The mail brings interesting letters with very large amounts in them. The ER visit in Bowling Green was $5,600. The 16 hours we spent in Bilkmore's ER was $26,000. Of that, $6,300 was for the improperly installed, incorrectly sized halo.
Thankfully, the amount owed on the bills we've received so far is $0. It should remain that way since I've already had the deductible taken out of the proceeds from the totaled car.
One of the annoying parts is the charge of $45 for some quantity of Lortab 7.5/500 that she was not given. She wasn't allowed to have anything to drink until nearly being discharged. I'm surprised they didn't charge us $29 for a six-ounce can of Sprite! They also billed her for two Aspen collars. I know they didn't give her a second one because the one she has is bloodstained. She only has one that we were sent home with so that's an overbill, too! Come one, how many collars can a person go through arrival and being fitted with a halo in six hours?
They also billed her for 9 morphine injections in 16 hours when I know they didn't give her any for the last couple of hours. I think she got one every two hours so eight should have been the max unless they gave her one immediately upon entry and one immediately before exit, which they didn't.
I did save the insurance company the cost of a rental car since my wife won't be driving her car. Even if she was driving, I've got my truck for a daily driver.
The worst part is seeing my wife in pain. She has horrible mornings. The muscles on the left side of her neck are banjo string tight and she cries in pain. This has only gotten worse since we arrived home 18 days ago. After nearly three weeks, we finally have the first visit to the neurosurgery clinic with the nurse practitioner. She better be able to do something about the halo's fit or my wife is going to lose it!
Her neck hurts so bad in the morning she tries to stay awake well into the wee hours of the morning. There has to be something they can do to alleviate it besides making her a junkie. At nearly three weeks the pain should be less, not more. They just want to medicate her more and not resolve the root cause because after all, "She broke her neck and it is going to hurt!"
Thankfully, the amount owed on the bills we've received so far is $0. It should remain that way since I've already had the deductible taken out of the proceeds from the totaled car.
One of the annoying parts is the charge of $45 for some quantity of Lortab 7.5/500 that she was not given. She wasn't allowed to have anything to drink until nearly being discharged. I'm surprised they didn't charge us $29 for a six-ounce can of Sprite! They also billed her for two Aspen collars. I know they didn't give her a second one because the one she has is bloodstained. She only has one that we were sent home with so that's an overbill, too! Come one, how many collars can a person go through arrival and being fitted with a halo in six hours?
They also billed her for 9 morphine injections in 16 hours when I know they didn't give her any for the last couple of hours. I think she got one every two hours so eight should have been the max unless they gave her one immediately upon entry and one immediately before exit, which they didn't.
I did save the insurance company the cost of a rental car since my wife won't be driving her car. Even if she was driving, I've got my truck for a daily driver.
The worst part is seeing my wife in pain. She has horrible mornings. The muscles on the left side of her neck are banjo string tight and she cries in pain. This has only gotten worse since we arrived home 18 days ago. After nearly three weeks, we finally have the first visit to the neurosurgery clinic with the nurse practitioner. She better be able to do something about the halo's fit or my wife is going to lose it!
Her neck hurts so bad in the morning she tries to stay awake well into the wee hours of the morning. There has to be something they can do to alleviate it besides making her a junkie. At nearly three weeks the pain should be less, not more. They just want to medicate her more and not resolve the root cause because after all, "She broke her neck and it is going to hurt!"
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