Katie,
I'm sorry to hear you are so sick. Sounds horrible. I'm glad your family is coming to be there with you. I hope it gets figured out and can be fixed, SOON.
Hate to also mention it, but agree it's possible this is new presentation of a flare. I have a lesion in my brain stem that acts up from time to time and causes nausea and vomiting. (Reminds me of when I had chemo). Usually, but not always, mine's accompanied with vertigo and dizziness. Had a horrible bout with it last year and the only thing that helped was steroids. Drugs used for chemotherapy patients can sometimes help with nausea. General neuro gave me IV Valium last year, hoping it would help. All it did was bottom out my blood pressure. (Freaked out everyone when it took awhile to revive me.).
There are two medullary centres of vomiting in the brain known as the sensory “chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ)” and the integrative centre.http://www.myvmc.com/symptoms/nausea...miting-emesis/
My experience has also been that insurance either wants you admitted as a hospital inpatient or sent home within 72 hours. Last year it happened to me twice. Only time I got a little longer (hours not days) was when they were waiting for a bed in inpatient to open up. A doctor told a friend of mine there's a lot of pressure because of insurance companies about who they admit. Think it also depends on the doctor and how strong an argument they can/ or are willing to make for you.
Sad it all boils down to costs. If something can be done outpatient, that's where they'd like to send us. I guess they are also picky about who they think can be helped. My friend's ailing mother and my ailing aunt weren't finally admitted until after a few trips to the ER. Explains why the "observation" unit was recently expanded at my local hospital. "Outpatient status" can also be a deal breaker if someone needs SNF coverage afterwards. Medicare will only pay for it if there was a qualifying 3 day inpatient stay first.
Whatever the cause, a person's body can only take so much of this. If it were me, I'd go back to the ER, especially once family arrives and can also be an advocate for you. Praying you feel better, soon, Katie.
(((Hugs))) ,
I'm sorry to hear you are so sick. Sounds horrible. I'm glad your family is coming to be there with you. I hope it gets figured out and can be fixed, SOON.
Hate to also mention it, but agree it's possible this is new presentation of a flare. I have a lesion in my brain stem that acts up from time to time and causes nausea and vomiting. (Reminds me of when I had chemo). Usually, but not always, mine's accompanied with vertigo and dizziness. Had a horrible bout with it last year and the only thing that helped was steroids. Drugs used for chemotherapy patients can sometimes help with nausea. General neuro gave me IV Valium last year, hoping it would help. All it did was bottom out my blood pressure. (Freaked out everyone when it took awhile to revive me.).
There are two medullary centres of vomiting in the brain known as the sensory “chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ)” and the integrative centre.http://www.myvmc.com/symptoms/nausea...miting-emesis/
My experience has also been that insurance either wants you admitted as a hospital inpatient or sent home within 72 hours. Last year it happened to me twice. Only time I got a little longer (hours not days) was when they were waiting for a bed in inpatient to open up. A doctor told a friend of mine there's a lot of pressure because of insurance companies about who they admit. Think it also depends on the doctor and how strong an argument they can/ or are willing to make for you.
Sad it all boils down to costs. If something can be done outpatient, that's where they'd like to send us. I guess they are also picky about who they think can be helped. My friend's ailing mother and my ailing aunt weren't finally admitted until after a few trips to the ER. Explains why the "observation" unit was recently expanded at my local hospital. "Outpatient status" can also be a deal breaker if someone needs SNF coverage afterwards. Medicare will only pay for it if there was a qualifying 3 day inpatient stay first.
Whatever the cause, a person's body can only take so much of this. If it were me, I'd go back to the ER, especially once family arrives and can also be an advocate for you. Praying you feel better, soon, Katie.
(((Hugs))) ,
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