Thanks to the fact that one piece of needed information was not delivered to Apria in a timely manner it will be tomorrow before Larry gets to come. Apria needed saturation levels on room air to prove that the oxygen they would be supplying was necessary. Apparently the nursing facility kept sending Apria his levels while on oxygen. Why this was needed considering they had doctors orders, and the fact he's on 5 liters 24/7 is totally beyond me. I even pointed out to Apria that logic and reason dictates if a man is on 5 liters of oxygen 24/7 it is because he NEEDS it. Apparently logic and reason play no part in matters when it comes to paperwork.
The semi good news is they FINALLY got it right, sent Apria what they needed, and the equipment is going to be delivered sometime tonight. Unfortunately that is going to be too late for me to get him home because a. I can't drive at night, and b. I refuse to have him try to get up the steps in the middle of the night, and risk falling.
Right now I am so mad I could chew nails and spit bullets. All this hassle could have been avoided had people communicated with each other better, and got Apria the information they needed to get the equipment here during daylight hours, and in time for me to go get him once it had arrived. Plus, I was told medicare and Humana won't pay for another day in the home because he has been dicharged. I made it VERY clear to Cibolo Creek not to bother trying to bill us for another day since this was their screw up. I have been on and off the phone all day trying to get this mess straightened out, in effect trying to do their job for them. Which of course I really couldn't because I couldn't supply Apria with the information they needed because a nurse or doctor has to write it in black and white, then fax it to them.
Now, excuse me while I go have a quiet little nervous breakdown, then get over it in time to be ready to accept delivery of the oxygen and other stuff.
8:55pm Okay, now it is going to be in the morning before they deliver the bed, oxygen, and other stuff. I called Larry and let him know. He wasn't thrilled, but is actually taking it better than I am. Though I have calmed down somewhat. That is not to say I am happy with what has happened, just that I have calmed down.
Tomorrow is another day though. Hopefully a better one. Tonight, I'm going to relax as best I can, and deal with tomorrow, tomorrow.
