Hey guys I posted the other day about my dad being extremely sick. We are still in the hospital and I’ve been able to be with his this entire time as he was testing negative. They have tested him FOUR times. Only tested for the flu once. Why are they testing so much? To get what they want?? Well today, they got what they wanted and it came back positive. Up until this point they have been treating him for bacterial infection and have said he’s improving. I asked if their new “treatment plan” included remdisivir and they said yes. I immediately told them absolutely not, we are declining treatment. They are giving steroids but I’m freaking out. If I leave this room, I am not allowed to come back now thought I’ve been allowed to come and go freely for 4 days.
HELP. I don’t know what to do. Do I take him out of here?? He’s still receiving antibiotics which have helped and he needs but I am NOT playing these Covid games. If a patient tests negative 3 times, (4 if you count the missing test) WHY ARE YOU STILL TESTING???? What do I do?? He needs oxygen and antibiotics.
Sidenote: Steroid given was decadron. Any info on this would be good too
This is probably why they kept giving him Covid tests until one came up positive.
Positive Covid test means they get extra money for the hospital stay.
Put him on vent/Remdesivir (justified by Covid test), even more money.
I think I shocked the doctor today when I asked if this new treatment they want to try include remdesivir. As soon as he said yes, I said NOPE. He said “may I ask why?” My dad said “because we’ve heard about it”. I have this community to thank for that. If I hadn’t known to ask that, they could’ve just done it. I feel bad for people who don’t know to ask.
Hospital gets, iirc, a 20% bonus on the ENTIRE BILL if remdesivir is prescribed