "unless it was lots and lots of blood" (nt) |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. maybe Twilight should have read the article before commenting eom |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:24 PM Original message |
What a novel concept! (nt) |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
47. indeed |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. I gotta say, I think approximately 3/4 of DUers don't read the articles. n/t |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. hence the endless flaming and arguments |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. LOL! Yes indeed. n/t |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. No, I'm bad with only reading the excerpts, I admit that freely. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Hey, don't worry |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. I went to the ER once, as a young woman, for a bee sting that made |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #59 |
67. And if you'd lost circulation in the hand with subsequent loss of a couple |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. Well, the first thing they did was assess my sensation and circulation-- |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #72 |
82. It takes four years of college to get a BS Nursing. A doctor might train for |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #82 |
90. I know, I've not taken my kids to the ER right when I should have-- |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #90 |
109. Twilight -- that is exactly the point most here are trying to make. My sis's finger is crooked... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. I don't expect people to always know when it's an emergency-- |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 06:41 AM Response to Reply #59 |
179. they didn't give you a shot? |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
159. Maybe the insurance company did not know it was lots of blood either |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #46 |
170. I think most don't even read full posts |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
100. LOL! "lots and lots of blood" Is that a medical term understood only by nurses and physicians? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #100 |
106. In fact, if you were to call a doctor or a triage nurse, they would try |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:18 PM Original message |
We used to try to ascertain blood loss at scenes |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #26 |
98. if you are bleeding from the nipple, first thing you do is measure the amount of blood |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. How much blood from the nipple is enough to qualify as an emergency? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Well, having been to the ER for severe gynecological bleeding, myself, if you're |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:29 PM Original message |
there was lots of blood in her case |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
138. So I must ask again - how much blood should there be before you fo to the ER? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
139. So I must ask again - how much blood should there be before you fo to the ER? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
83. 8 0z? |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. That's not the issue |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I'm guessing they did a case review and decided to be dicks about it. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. You think? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. She was BLEEDING FROM HER NIPPLE you ridiculous twit. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Yeah. Bleeding from the nipple can be a sign of a tumor or injury. But that's |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. her shirt was soaked with blood |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Sure. I've already said so. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. i understand what you are saying |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #48 |
84. Your generous |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. If you're not used to seeing blood, a tablespoon can look like a hell of a lot. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #86 |
92. I agree |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #86 |
119. Absolutely. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #86 |
141. Even if you've seen it, it can still be scary as hell |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
132. Your attitude represents everything that is wrong with health care in this country. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #132 |
163. Really, people should go to the ER whenever they feel like it |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #163 |
168. Accident victims don't wait while the spained ankles get taken care of, |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #168 |
183. That's when they get to the sprained ankles, lol |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:19 PM Original message |
She could have seen her |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. Twilight NEVER said |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. But who is qualified to make that determination? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
96. I would think that's where her |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #96 |
102. Was it a Sunday morning? Did she have a doctor? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #102 |
161. Many doctors do have someone on call |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. This nurse agrees with you. The |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. There was in fact a tumor, that it later turned out to be benign is fortunate |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
94. That's what I would have done |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
104. as somene who has unfortunately had way too many ER visits, I have to agree with you |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
128. As a male, and having never had a bleeding nipple, I can assure |
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dmr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 04:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
178. It could have been a week-end or holiday when she went to the ER |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
189. To hell with that. If you are bleeding, and can't stop the bleeding |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. Somehow, a lot of hospitals have been able to set up free standing "urgent care'" |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. I HATE recommending this, if only because |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. Why aren't people in the streets over shit like this? |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. Un-fucking-believable. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
78. That is who I have. Fortunately for me, I have never been denied. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #78 |
87. The younger they are, the scarier they are. I thought every one of my |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
164. I have Blue Cross too and I have never had anything denied |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. Who makes these kinds of decisions? Clerks with a Bachelor's degree? |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Apparently ,bad nurses. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
165. You really are an asshole aren't you? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
53. It is illegal for anyone but a doctor to make these decisions. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. Fuck insurance companies. Fuck 'em sideways. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
28. "Hi.... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
38. Two or three times over the years, I've taken kids to the ER for something |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I bitch and moan about Kaiser |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I think the key is "few ER visits". I'm assuming you have good access to |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
58. Eye injuries are emergencies--you're right not to mess around with those. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
51. Lots of times you go to an emergencyroom for something that |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Hit in the eye with something hard? Emergency |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
150. That happened to me with the emergency call nurse. |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
169. I don't envy those on-call nurses |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
61. But... But... George Will sez that AMERICANS LOVE THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES! |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I have a friend that had a baby three months ago |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. I think the SOP w. insurance companies is to deny all claims, initially. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. I've been very lucky |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. I swear to God I heard a report about Medicare claims clerks that said |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
64. Years & years ago Blue Cross of Minnesota had to be sued to |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #64 |
88. Beautiful example - among other things after a miscarriage there should be an exam |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
69. If this should happen to anyone reading... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #69 |
76. It is true that the emergency room is the last place to go when you might need |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
75. We ran into that once before - if you aren't sent to the emergency room by medical personnel |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. One of the reasons I consider Urgent Care centers a scam is that hospitals love them |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #79 |
93. Urgent care clinics are perfect for most things. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #93 |
112. They really don't like to see you if you've had something serious like cancer. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #112 |
181. I suppose that's true, but for the stuff that typically shows up |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #79 |
105. ER's going to have alot of overhead |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
91. Why do Emergency Rooms charge Emergency Room prices for everything? |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #91 |
133. good idea! |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
120. i'm with the medical professionals on this one |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
121. Maybe the insurance company should provide an "orifice" list |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #121 |
127. bleeding from the ear could be |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #127 |
143. They didn't find a cause at student health |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #143 |
145. Ok I feel good |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #145 |
146. The people in student health said maybe |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. The ER doctor said the same thing |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
137. Well I hate to say this, but this is BLUE SHIELD of California |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
162. Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #162 |
172. Of course AMPDS relies heavily on subjective information. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #172 |
176. True, but it's a good base from which to judge |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #176 |
210. If dispatchers are provided with accurate information it works quite well. |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
167. If this happened to me |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
174. Here's the weird thing. We have a fancy new hospital in my town, and they ENCOURAGE people like that |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
180. Why didn't the ER people tell her to contact her doctor. |
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GCP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
182. And now will they rescind her coverage as she now has a 'previous condition' |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
205. If it was a weekday she should have called her PCP office. |
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