Treated second rate as soon as they asked do you have insurance.....

I'm sorry- what would you want them to do? That's pretty standard, to suggest what you can do and move on. I'm sorrry you're hurtin, but IDK what could  be different? What will you do next?

As for her mentioning the price - I would take that as a courtesy, but that's just me. Like, if they just wrote the script for you and didn't say, you'd be more pissed lol. IDK mama.  :((

Wow. I'm so sorry, Christy! I understand your frustration. Even if you have the cash to pay that day, if you're uninsured then they do bare minimum.

If you can get someone to run out for you, ask them to get you a bottle of dramamine (generic works just as well). It's only about $5 or so. Take 1-3 depending on the severity of the nausea (I've taken 4 once when I was puking from the appendix about to burst and it stopped the puking but the bottle says not to take more than 4 in a day). It'll help a lot.

I'm sorry they were asses to you like that.

Christy, I hope you find some relief in the pain. Stop throwing up and keep something down soon. Try to get some rest. Keeping you in prayers sweetie.

 Since it was the ortho surgeon that sent me to the ER so they would order the scan and send up to him, that was the plan.

But the ER didn't see that as a feasable plan.

WHat will i do next? I have no idea. I dont qualify for medicaid, I cant get insurance thru work since i'm a few hours under the full time status, i cant afford private insurance.

So really no idea. Maybe go claim im an illegal.

Quoting AM-BRAT:

I'm sorry- what would you want them to do? That's pretty standard, to suggest what you can do and move on. I'm sorrry you're hurtin, but IDK what could  be different? What will you do next?

As for her mentioning the price - I would take that as a courtesy, but that's just me. Like, if they just wrote the script for you and didn't say, you'd be more pissed lol. IDK mama.  :((

 

I know how you feel. I don't have insurance either and late last year I had an ear infection where the side of head was actually swollen out like a golf ball. They didn't even want to see me. I waited in the ER 4 hours while others went in before me that came in after me. I had the money to pay. They didn't ask.

It came be demeaning. I sure hope that you feel better.

That's pretty surprising to me, our ER that I work in- AS SOON AS YOU STEP FOOT IN they register you and ask these questions. You would have said it then. Weird.  :(

Quoting dragonfly750:

I know how you feel. I don't have insurance either and late last year I had an ear infection where the side of head was actually swollen out like a golf ball. They didn't even want to see me. I waited in the ER 4 hours while others went in before me that came in after me. I had the money to pay. They didn't ask.

It came be demeaning. I sure hope that you feel better.

 I had never been treated so horribly. I mean this Dr. was RUDE. My SO's dad works at that hospital. He even told the Dr she was out of line. Told her to call the ortho doc to confrm that he said to go in the the ER. She said that wasn't her job.

Quoting dragonfly750:

I know how you feel. I don't have insurance either and late last year I had an ear infection where the side of head was actually swollen out like a golf ball. They didn't even want to see me. I waited in the ER 4 hours while others went in before me that came in after me. I had the money to pay. They didn't ask.

It came be demeaning. I sure hope that you feel better.

 

LOL. I'm sorry.  :(

Maybe ortho- surgeon should have been more specific or sent you with a note. IDK, that's a break in communication, and what I see in the ER- is that there's alot of chaos and your case likely got lost in translation.

Quoting Christy644:

 Since it was the ortho surgeon that sent me to the ER so they would order the scan and send up to him, that was the plan.

But the ER didn't see that as a feasable plan.

WHat will i do next? I have no idea. I dont qualify for medicaid, I cant get insurance thru work since i'm a few hours under the full time status, i cant afford private insurance.

So really no idea. Maybe go claim im an illegal.

Quoting AM-BRAT:

I'm sorry- what would you want them to do? That's pretty standard, to suggest what you can do and move on. I'm sorrry you're hurtin, but IDK what could  be different? What will you do next?

As for her mentioning the price - I would take that as a courtesy, but that's just me. Like, if they just wrote the script for you and didn't say, you'd be more pissed lol. IDK mama.  :((

 

I've never heard of a doctor asking if you have insurance. I live in the Houston area and they ask that AFTER you get treated and it's not even the doctor that asks you. When you're done you sit down with a person who takes your insurance cars if you have it.

But like a pp said what would you have wanted them to do? Do you have the money for the treatment she suggested earlier? If you don't there is no reason to even suggest something that won't ever happen. Instead it seemed like she offered you something more affordable. And I think it's the same thing with the meds, they were trying to be nice telling you it was expensive.

I wouldn't take it as them being mean I would take it as they were actually trying to help you.

 Nobody asked me about payment either. They asked my name and came back in my room a couple hours later to get the rest of my info.

Quoting AM-BRAT:

That's pretty surprising to me, our ER that I work in- AS SOON AS YOU STEP FOOT IN they register you and ask these questions. You would have said it then. Weird.  :(

Quoting dragonfly750:

I know how you feel. I don't have insurance either and late last year I had an ear infection where the side of head was actually swollen out like a golf ball. They didn't even want to see me. I waited in the ER 4 hours while others went in before me that came in after me. I had the money to pay. They didn't ask.

It came be demeaning. I sure hope that you feel better.