Waiting too long

I know you have some serious medical problems, and i guess I'd rather have a Doctor that over tests me then one that doesn't and misses something. If you have insurance sometimes they will fight some of these unwarranted charges, or you might just try a call to the hospital about the repeats. Good Luck

Joanne, WHAT? First of all what in the world was he testing for and what do you think is wrong? Email me if need be. Not being a lawyer, I have no idea if it can be mitigated. It wouldn't hurt for you to call your local Legal Aid office and see if there is something that can be done. They will probably tell you that this happens all the time. I had my pacemaker replaced last May and in June my heart went into A-Fib which is beating too rapidly and the Pace Maker is suppose to cintrol that. After about an hour and a half, I called my Doctor and he told me to go to the ER. They shot me up with some Meds. and it worked in bringing me out of A-Fib. But then the ER Doctor decided to admit me over night. I was in the hospital for four days because my blood was too thin and they were afraid if I hurt myself, I'd bleed out. Each day was another day of frustration. Finally, I told my husband to find the yummiest salad with lots of greens and bring it to me. The next day I was just barely above the mark but they decided another day would help. I said no. The Doctor refused to release me so I signed myself out and all the nice nurses became the nurses from he!!. They all turned their backs on me but one. I went home had another salad that night and the next morning I was well within range. The point is, they don't have all the answers. I knew exactly what to do. Their food is so overcooked and the salad is iceburg lettuce with something that looks like a few pieces of tomato-YUCK!!! It wasn't fit to eat. You know, enough is enough!! Let me know what happened Joanne.xoxoxo leenie

hi cobrateacher! whoa whoa! you were at the emergency room, where supposed to be, it is for emergency case. if you were called to go to the emergency room, yet you are not given immediate medical attention. what is that? i mean, i get bored waiting for an hour and a half for my OB to finally get to me...but 17 hours???? oh my that is just too much. anyway, what does your doctor who recommended the procedure have to say? take care and God bless you! :-) happy mylotting!

i know this happens to government hospital in my country as well. Doesnt happen in private. i work in the general hospital every summer for my practice as a physician. i think it happens because of the lazybones in the hospital, sometimes they just do things slowly and sometimes there were not even patient in the ward they just let the people waited outside. I dont understand why they do that, they chat and have fun in there like taking break. most time and only work when the head comes. i find it ridiculous as well..

Wow that is totally ridiculous. I have seen many times being to the ER myself that the standard runs about 4-6 hours total. The only exception I saw was a hospital that had a separate Er for psych patients and there is could take up to 10-12 hrs. I believe they do that to see who really needs to be seen. It should not be that way. I am glad to read you do not have a brain infection. I am sorry that you still must have a procedure and miss work. My prayers and best wishes are with you.

OMG i know how you feel and just how annoying that can be,i have had the same thing done to me.I think all they care is the money and to H with the patient i have lost my temper a lot and i work in the medical field and its wrong.

i am sorry to hear what you already faced there, and how was the final? did you also complaint to your doctor about these? after all, its really bored activities when we should wait for something. its really suck and all that we can do only wait and wait also be patient

I'm not sure if you can really mitigate because it took them a long a time. I sure hope its nothing to worry about. Why do they have to run that much test on you? I hope its nothing so serious...

To be honest with you, I think waiting that amount of time is completely out of order. If we had to wait for that long in the UK we would be filing complaints. The longest I have waited in an emergency room is 6 hours, and I was pretty annoyed after that, but I don't think that amount of waiting time has ever been acceptable in the UK! I guess that's because we have the NHS.