ER Visits

[Guest guest]

I can so relate to the ER mix-ups, misunderstandings and

grandstanding. I experienced this myself in early December when I

went there because I was having trouble breathing (again). Usually

I am rushed into a room, given oxygen and an IV, then the tests

begin. This time, no O2, no IV, NOTHING. I was on that gurney

sucking in air and really uncomfortable. I could not even get a

blanket! I did have a chest x-ray, but the doctor " taking care of

me " just ordered Xanax and presumed I was having a panic attack. I

was mortified, scared and angry. I left there with nothing and

immediately called my own doctor, who had sent me there in the first

place because I was in distress at the time I called him and he

could not see me.

To make a long story a bit shorter, I DID have pneumonia and was

very sick from it. I missed a whole week of school. Here I was

treated like a psyche case by some stupid ER doctor who figured I

was a perimenopausal housewife and ignored me completely. Needless

to say, when I received the questionnaire in the mail to rate my

experience, I was less than happy and satisfied.

So, if it can happen to an adult, it's really scary what can happen

to a child. At least this has never happened with Max. I needed a

clone of myself to take over and then I would have been treated with

dignity and respect.

Jodi Z