mr8ball
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As I awoke Sat morning hoping to go on a ride with sixpack77 & 06+5busa my back was killing me. So I had to back out. Then my wife comes out of the bedroom around 9 : 30 AM hardly able to walk and tells me her back is hurting her as well. She said it was bothering her a little when she laid down Friday night but didn't think much of it. So as the day goes on hers get a lot worse and I take her to the ER around 2 PM. They run a few test, Blood work, Urine test and CT scan and find nothing. 6 hrs later they send us home with her all druged up and a few pain meeds. Mussel relaxers, Hydrocodone. She had to be wheeled in and out of the ER and cant walk at all with out me holding her up.
I do my best to keep her druged up all day Sunday so she can rest hoping she will get better and not be in so much pain and she sleeps most of the time.
Sunday night we go to bed around 11 or so and she still cannot walk by herself. Around 4 AM She wakes me up screaming in pain. I cannot even get her out of the bed this time. I have to call 911 to come and get her. Back to the ER for another round of pain med and test. This time they give her Morphine, Zofarn, Toradol, Dilaudid and Solu-Medrol. They run a full back Xray this time and still cannot find anything. So another 6 or so hrs later they send her home with a Medrol Does Pack, Baclofen for muscle spasms and Dilaudid for pain.
So break down of the cost
Co Pay 100.00 each visit Total 200.00
Ambulance ride 250.00
Ct Scan Guess 1000.00
Full Back XRay 800.00
Hospital stay 12 hrs I am guessing at least 5000.00 Total 7250.00
End results. My poor baby is still unable to walk without my assistance.
For me if you are no better when you leave then you are when you get there you should not have to pay. I know its silly to feel this way but I felt like she was just a number and the people there did not care anything about her at all.
Now get this. They cannot order an MRI from the ER unless you have no feelings in your lower extremities and you have to be referred to a specialist who said they could not see her until the 17TH of next month. To beet is all I am the one with the bad back and she has never had any trouble with hers. Boy am I glad I didn't go to the ER for mine.
What a money racket!! No wonder the Dr's are so rich and the poor are so poor. I do not look forward to the future of this country when it comes to health care. Its sad you have to see a specialist for everything now days and no one wants to help with out someone else holding their hand. Man I feel better! Rant over for now
Prayers that it will be better tomorrow
lease:
I do my best to keep her druged up all day Sunday so she can rest hoping she will get better and not be in so much pain and she sleeps most of the time.
Sunday night we go to bed around 11 or so and she still cannot walk by herself. Around 4 AM She wakes me up screaming in pain. I cannot even get her out of the bed this time. I have to call 911 to come and get her. Back to the ER for another round of pain med and test. This time they give her Morphine, Zofarn, Toradol, Dilaudid and Solu-Medrol. They run a full back Xray this time and still cannot find anything. So another 6 or so hrs later they send her home with a Medrol Does Pack, Baclofen for muscle spasms and Dilaudid for pain.
So break down of the cost
Co Pay 100.00 each visit Total 200.00
Ambulance ride 250.00
Ct Scan Guess 1000.00
Full Back XRay 800.00
Hospital stay 12 hrs I am guessing at least 5000.00 Total 7250.00
End results. My poor baby is still unable to walk without my assistance.
For me if you are no better when you leave then you are when you get there you should not have to pay. I know its silly to feel this way but I felt like she was just a number and the people there did not care anything about her at all.
Now get this. They cannot order an MRI from the ER unless you have no feelings in your lower extremities and you have to be referred to a specialist who said they could not see her until the 17TH of next month. To beet is all I am the one with the bad back and she has never had any trouble with hers. Boy am I glad I didn't go to the ER for mine.
What a money racket!! No wonder the Dr's are so rich and the poor are so poor. I do not look forward to the future of this country when it comes to health care. Its sad you have to see a specialist for everything now days and no one wants to help with out someone else holding their hand. Man I feel better! Rant over for now
Prayers that it will be better tomorrow
lease:
