At the ER the released me with crutches that were too tall. It was like I was dangling from my armpits, which is not how crutches are supposed to work. Pretty sure that's what caused me to fall down and break my finger the first day. I said, "I'm not leaving here with these crutches. You need to get me the next size down. The ones that fit." Seems like they didn't want to do it but I persisted and pretty soon they did produce a pair that was PERFECT. But they wouldn't take the old ones back.
I used them (lightly, to say the least) for three days. They really wanted to send me home with them. I have no use for them and no where to store them. I think the one pair I have that fit is plenty enough crutches for me to be dealing with right now. Don't they give crutches to patients every day? or close to it? Nope they're mine now. Throw them out if you don't want them.
We put them a little behind the privacy curtain and tried to sneak out, but the person who came to deliver the wheelchair (who I had not seen before) saw them. I explained that those were the crutches you gave me that don't fit, these in my hand are the new ones I'm keeping. She said, "Oh" and took them into this supply room right there and placed them next to a pile of in the wrapper cructhes, and one other pair not in the wrapper. Honestly, how hard was that?
I just hope they use them again and those two pair don't get thrown out because they don't have a wrapper. I would like to think there is some common sense in th world and the next person who goes in to grab a pair will see them and say to themselves, "These look good. And I don't even have to deal with the wrapper!" But who knows. They probably charged me for both pair and just threw the others out.
When times get tough, we need to be reusing stuff, like 3-day old brand new crutches.
How did you like the report? About what you expected?
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branchandroot
Re: Well, Here I go
Date: 2022-12-15 06:09 am (UTC)At the ER the released me with crutches that were too tall. It was like I was dangling from my armpits, which is not how crutches are supposed to work. Pretty sure that's what caused me to fall down and break my finger the first day. I said, "I'm not leaving here with these crutches. You need to get me the next size down. The ones that fit." Seems like they didn't want to do it but I persisted and pretty soon they did produce a pair that was PERFECT. But they wouldn't take the old ones back.
I used them (lightly, to say the least) for three days. They really wanted to send me home with them. I have no use for them and no where to store them. I think the one pair I have that fit is plenty enough crutches for me to be dealing with right now. Don't they give crutches to patients every day? or close to it? Nope they're mine now. Throw them out if you don't want them.
We put them a little behind the privacy curtain and tried to sneak out, but the person who came to deliver the wheelchair (who I had not seen before) saw them. I explained that those were the crutches you gave me that don't fit, these in my hand are the new ones I'm keeping. She said, "Oh" and took them into this supply room right there and placed them next to a pile of in the wrapper cructhes, and one other pair not in the wrapper. Honestly, how hard was that?
I just hope they use them again and those two pair don't get thrown out because they don't have a wrapper. I would like to think there is some common sense in th world and the next person who goes in to grab a pair will see them and say to themselves, "These look good. And I don't even have to deal with the wrapper!" But who knows. They probably charged me for both pair and just threw the others out.
When times get tough, we need to be reusing stuff, like 3-day old brand new crutches.
How did you like the report? About what you expected?
-Slink