What a day! The beautiful snow was pretty to watch, but a total pain for Jodie & Jason's move. They are getting settled in and Justin is in love with his new room. The snow also made for a nerve-racking drive to Research Medical Center for Mom's PET scan.
Mom got registered with ease and sent to the waiting area. As we're walking to the waiting area we notice that she is "Sandera" in all her forms. This isn't good as it could cause problems for the lung doctor to get the results. We sent Dad back to registration to get the problem corrected. While we were waiting for him, Mom got interviewed by the PET coordinator. He asked the typical questions she's been asked over and over for the past week. He explains the procedure and gives us an estimated time frame for the test. Later, he comes back and takes her to the trailer for her infusion of medication for the scan. But before they walk away he makes a comment we took for witty small-talk. He says, "Wow, you look great for 90 Mrs. Beatty!" Mom and I looked at each other smirking about the off-the-wall comment. About five minutes later he comes back through telling Dad and I that he had to get her paperwork corrected again and he was extremely sorry about his comment. Puzzled, we weren't sure why he was sorry. He added that he wasn't trying to be a wise-guy, but the paperwork states she was born in 1918...making her 90 years old....though, according to him and the nuclear med tech in the trailer, "she does look great for 90, as well as 60!"
She will know the results of this test on Wednesday when she meets with the pulmonologist, Dr. Salamat. We'll keep you all posted!
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Oh my. i am sooo embarrassed for the entire content of the interaction. my "ole alma mater" needs a face lift !! referral to a pt's age is NEVER acceptable, regardless of the error in documentation. if that should occur again, please take the extra time to address it. i realize that you have other issues to deal with, but,correct documentation is a high priority.
ReplyDeleteI did think of you making the drive on that snowy day. i encountered those uncertain conditions for nine yrs. when i lived in P.H. (NOT FUN!!) i'm not that familiar with Dr.Salamat, as she's new to the group. i will keep you in my prayers