A petition to make a mandetory 48 stay for mastectomies

[binny]

http://www.lifetimetv.com/reallife/...ast_pledge.html


All you need to give is your name and zip code. Please sign the petition to allow 48 hours hospital stay for mastectomies.







Sign the Pledge and make a difference.

You would think a diagnosis of breast cancer would be bad enough, but despite wide-ranging medical opinions that women who have undergone mastectomies need at least two to four days to recover from the surgery, insurance companies continue to refuse to cover hospital stays. The result? Women are forced to leave the hospital before they are ready.

You may have thought that this health crisis was behind us. After all, back in 1996, 17,000 of you signed Lifetime’s online petition against "drive-through mastectomies," an issue that has received nationwide attention. Lifetime brought your signatures to Congress and the White House. But the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, which would guarantee a minimum hospital stay of 48 hours for women undergoing mastectomy, was never brought to a vote.

This year, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a strong advocate for women's health, has reintroduced this legislation to ensure that breast cancer patients get the care they deserve. Rep. DeLauro won’t give up on this — and neither will we.

If you agree that mastectomies require more than one night's hospital stay, here’s your chance to make your voice heard. Once again, Lifetime will deliver these signatures to Rep. DeLauro's office on Capitol Hill and to the White House. With the strength of these petition numbers behind us, we will get this legislation passed.







While youre there sign the petition for more fudning for Breast cancer research.

http://www.lifetimetv.com/reallife/bc/pledges/bc_nbcc_pledge.html

 

[preshi]

Thank You binny I signed it. One of our family friends had a masectomy and was kicked out of the hospital the day after. she had numerous complications and as a result cannot have reconstructive surgery.... strong, brave woman...

I hope they can pass that as a law!!

 

[SuiteDisney]

That link didn't work for me, but this one did...
http://www.lifetimetv.com/reallife/bc/pledges/bc_mast_pledge.html

I signed it.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

signed it

 

[TheLionKing]

Just a sad commentary on our health system, that we have to pass laws to cover the treatment of ANY medical condition.

 

[cinlee3]

I signed it.

You are so right TheLionKing - doctors should have the sole resposibility to determine how long someone stays in the hospital.

I cannot imagine being kicked out after one day. My Mom had a mastectomy 16 1/2 years ago and had very good insurance. At that time I think she stayed four days. It was very difficult on her with swelling, drainage etc. I think it would have been horrible if they had sent her home.

 

[Rajah]

Signed it. Thanks for the link Binny (and Laura)

No kidding, TLK.

 

[suzannen]

Thanks so much, Binny, I signed it. I've lost 2 friends and 1 cousin to breast cancer and a close friend is battling it now. To have to endure being thrown out of a hospital immediately following this major surgery on top of battling the cancer is just criminal to me.

 

[jamsmom]

Just signed...and giving this a bump

 

[Cthia]

I just signed it. I hope it gets passed for woman that may need this some day.

 

[ByTheSea]

Signed it.

Several years ago our State had to pass a law to allow women giving birth a minimum stay of 24 hours, or 3 days for a C-section - before that hospitals were sending people home in the evenings if they gave birth in the a.m., even though many complications won't arise for 24 hours..... without the law women were forced to go home, now the hospitals still push women to check out early, but the can't force them too.

 

[evilqueenfan]

Signed and giving a bump.

 

[mhopset]

Did it!!!! I think it should be a 72 hour stay myself.

 

[DawnCt]

I believe that 48 hour hospitalizations are mandatory in Connecticut already.