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My doctors
warned that the obstruction could lead to an intestinal perforation
and cause complications or even death could occur. In such condition
my husband took me to the emergency room. By the time we arrived
to the emergency room it was swarming with patients. The emergency
room was filled with the screams of pain, people bleeding from
their wounds and children crying. The emergency room is the one
place that's busy at any time as there are always people committing
stupid attempts, there is a child who swallows a dollar and another
one with a crayon in the nose.
Knowing my
serious condition my doctor had already called the emergency room
to alert them of my case. In spite of my doctor's instructions
and my terrible screams I was given a one-hour wait period had
to be spent in the waiting room.
My husband
not able to bear my screams of pain literally carried me to the
front desk and almost begged the attendant to reconsider my case.
Silently she asked me for my insurance card. I started searching
for my insurance, which made me bend over that, increased my pain
And so were my screams. My husband reached for my purse to find
my insurance simultaneously asking the attendant to call a doctor.
By this time my pain kicked and I was literally yelling with it.
Added to the
terrible pain came the strange feeling in my gut .i could sense
that something was going to blow out of my body. I was still attempting
to maintain my composure and bear the pain, when the attendant
started asking some mundane questions about my medical history.
Much to her sorrow something happened that I was expecting. I
vomited all over her desk and I think some splashed on her blouse.
Then I fainted. When I woke up after several hours I found myself
in the bed, admitted to the medical floor. Till today I am not
sure wether my screaming, vomiting or fainting have got me into
the room.
Although the
emergency room personnel are certainly capable of solving problems
often they cant because of too many patients and too little time.
You are the person that needs to be persistent in your attempt
of resolving a problem.
The emergency
room is the no nonsense department of the hospital. Its that part
of the hospital that brings the best and the worst of medical
care.
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