Vein mapping scheduled , then cancelled...

Early this afternoon the hospital phoned to say G was scheduled Thursday
to do vein mapping on his left arm. The surgeon thinks he can graft
something in to the fistula which is there, but wants to check out
the veins first.

Then, a couple of hours later the nurse phoned saying they cancelled
this procedure, because she isn't sure if the Dr. wants G off of
Plavix for 5 days prior to the procedure, for fear the stent
will clot.

I informed her the stent is in his arm not in his heart..anyway,
long story short she will try to get the Dr. to sit down
with her with the chart, and confirm what he wants done.

This has taught me that I must be sure everything gets
clarified when we are with the Dr., and I make notes
about everything, and check, and recheck.

I heard the Dr. say one thing, (that he wanted to check the
Plavix level, as Plavix doesn't work on 20% of the population),
and I didn't think this was at all related to the procedure.

But the nurse understood he wanted this done the day before the
procedure.

So frustrating.

The nurse assured she would call Thursday afternoon or Friday
to advise when they will do the veinn mapping.

On a good note, G got official notice from Medicare that he has
Part B, effective Sept. 1. They had to waive their normal
"you can only enroll in Jan/Feb" rule, which they did.

Nice that someone there has a brain and some compassion.