Day 308 - Nap Schedule & Scheduling Treasure Hunt
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 Today our M,TH,F nurse filled in for our T,W nurse since she requested off. Mom has been trying to get James scheduled for an Opthalmology appointment. It's taken weeks. We were referred to an office in Palm Harbor which is like an hour away with traffic so we'll need to bring additional oxygen tanks. Even more considering is the battery life on the equipment (ventilator, pulse ox, suction machine, and feeding pump). Finally getting through to the office they said that we couldn't schedule with them (even though we were referred by our pediatrician) because we need to fax them a Newborn Pediatric Eye Consultation Record to proved he passed his ROP test in the NICU. They informed me to get that from his pediatrician. Mom calls the pediatrician office who says they don't have that and that we should call the Hospital ROP (retina of prematurity) NICU nurse. Mom calls her, she states that she does not have this but that Mom would need to reque...