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Post by heartland on Aug 13, 2015 0:02:51 GMT
Gail, I know that you're kind of local to me - and I just saw a report on 22's website about two confirmed cases of e-coli in Rochester. I immediately thought of your son when I saw this, even though the only symptom that they share is the diarrhea. Any chance this is something the doctors should be looking at?
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Post by gale w on Aug 13, 2015 1:21:49 GMT
I think they're testing for everything. The blood test results came back quickly but she said the stool sample tests take longer-at least 4 days, which would put it at Friday but more likely Monday. I'll have to look up that story about e coli in Rochester. He hasn't been there for a while but you never know what can be spreading around.
eta: dd and I shopped in Rochester last week...but everything was prepackaged type foods.
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Post by jamieson on Aug 13, 2015 1:59:37 GMT
I am so pissed right now. We didn't leave the hospital until after 5 because he was getting the saline bolus and then had blood drawn. Get to Walmart and the prescription wasn't ever called in. Call the hospital and the doctor on call can't help. She just says to try again in an hour. Meanwhile ds is in the bathroom this whole time and we live 30 minutes from town. So I have to either wait here while he's feeling like crap or drive all the way home and turn around and come back IF they ever call it in. There's apparently no way to communicate with his doctor who supposedly might call in the rx from home. Auuuggghhh I'm sorry this is so frustrating. Here, prescriptions are sent electronically. Instantly. That doesn't mean the pharmacy fills them instantly--and for controlled substances you need to bring a hard copy with you. Always call ahead to the pharmacy, and know it's not always the doctors fault. (Edited to add that the hard copy thing may be a MA law only.)
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Post by heartland on Aug 13, 2015 2:06:06 GMT
eta: dd and I shopped in Rochester last week...but everything was prepackaged type foods. I hope they can quickly figure out what's going on and get him feeling better soon.
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Post by gale w on Aug 13, 2015 2:19:31 GMT
I am so pissed right now. We didn't leave the hospital until after 5 because he was getting the saline bolus and then had blood drawn. Get to Walmart and the prescription wasn't ever called in. Call the hospital and the doctor on call can't help. She just says to try again in an hour. Meanwhile ds is in the bathroom this whole time and we live 30 minutes from town. So I have to either wait here while he's feeling like crap or drive all the way home and turn around and come back IF they ever call it in. There's apparently no way to communicate with his doctor who supposedly might call in the rx from home. Auuuggghhh I'm sorry this is so frustrating. Here, prescriptions are sent electronically. Instantly. That doesn't mean the pharmacy fills them instantly--and for controlled substances you need to bring a hard copy with you. Always call ahead to the pharmacy, and know it's not always the doctors fault. (Edited to add that the hard copy thing may be a MA law only.) The doctor on call said that it's normal for doctors at this location to wait until the end of the day and then call in (or send in-they do use electronic filling for some) all of the day's prescriptions. I don't understand why-what if someone needs something right away?
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Post by jamieson on Aug 13, 2015 2:25:57 GMT
Gale, it sounds like they're putting out fires all day, so annoying, but understandable. There should be a nurse with them, or for the group, who can send over prescriptions. Hugs.
I sound like a nag, but don't diagnose from a message board. You can get some ideas, and too many opinions and similar situations, but are probably better off at WebMD.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2015 2:34:18 GMT
No dairy since Friday is good, but could it have residual inflammation? I am grasping at straws here. My son had every.single.GI.anything that went around Fukuoka he could possibly get. He got live polio and had to go on liquid Imodium or something to stop the runs then, too. Honest to god that kid was sick. Now he is good and strong. It sounds like a virus that has to work itself out...but it's taking a long time to do so.
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Post by gale w on Aug 13, 2015 8:33:17 GMT
Gale, it sounds like they're putting out fires all day, so annoying, but understandable. There should be a nurse with them, or for the group, who can send over prescriptions. Hugs. I sound like a nag, but don't diagnose from a message board. You can get some ideas, and too many opinions and similar situations, but are probably better off at WebMD. I agree. When I first posted it was less than 24 hours since the issue started and truly seemed like a simple stomach bug. We've since been to the clinic and the doctor and he's had several tests done plus the saline iv. The meds seem to be helping a little and hopefully we'll have some answers once we get test results. I'm avoiding looking information up online because I'm freaking out enough already. I appreciate all the support and advice I've been given.
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Post by peasapie on Aug 13, 2015 10:03:16 GMT
Thinking of you and hoping he turns a corner on this soon.
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