Today's encounter with health care

[Rainman]

All I can say is good news is good news, whether people or pets getting better. Fingers crossed for Horace's good news, that's great to hear!

But overall verdict?
2020 just sucks, every time you turn around, it's more unexpected crap.

[brenda]

Best wishes to your dog, Horace! That sounds awful for him, really miserable. Anything to do with the face is miserable for a human, so I would think it's as bad for a pet, too.

So glad you're able to move your thumb again. Use of your hand pretty much requires the thumb to participate fully and be social with the rest of the gang. Can you send your bill for this one to the doc who messed up the first time? Seriously, what recourse is there for you on the financial side for all this?

[George K]

@brenda said in Today's encounter with health care:

what recourse is there for you on the financial side for all this

I'll bet zero.

"Shit happens" will be the response.

[brenda]

@George-K said in Today's encounter with health care:

@brenda said in Today's encounter with health care:

what recourse is there for you on the financial side for all this

I'll bet zero.

"Shit happens" will be the response.

That's what I would expect, too. No guarantees are typically given for medical procedures.

Are there ever any exceptions?

[George K]

@brenda said in Today's encounter with health care:

That's what I would expect, too. No guarantees are typically given for medical procedures.

That's right. Your only recourse is legal.

When Boris had his trachea lacerated during his neutering, resulting in $2K of hospital bills, all I got was "Gee, we've never seen this before, sorry it happened."

At least he was insured.

[Horace]

@brenda said in Today's encounter with health care:

@George-K said in Today's encounter with health care:

@brenda said in Today's encounter with health care:

what recourse is there for you on the financial side for all this

I'll bet zero.

"Shit happens" will be the response.

That's what I would expect, too. No guarantees are typically given for medical procedures.

Are there ever any exceptions?

I suppose the idea is that insurance covers it and insurance covers the redo if necessary.

[Horace]

Dog is doing well the past couple days. Giving him antibiotic (amox clav) twice per day. The vet gave me a contraption I didn't recognize but which I figured out to be a pill halver. The amox clav pills are too big for it though.

[Mik]

Very happy to hear you are both doing better.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in Today's encounter with health care:

The amox clav pills are too big for it though.

Try cutting them in half first.

[Horace]

That’s just crazy enough to work.