An update.
CountAllVotes (11,457 posts)
66. yep sheer arrogance
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My personal physician did not like this one bit and advised me to contest the whole episode. They did not even bother to send the results of 7 huge blood draws to my doctor and there seems to be no record of this event. I have the bill that was paid by MEDICARE who I also contacted and told them that my physician told me that this should have never been done to me and that it was unethical, esp. being I never got the ultrasound done and still have not had it done as of this writing.
It sickens me and no, I'll never to go the ER again out of FEAR that they will try to do this to me again.
I hope I just die. That would be a far better solution as far as I am concerned.
Living with MS is not easy and as I'm aging it is getting worse.
I lost the hearing in my left ear a few days ago and no, I'm not going to the damn ER because of them and all of their needles. is damn sight right.
You're not alone in that desire.
narnian60 (362 posts)
34. As I read your story I kept thinking about my husband
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who has no patience whatsoever when it comes to stupid people. They would have called security on him and then would have taken their anger out on me, the patient.
I beg to differ. He puts up with you.
CountAllVotes (11,457 posts)
67. they are disgusting people I agree!
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I had yet another episode not long ago prior to the one I mention earlier. I ended up at the ER *again* after taking a bad fall.
And ... I had to pee and pee badly having drank a few cups of coffee earlier.
The nurse at the ER was a young man/kid (IMO) and he wanted to put a catheter in me rather than a bed pan! I told him that it was not that difficult of a thing to do, use a bed pan.
I could tell by the look on his face that he was looking for a cheap thrill out of this whole thing. Alas, he backed off and I got the bed pan except he failed to put it under me and piss was all over everything thanks to this fool.
After that I was sent to x-ray and the man there couldn't figure out why everything was all wet.
I was too embarrassed to tell him why everything was all wet.
I should have said, "Everything is all wet because I had to pee and your nurse working in the ER doesn't seem to have mastered the task of using a bed pan."
I left humiliated and no, I won't ever go there again. I really hope I just die the next time such a need emerges. I can't take any more of this crap or this disease. I'm done.
It had to improve the smell of your stinky cooter.
Nads makes an appearance.
nadinbrzezinski (116,055 posts)
41. Different medical culture I guess
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I remember more than once the Private Car, screeching tires and all, coming to the ER. That always led to a full mobilization by MEDTECHS. These ranged from a top to bottom initial survey, including a set of vitals, to whatever was needed. Medical patients moved to gurney or wheelchair, Trauma getting the full extrication they would in the Field, C-Spine and all.
I guess the Mexican Red Cross has a different culture coming from volunteerism. We just were jumpy, some would accuse us of very jumpy. (Some f e American volunteers were in for a culture shock)
I drove my dad with a lower GI bleed to the local university hospital. My mom was not impressed. We flew, emergency mind you, after they let him out, to Cleveland for the treatment needed. It helps when bro is one of their top doctors.
Warpy (66,923 posts)
77. 99% of what happens in an ER or any other part of a hospital
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is invisible. Everything seems to move at a glacial pace unless you've worked in one. If you've worked in one, you've wished for roller skates.
Her regular doc is the one who needs a few new orifices reamed out, but even he might have had his hands tied by insurance company bullshit. Her care was substandard.
Is that why you stole the crystal meth?
nolabear (13,365 posts)
72. Where are you? I've never had anything like that kind of experience.
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Got a husband with heart issues and a son who is young and tatted and has a problem that makes him retch his guts out about twice a year, always resulting in ER and hospitalization, and I have never had an experience anything like that. Nor have I seen one. I know people sometimes have to wait absurd lengths of time (I have, for a bad but clearly non life threatening issue) but that level of dismissiveness and callousness is outside any experience I've ever had in four major cities.
Where is this place? I want to steer clear.
Two DUmmies have asked for the name and have been ignored.
Her bouncy could bite her in the ass. Either admit to the lie, name the hospital and get a libel suit thrown at you or simply ignore those asking for more info.
Hard choice, isn't it!
