Need Advise....

[mrsnj]

Well she shot that one down..........Like usual

I asked her how her appointment went. "NO CANCER!" she says. "Great news!" I say happyface But what about the tumors and brain hernia? They said they don't need to follow up with her for THREE MONTHS. *sigh* Now I know from what I read that IF she truly had two tumors on her brain stem with a herniated brain going into her spinal cord, cancer or not, with symptoms of passing out, headaches and pain on her right side, they would NOT say "See you back in three months".

*sigh* NVM......drama momma still lives!

Oh yea....and so charging.

[MissAnn]

Well she shot that one down..........Like usual

I asked her how her appointment went. "NO CANCER!" she says. "Great news!" I say happyface But what about the tumors and brain hernia? They said they don't need to follow up with her for THREE MONTHS. *sigh* Now I know from what I read that IF she truly had two tumors on her brain stem with a herniated brain going into her spinal cord, cancer or not, with symptoms of passing out, headaches and pain on her right side, they would NOT say "See you back in three months".

*sigh* NVM......drama momma still lives!

Oh yea....and so charging.

Ok...changed my mind. Charge away!

[Annalee]

Well she shot that one down..........Like usual

I asked her how her appointment went. "NO CANCER!" she says. "Great news!" I say happyface But what about the tumors and brain hernia? They said they don't need to follow up with her for THREE MONTHS. *sigh* Now I know from what I read that IF she truly had two tumors on her brain stem with a herniated brain going into her spinal cord, cancer or not, with symptoms of passing out, headaches and pain on her right side, they would NOT say "See you back in three months".

*sigh* NVM......drama momma still lives!

Oh yea....and so charging.

Tell this lady about the boy that cried wolf too many times. ::::::

[mrsnj]

God she just pisses me off. When I said "three months?!" Her comment bk was "crazy right?!" *sigh*

Crying wolf is right!

Brain tumors. NOW I can say I have heard it all

[KidGrind]

Well she shot that one down..........Like usual

I asked her how her appointment went. "NO CANCER!" she says. "Great news!" I say happyface But what about the tumors and brain hernia? They said they don't need to follow up with her for THREE MONTHS. *sigh* Now I know from what I read that IF she truly had two tumors on her brain stem with a herniated brain going into her spinal cord, cancer or not, with symptoms of passing out, headaches and pain on her right side, they would NOT say "See you back in three months".

*sigh* NVM......drama momma still lives!

Oh yea....and so charging.

I am going to die from laughing. I am a nice & giving person too. I really truly get it. Even so, when you said, “…not the first time…” I just had a feeling you were getting a sob story.

**bursts out laughing again**

I’ll keep my story short.

DCK has been congested. I requested DCF to take to the doctor. They drop off and say doctor says nothing. 8 hours later, at pick up DCM shares she’s really sick and stayed home. Then continues, “I caught what _____ has.”



Liars can’t keep their stories straight.

[NeedaVaca]

Honestly, as soon as you said she got a call and has the brain tumors...first thing I thought was they don't tell you that kind of stuff on the phone? I thought the story was a little off...

[KidGrind]

Honestly, as soon as you said she got a call and has the brain tumors...first thing I thought was they don't tell you that kind of stuff on the phone? I thought the story was a little off...

You are spot on!!!

I didn’t EVEN THINK OF THAT! I love this site if I miss something others find it with a quickness!

[mrsnj]

Ok...no that isn't true. I went for a routine xray for my allergies thinking it was asthma related issues I was having and got a call that night that said "No you have a mass in your chest and its likely cancer. I am referring you to an oncologist" Was a lovely and unexpected call to get (no....it turned out to be non cancer but still....scared the life out of me.) And of course they call at the end of the day when you can't do anything but lay awake all night long worrying about what ifs!

[Josiegirl]

Well I'll be damned. I trust people too much. Nope, no breaks whatsoever, from here on in.

[CtheLove]

Same here mrsmj I was diagnose with a brain tumor when I was 14. They called very late in the day and had to wait days before I found out that it was not cancerous. Even thu it was not cancerous you wouldn't believe everything I went through for months for a tumor the size of your pinky nail.

But with this lady I would term her!! I can't stand for people lying to me and its very obvious she did and I would just get that drama out of my left!!

[TwinKristi]

Wow, I started this thinking No way, give her a break! But now I'm like oh hell no! You better charge her! Otherwise the next thing you know everyone's gonna have a cancer scare, everyone's gonna have some emergency and she'll pull this every time. If it wasn't such an inconvenience for you I might entertain the idea of a warning, but what if you couldn't have taken him or missed something because of her. The day I missed my son's only up at bat and big hit because Nana was late picking up DCB I put my foot down and said no more! Pickup by 5:30, 5:00 on game days. It really pissed me off and things have been easier since then.

[saved4always]

I was about to say not to charge her. Then I read your update....definitely charge.

[mrsnj]

CtheLove-And did they make you wait three months for a follow up? Doing nothing in the meantime?

[wdmmom]

Given the potential medical conditions this mom has, I don't think I would be comfortable sending her child home with her driving a vehicle if she's falling asleep on a whim and don't wake up to someone shoving her or a phone ringing!!!

I would charge her the fee and tell her that you understand the medical conditions she's facing but she needs to keep all lines of communication open in the future. Failure to do so will not necessarily absolve late fees but failure to contact you will result in immediate termination of services.

NOW I read the update...and that's a whole other can of worms.

I would charge each and every time she is late and I would issue her a probationary period warning. I would tell her that if she continues to be late, you will be terminating services. See how she does over a months time. If she's later more than twice, I'd term. It really sounds like she's taking advantage. Save yourself the headache and get rid of the drama llama.

[CtheLove]

CtheLove-And did they make you wait three months for a follow up? Doing nothing in the meantime?

NO WAY!! I had surgery about a month later. I had a few appts before hand for prep and I had a lot after. I had some complications due to swelling in my head that put me back in the hospital for another week. Then I had physical therapy for almost 2yrs cause I lost muscle control in the left side of my face. Its been 15yrs and I still don't have most of it back.

Doctors don't mess around when it comes to the brain. There's so much that can go wrong quickly. If a tumor starts to grow in the wrong direction it could press up against the wrong nerve and you could go blind or you could lose the control of your arm, leg whatever or it could just kill you depending where it's located. Its not something you just sit and wait on.

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I just looked up what a brain hernia was on wikipedia and one of the first thing it says is extremely fatal!! No doctor would tell her to sit around and do nothing and come back for a follow up in 3 months. She could be dead before that. Here's a good page about it http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001421.htm