tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19952080681569759.post9160595350070289329..comments2023-07-18T05:46:29.185-05:00Comments on Barely Contained: 27 Hours In The ER: Character Building ExerciseShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17392167891073936045noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19952080681569759.post-20802389964569282282009-04-29T09:36:00.000-05:002009-04-29T09:36:00.000-05:00They got the culture back, and it is a penicillin-...They got the culture back, and it is a penicillin-resistent staph infection (and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who don't know how to take antibiotics correctly...). Also, there is some kind of funky lump that is shrinking (No bacteria left alive!!), but they wanted somebody other than the ER doctor to look at the CT, in case it needs to be biopsied (sp?) or something. So that is what I will be doing later today.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392167891073936045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19952080681569759.post-3908982636645143052009-04-29T09:29:00.000-05:002009-04-29T09:29:00.000-05:00I agree - that SUCKED. So, you don't even know wha...I agree - that SUCKED. So, you don't even know what it is?Vikkihttp://uppoppedafox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19952080681569759.post-85194915304117240172009-04-28T10:59:00.000-05:002009-04-28T10:59:00.000-05:00It doesn't seem to matter if it is empty or full--...It doesn't seem to matter if it is empty or full--ER is like some secret code for "you will wait, and you won't think it is worth it". I hate them with an almost violent passion. It kills me that I spent the morning calling around to internists and nobody could see me, then I go to the ER and they yell at me for not going to a doctor. "Fuuuuuuuuck Yoooooouu...."<br /><br />OH! And as it happens, there is not ONE Oral Surgeon in this entire city that is "in network" for my insurance! The irony of working for an insurance company and having crappy coverage right now is not lost, I can assure you! But believe it not, I finally did find an internist who was willing to see me. He'll be rightly confused. I called and asked for my records to be sent over, so at least HE can see what the hell is going on, even though I am not privvy to that information.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392167891073936045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19952080681569759.post-57638859267611576212009-04-28T10:51:00.000-05:002009-04-28T10:51:00.000-05:00I, like you, have never left the ER feeling like I...I, like you, have never left the ER feeling like I got my moneys worth. If the care was stellar (which it has been twice at St. Paul Childrens!) the time it took to get things done in a nearly empty yet fully staffed ER was insane.<br /><br />So - umm - good luck with the visit to the oral surgeon since you have no nameable reason for actually being there or making an appointment.Cursing Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525488337844130010noreply@blogger.com