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Posted on November 20 at 1:39 p.m.
I swore about 7 years ago never to set foot in their ER again. And I fought with them over the bill, then too. A dr. reading my lab results to me is not an exam. I sat for hours freezing in a gown for no good reason. He didn't even take my pulse and I was darned if I'd pay for an exam I didn't get. We go to the Coffey County Hospital now and have always had compassionate care and they are very nice in the billing dept.
Posted on November 20 at 1:36 p.m.
At least the Miller family has some closure. How horrible for the Trester family to have to wait and wonder, though. I'm praying for them still.
On Not Trester
Posted on November 20 at 9:11 a.m.
I agree wholeheartedly! A member of my extended family died of breast cancer. She was under 50. She'd complained to her dr. of breast pain but he blew her off. Her mammogram did not find it either (misread is my guess). When she finally went to a second dr. and he ordered tests, she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. By this point it was already in her lymph nodes. They gave her 6 months to live but she hung on for almost 2 years for the sake of her young children. I would MUCH rather have a false positive and get further testing then go down her road and be told too, bad, it's too late now.
Posted on November 20 at 9:06 a.m.
Are they trying to reduce the LPNs pay that way so save money or what? It makes no sense to me. With the RN shortage, I'd think they would be doing just the opposite and using more LPNs. Sounds really odd to me.
Posted on November 19 at 2:33 p.m.
Sorry biscuitboy, but there's just something about squirrels constantly getting into substations that is humorous. I'm glad no one was hurt.
On Lights out!
Posted on November 18 at 2:54 p.m.
Those tabletop electric roasters are wonderful. You can use them to do the turkey and free the oven up for other things. Many have inserts to make them buffet servers, too. I usually use the electric roaster to do a ham or turkey so I can bake the rolls in the oven. It beats having to stoop over and pull a heavy pan out of the oven, too.
Posted on November 18 at 2:50 p.m.
I left a second message with the immunization nurse. She called me back. Those who got shots on Oct. 29th can get the 2nd dose Monday Nov. 30th. They'll have 1 nurse giving shots during their regular hours. Could the Gazette please post this information for everyone? There was a lot of kids under 5 in line with me that day. Thanks.
Posted on November 17 at 3:23 p.m.
I called the health dept. and got a recording and left a message but haven't heard back yet. I'm in the same boat with my 4 year old with asthma needing his second shot next week.
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Posted on November 20 at 1:44 p.m.
The problem is, will the insurance companies pay for the tests or will it be out of pocket? The "recommendations" could well become guidelines later that insurance companies adopt. Now they're saying the same thing about pap smears. I have a friend who in her early 30s had an abnormal pap and had to have treatment to be sure it didn't develop into cervical cancer. According to the "new recommendations" she could have gone a year or more without it being caught and it could have become much worse. I think this is insurance companies wanting to save money.
On Mammogram Advice