@wickenburger, you sound like me. I'm one of "those" patients, aka "difficult." I have a medical background and am intelligent enough to know when something's not quite right. When I injured my leg right after placement of my permacath and couldn't transfer from bed to wheelchair and back or chair to toilet and back, I pitched a fit when I learned they were going to send me home. They offered nursing home placement and I had another hissy fit. Ultimately they decided it was best to admit me to the hospital for a few days, dialyze me there and let my leg rest from the soft tissue injury so I wouldn't go home and fall flat on my face. You're right to inform yourself and to advocate for yourself and if that makes you one of "those" patients known as "difficult," I say you go girl!