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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a similar experience as a patient.  I had waited over a week with the flu before i sought care.  By the time I went to the ED, I hadn't been eating or drinking x 48 hours. I was in terrible pain.  For whatever reason, they assumed I got the flu on purpose to seek drugs, even though they thought I was sick enough to be admitted and X-ray should signs of pneumonia.  Then I was told I could only be admitted if I didn't ask for any pain medication. I was very very sick.  So I agreed.

I'm very angry and upset.  I don't use drugs. The assumption that I did was so unfair, and once I was labeled they were mean to me.  The ER nurse put the call bell on the other side of the room.  I was so weak I needed help to move.  The RN said something like "you have legs."  I was dehydrated, they couldn't stick me.  When I tried to tell them the IV was infiltrating, they rolled their eyes. It was awful.[/quote]

There has to be more to this story as it doesn't make sense.  If you were getting such poor care, you get in a cab or have a family member transport you to another hospital or you call patient relations/care or what ever it is called.

I've had mixed experiences.  I have docs push heavy duty drugs on me.  I always refuse as its not something I want to deal with given I react to many medications.  A few put them in to the pharmacy without telling me.  Usually I catch it there and decline or I flush them when I get home.  Other docs automatically assume I am there for pain killers given my chronic pain.  I've had lively arguments in telling them to look at my pharmacy history.

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I was out of town in a one hospital town.  I also work in healthcare.  i take NO medication, i mean none.  There isn't any more to this story except this town has a large number of drug abusers and drug seekers, of which I wasn't one.  The next hospital was three hours away.

Furthermore I did speak with quality and the nursing supervisor, but that was a few days after when I was stronger..  i was in the ED very very very ill and in no position to pull the "let me talk to your supervisor" crap.  once you are labeled they look at everything you do as not credible.  Jesus Christ. [/quote]

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