Gratitude Discussion Group

@gingerw Sounds like your cat's missing appendage has been replaced with an extra helping in the playful department.
The PT has enhanced the TMJ ans fibro. Will admit I am extremely uncomfortable. Do hope it is worth it. It was a productive busy day yesterday. May need to pass on my play day with my favorite little scamp. Will see.

@gingerw- Morning Ginger. What kind of volunteer work do you do in a Police Dept for 9 hrs? That a long time!

@merpreb I am in the records dept working on several different projects. My OCD and detailed-ness plays well into the work needed. Being there frees up the paid employees to get their jobs done; I'm there to support them. Usually my shift is 4 hrs twice a week, so yesterday was a long one!
Ginger

@gingerw- Good for you! It's terrific when we can put our own "defaults" to use and help ourselves and others at the same time!

@gingerw @hopeful33250 Life can be a dream,earth angle went to theater all those songs of big bopper Danny and the dreamers remember those songs of the 60-70,s Aunce si going along Just 4men 1women did the singing Good evening g😃

@gingerw Take care of yourself don't overdue it's easy for me to overdue then my fibromyalgia tells me about it

@parus Hey Parus, I’m sorry your muscles are “mad”. I hope today gets progressively better! Thinking of you! I just got out of PT & OT, too. Now it’s relax for the rest of the day. .......Karen

@debbraw

That is a beautiful and intricate stained glass. And, the creators clearly understand you and what's important to you. What a wonderful gift from their hearts to you and your husband's hearts! I hope you're healing well.

@lioness

How sweet is the stained glass picture your grandson made for you! Made with love for sure. How old is he? I love his use of color and the balance he achieved in this abstract.

@lioness @parus @gingerw

At Kaiser and some other places now you must call and request the results of your tests. I think insurance, for-profit healthcare, and limited number of doctors have caused the problem. To be profitable (or in some instances to break even) doctors are required to see a certain number of patients each day. This means they can only spend minimal time with patients who aren't acute. If they fall below their required number they often must take a cut in pay, or they may lose their jobs.

Computers have actually helped the doctors and nurses, and ultimately patients. Previously doctors would see their patients and at the end of each day they dictated their findings to tape to be transcribed the following day by staff and assigned the ICD number that corresponded to the patient's medical problem. The staff often needed to review the doctors handwritten notes to confirm their transcription. Have you tried to read doctor handwriting? It's terrible! Also, doctors often didn't like to to dictate their findings after a long day at work (12+ hours), so they let the patient files build up for a few weeks before trying to do them in a marathon session. This resulted in errors and difficulty for the patient who was awaiting their insurance reimbursement. With the computers doctors spend much less time transcribing information and are assured that the information entered is correct as they have you in the room when they are recording it. Things are more accurate and mistakes are hopefully fewer in number.

All change is difficult to adjust to, but in the long run computer use will improve the care given. I can't say the same about having to change doctors so often! I feel for you Parus. I hope Medicare for All (universal, single payer) will solve some of these problems for all of us. It will at the least, not be profit-oriented! It seems that "the Golden Calf" worship has led us to the state we're in these days. I hope my explanation has been helpful. This is from my 8 years working in healthcare/hospitals/clinics at an administrative level and seeing the challenges and changes that doctors and nurses are dealing with. The vast majority of healthcare professionals are truly interested in helping their patients improve. Only a few are truly bad at their jobs.

I am grateful for my 8 years of experience in Healthcare as it has given me compassion and empathy for those who work tirelessly to help those of us who need their expertise.