The Rant Continues

[gja1000]

I had lunch with a Nurse Practitioner friend of mine this past week. She has her own practice with a doctor in a little town near the lake where Gary is fishing. I was telling her my woeful story of trying to get Gary's neck injection scheduled, his medications ordered, and getting his insulin pump supplies increased to match his needs. She just shook her head and said that I was motivated and knew what I was doing and I persisted until I got what was needed. However, she went on to say that most of her patients can't or won't do that and they just give up. When they come in to see her days/weeks later, they have not scheduled their procedure or they are not taking their meds (even the essential ones) because they couldn't get what they needed so they just gave up. It is so scary to me that this happens, but i know it does. I remember being told that Gary's doctor wouldn't approve something and I knew that was not true - but most people would have just believed that, and thought OK, I guess I don't need that medication or whatever. It's just too sad.