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Need advice please husband suffered TBI he's getting worse
I need help my husband suffered a TBI in July after moving to a facility for rehab which they have done absolutely nothing with him but let him lay in bed and suffered for several months now they say his lungs won't hold oxygen that's because he has so much mucus they want me to remove his feeding tube and starve him and die, but he's there I know it he responds to me help me please I dont know where to go Medicare is taking FOREVER and his insurance is now denying him the facility he's at saying he can go home WTH? Please help
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I am writing this response on behalf of my husband, who is a member of this group, at his request. I also had to put up with doctors wanting to disconnect his feeding tube.
Did your husband sustain a TBI before he got to the rehab facility or while there? This makes a difference. If he was injured at the facility, hire an attorney to file a lawsuit against the facility. As far as the mucus in his lungs, you should ask for a pulmonary specialist to be brought in to establish a diagnosis and treatment plan. Hospitals, by law, cannot refuse treatment to anyone.
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5 ReactionsWelcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, @carmanlingraves. Very sorry to hear all you're going through with your husband. @scottrl @kb2014 and @kayabbott may have some thoughts on your situation.
Is there another doctor who might give a second opinion on his situation, carmanlingraves?
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2 ReactionsThank you, Lisa.
I wish I could offer a solution to this tragic situation.
I was fortunate that my caregivers in two different hospitals were so attentive and generous.
To me (and this is just my personal opinion; I'm not a doctor or lawyer), the hospital in this case is liable for a wrongful death lawsuit if they don't offer responsible care for this man.
Lisa, as you suggest, there must be a way to bring in an outside specialist for a second opinion.
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1 Reaction@carmanlingraves this is such a burden on your shoulders, and I hope that you have people that are there for you. Can you request an outside neurologist or other specialist to review his file? Do you have documentation of when and why he went into rehab, how and when he had a TBI (including MRI or other scans), and his care? If your husband is in a hospital rehab then (likely depending on the State) he can't be discharged without having a place accept him. Do you have someone to help you with any legal claims and the insurance denial and Medicare requests/appeals? You can file an appeal to the insurance denial that should slow or cancel their decision. Is there a local Medicare/SS office that you or someone close can visit? https://www.gohealth.com/medicare/medicare-administration/medicare-office-near-me/
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