I've been reading your story, and just wanted to say I hope you are doing better today. I just had a horrible ER visit a few days ago also......6 hours of waiting to be told that adhesions cause bowel obstructions, not pain, and since I didn't have an obstruction, he couldn't help me. They did give me a shot or Morphine, which at least helped me finally get some rest. If they have no record of you being at the ER, that means you shouldn't get a bill, which would be nice, huh?
Take care!!!
At Sat, 5 Oct 2002, Dawn wrote:
>
>Thanks all.
>I'm okay.The pharmacist said she tweeked the insurance thingy and a
>friend delivered it to me.
>That was not the doc that did surgery. He's just my PCP.
>It is funny. That hospital night I spoke about,I was unable to retrieve
>any record of. I tried to get it to bring to another second opinion
>doc.
> Of course I won't mention that to my new doc.
>I'm not gonna sue anyone. I am poor and tired. I threatened the
>hospital the day after the hospital incident and whoosh, the records are
>gone. All I said when the hospital complaint lady ( for lack of a
>better word) is she could explain the miscommunication drivel she was
>trying to appease me with to my lawyer. (as if I have one) It could
>well be that when you don't sign the discharge papers Your Er visit
>Never happened. Just a word to the wise.
>I guess I am doctorless till my new doc in NOv..
>When I am better, more cognisant and sane, who knows, I will do whatever
>I can to help get the message out. I will speak my mind without fear. I
>hate all these drugs we are befuddled by. This whole cluster #$%^ has
>got to be addressed and loudly. We are just too sick to fight real
>hard.
>Much love to all,
>Dawn
>
>At Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Dawn wrote:
>>
>>Okay, so I have pi$$*d off my primary care doc for always trying to get
>>the help I need to deal with endo and adhesions. I do have a new doc I
>>see on Nov. 4 th.
>>My doc thinks I'm a loon with talk about lysis of adhesions and adhesion
>>barriers. This is the same lot that sent me into the streets of Boston
>>@ 4: 30am
>>puking and on morphine while I was having a partial obstruction. I
>>loudly refused to sing the discharge papers and stormed out. Long
>>story.
>>So they don't want to deal with me.
>>I went a few weeks back about being 6 mos pregnat looking w/ distention.
>>He did not even examine me!!! He sat me down and said we have to get my
>>mood in order before anyone would take me seriously. I took it ( his
>>condecention, felt like a bad dog). He perscribed a new drug to replace
>>my celexa to remeron which I am not tollerating at all.
>>Horrible consitpation. Not what I need. He said he'd call when he had
>>more time to spend with me. (I'm sure Thats a high priority) thank
>>goodness i did not mention my plans to go to Germany...he might have
>>sent me to a looney bin or put me on thorazine or something.
>>I have been on klonapin since right before my hysterectomy about a year
>>ago. I started out taking half a pill as needed but I was suspose to
>>take a whole a day and over time he saw fit to increase the dosage to 2
>>a day...half in am half in pm and full @ bed. He only perscribed
>>45 a month. I never noticed the discrepency. After the last you are nuts
>>talk I decided to take all my meds as perscribed...I do so want to be a
>>GOOD patient. I told him about the discrepency and he said he would fix
>>it.
>>I thought with my new scripts he'd make that change. No change, I am
>>believe he will fix it when I cal the office to remind him. Three calls
>>over two days to actual person to please tell him I am almost out and I
>>still believe he is going to fix it. Well I milked out the last pill to
>>1/2 a night as I was getting worried. I took my last half the night
>>before last......I have not slept, boy I syre want to but my jaw is just
>>clenched. I have to wait another 5 days before
>>insurance will give me the next refill. I have tried hame remedied but
>>I don't see sleeping anytime soon. Please help with any suggestions or
>>advise. I know I am ranting but you all have been there for me before.
>>Oh ya. My new doc only works on mondays and is on vacation now. He is
>>an internest that took care of both my grandparents as they we're dying.
>>He is @ Mass General the only hospital I have not tried. I don't want
>>to poision him with contact from beth israel. The head of GYN surgery @
>>Brigham and womans
>>did not think me a loon. Took me seriously and only read my most recent
>>operative report ( all I gave him) I mentioned about Germany at the end
>>of the exam and he said my best bet was to go to Germany. I know I am
>>not crazy but with the shenanagans and run arounds and pain you'd be
>>depressed too.
>>Love to all,
>>Dawn