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Bob, I do not at all make excuses for the errors either in your wife's situation or mine. It should be corrected. All I think Mary Ann & certainly myself were doing was to let you all know the situation you are dealing with. The neurologist while if he was the admitting physician certainly had the right to change her meds in my opinion she was dead wrong in doing this especially if her own doctor was going to take over care. The primary doctor should have written the orders and not the consultant. A consultant's job is to CONSULT not to treat unless asked to do so IMHO. Bob I didn't mean to be an apologist for the nursing staff or the neurologist and if I sounded that way I am indeed sorry. Charlie Bob Anibal wrote: > In reply to the slap with a wet noodle from Mary Ann and Charles Meyer I > offer: > 1) Your reference to interns and residents. > the person who changed Cec's sinemet was a (supposedly ) full fledged > practising neurologist who was called for a consult for the stroke. I feel > that she was unethical in changing the PD without checking with either our > MD or Neuro > 2) Hospital medication schedules. > When Cec was admitted and I gave the head nurse a written schedule of > her meds, she said " No problem" When I discovered the screwed up schedule > they offered no excuse or explanation. I would gladly have suggested a > schedule more acceptable to them and still suitable for Cec. As for her > taking her meds by herself, I would like to point out that my lady is 79, > had cancer 3 years ago and on Aug 7 1998 had a massive stroke. She relies on > me to see to her meds. As of this date she sometimes takes them herself but > is not reliable, I have to continuous check. > I forgot to mention that in another hospital stay this past year, I > discovered that the pharmacist took it upon himself to change one of her > medications . > Our family doctor agrees with my indignation and assures me that in the > event of any future hospitalization he will see to it that any schedule that > I provide will be carried out. > I fully appreciate the " other side" however I was never offered any > objection to the written schedule that I gave them. > Bob Anibal -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************