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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have my kids and husband set to breakthrough do not disturb so if they need to reach me they can [/quote]

And if your kids or husband's phone gets lost or stolen and they borrow a friend's phone, they won't be able to get through.[/quote]

Correct.  But their phone will still be missing in the morning, and we can talk them.

Time to cut the cord - literally!

I got a sports injury that sent me to the college ER when I was a freshman.   I had turned eighteen about a month earlier, so I handled it with support from coaches.  I called my parents with the story in the morning.   Before cell phones, that was expected, and I think it is healthier than the expectation that you call mom for everything your whole life.  [/quote]

My college freshmen did this recently with appendicitis.  But, as he says, he was getting horrible medical advice--from the college health center and the call line at the hospital.  I told him to always trust his instincts.  He did call to tell me they told him to wait, go back to his dorm---come see the ER on Monday, etc., etc.,....all of this could have proved fatal.  He got in an uber and went to the ER---had surgery..and when it was infected and they said 'well you don't have a fever'...this can wait---again had to make the decision that a surgical wound oozing stink foul copious amounts was not normal--even though the call center for both the hospital and the call center told him it was not an infection without a fever and wait until after the weekend.  Again---went to the ER needed CT scan immediately, etc. Determined there was indeed an infection at the surgical cite--had to cut a stitch, drain it, IV antibiotics.

Anyone that knows about wound care knows that could have turned into sepsis incredibly quickly---BUT MOST 18-19 year old college freshmen are not going to have the fortitude or knowledge to do all of this.  I am lucky my kid is very mature for a 19-year old and very confident--but still I had to acknowledge---yes--DO NOT LISTEN TO THE HEALTH CLINIC NURSE ON CAMPUS---OR THE HEALTHLINE.  You know it's not normal--you go get it seen.

So the cut the cord--yeah---whatever---my kid is 100% independent, but the very sad state of our healthcare system is you need to advocate for yourself---and you need more than you own set of eyes on the problem.

This was not on my radar at all. My kids at most their entire life had one bout of strep throat---never missed more than a day of school their whole lives...so I would have thought like others a medical emergency would not happen.  [/quote]

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