Pray for me

[Geoff Parkstone]

Would be ironic if you were discharged, got to Athens airport and found you'd left your passport in Xante thus having to send your MIL back for it....

[Oldtimeram]

Get well soon old boy

[SithHappens]

Ugh still here. The fit to fly on Wednesday didn't happen despite bloods being stable.

My original Dr is now on vacation so the new one who came in wanted to go all over my medical history again and so on. Anyway he promises me if bloods stable I'd get fit to fly Thursday, Thursday comes told need to go check i have no dvt from being laid up, ok fair enough, and if not will issue fit to fly. Had my check around 1pm all ok. Never saw Dr again, went to nurses station when it was obvious he wasn't coming back and they confirmed no fit to fly issued and Dr gone home.

So today, I think as losing track of time and the will to live, will be the 5th consecutive where 'tomorrow' should see fit to fly if stable, which i expect to be.

Being patient is one thing but only so much someone can take. If no fit to fly i feel no option but to discharge as they seem to be inventing reasons to keep me here.

[Geoff Parkstone]

I had something similar when in hospital back end of last year. Told I would be discharged on day 1, finally got out on day 6. Each day was another admin reason why not sent home, not a medical one. So frustrating but just had to suck it up and go with the flow. Don't leave of your own accord, it may prejudice insurance and airlines won't let you on without fit to fly anyway (if they ask/know)

[SithHappens]

I know insurance wouldn't cover ne for journey home and I don't think there would be an issue with flying as I don't look ill, they wouldn't know

[ramAnag]

I know insurance wouldn't cover ne for journey home and I don't think there would be an issue with flying as I don't look ill, they wouldn't know

Understand your frustration, Sith…well almost, but I think GP’s advice is good.
There’s an understandable temptation to believe the world is against you at the moment and the communication sounds incredibly poor, but surely it’s in the insurance companies interests to get you home asap as your already lengthy hospital stay must be costing them a fortune.
Hang on in there, list all the failings and contradictions and get the insurance company to sort it would be my advice, it’s what you’ve paid for after all.
At the moment it sounds like everyone is more bothered about covering their own back. If all else fails we’ll send a posse down to get you out.
Thinking of you…it’ll get come right.

[Geoff Parkstone]

I know insurance wouldn't cover ne for journey home and I don't think there would be an issue with flying as I don't look ill, they wouldn't know

Interesting - I'd have thought insurance should cover repatriation as it's cheaper to get you home under NHS than to pay for Greek hospitalisation.

Beware of sneaky questions at check in about health... if, God forbid, something went wrong and flight needed to deviate the airline might come after you for big money

[ramAnag]

Interesting - I'd have thought insurance should cover repatriation as it's cheaper to get you home under NHS than to pay for Greek hospitalisation.

Beware of sneaky questions at check in about health... if, God forbid, something went wrong and flight needed to deviate the airline might come after you for big money

More sense, imo.
My wife had to have just such a repatriation flight from the Canaries about twelve years ago. She then spent 17 days in hospital in Derby. The insurance company couldn?t wait to fly her back (to bloody Gatwick!!) and then paid for a taxi from Gatwick to Derbyshire (and back) because it was the cheapest alternative. Once we got out of the taxi they were absolved of all further responsibility.

So take care. In the meantime, we?ll organise a van. I?ll drive. MA can ride shotgun. GP speaks Greek and Swale will give the doctors a boll****ing?sorted!

[SithHappens]

Insurance will cover it if i go and they arrange. I do get everything everyone says and know it's right but there is a limit to what people can endure.

It's frustrating as it's always 'tomorrow'. I think half the issue is that they got excited over my condition, it's rare and they are it feels like they are trying to solve my condition, which I've had over 12 years, that's for the Dr's at home. The only job for them here is to get me fit to fly which according to the criteria they have set I am, yesterday morning he assured me if no dvt he would issue it. So the only reasons for keeping me are either money or some fascination with my condition.

Also aware I'm probably sounding like an inpatient mardy git, but that's because I am.

Tried to get some news but no one will say anything, rang Insurance and they just say waiting on hospital. Hopefully Dr will appear at sometime.

[MadAmster]

Patience is a virtue and it sounds like yours is being severely tested. Hang on in there. As the club says, we're fighters, not victims. We also fight to the end.

Good tip from rA. Make a list of all the things that went askew. Present it to your insurers. Might not help further your cause but would certainly help others going forward. It will also help pass some time...

Got everything crossed hoping this saga soon ends with your repatriation.