Re:The one-year anniversary of my total glossectomy
by Ancapistani on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @12:21PM
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> have support people who can “Karen” for the need of a better word the medical and insurance system
Yep - that's called a "patient advocate". I learned about it when I was in my teens, and went with my grandfather to the VA hospital on a regular basis.
Multiple times I had to remind the healthcare providers that he had long-standing kidney issues, that contrasting agents had caused immediate and significant reductions in kidney function in the past, and that as a result we should consider why such tests were ordered and what benefit the results would provide.
I 100% believe they would have unintentionally killed him years early if I hadn't been there to question them and push back.
Yep - that's called a "patient advocate". I learned about it when I was in my teens, and went with my grandfather to the VA hospital on a regular basis.
Multiple times I had to remind the healthcare providers that he had long-standing kidney issues, that contrasting agents had caused immediate and significant reductions in kidney function in the past, and that as a result we should consider why such tests were ordered and what benefit the results would provide.
I 100% believe they would have unintentionally killed him years early if I hadn't been there to question them and push back.