[ladytab]

I was currently in the hospital for pneumonia for 4.5 days and was released earlier today - I missed an online exam during this time and it states in our syllabus that he will not grant extensions for exams. I thought it'd be worth a try to tell him what happened to see if I can take the exam for at least partial credit but I began to think that he may want proof that I was in the hospital for those days but when I called the hospital (just a bit ago) to see if I can get a note stating I was in the hospital for those days and why but they told me that they don't give out notes if a patient has already been released - has anyone else ever encountered this? And should I let my professor know that I did try to get one? - I just feel like he's going to think I'm lying about it...

[Wondergirl]

My doctor wrote an excuse for me. Do you have a primary care doctor? Who treated you?

[ladytab]

I have a primary doctor but that's not who treated me - he had nothing to do with the treatment or knowledge of this illness. I went to the ER because of a ridiculously high fever at around 9 or 930 at night on a Sunday - so I was taken care of by some doctor on duty at the hosp.

[Wondergirl]

so I was taken care of by some doctor on duty at the hosp.

Do you have his name? Once you were admitted, you would have had a different doctor. Who was that?

Why wasn't your primary contacted?

[J_9]

Unfortunately we typically don't give a note to a released patient, especially over the phone.

Can you provide the instructor with a copy of your discharge papers?

I've been in that situation when I was back in school as well. Hospitalized for a week and missed a test. Unfortunately, there was no make up test. Had to make the grad up with other work.

[ladytab]

Primary physicians don't have to be contacted (never had my physician contacted during previous visits to the hospital) - not to mention that I didn't go to the hospital that he works for/is affiliated with - I live closer to a different hospital - and he's on vacation for the past week and will be on vacation for the next week as well.

I have those so perhaps he'll accept it if he wants proof but since it's a 3 hour drive to where he is from where I live (since it's an online class at a "sister" campus) I guess I'll have to fax them if he's willing/able to physically go to the campus to receive the papers.

[Fr_Chuck]

When I get discharged from the hospital, I normally get a stack of papers, release papers, patient care info. I find it hard that you got out of the hospital and do not have something to show you were in the hospital