Re: ER nightmare

[Guest guest]

Dear Marina,

I am so sorry about your ER nightmare. How could they not catch your

pyelonephritis???? My ER trips have been similar. I once went to three in one

day. The first two shrugged and did nothing. The third one said I probably

had MS and to schedule an MRI of the brain through the pain management doctor I

was seeing (the one who wouldn't give me the time of day on the phone even

though I was screaming that I was at a 10 level pain even on narcotics). When

I called the pain management dr. (PRUNSKIS, for those of you who live in my

area) His partner told me to call around to the radiology departments to find

out what kind of an MRI of the brain (with or without contrast) I needed so

they could schedule one of those for me. Geeze, since when do we give them

medical advice???? I know the desperation you felt and I pray that your body

and soul will find relief and settle into a more do-able state.

laura

marina_troi <marina_troi@...> wrote: Sorry I haven't been around

lately. As you know, I haven't been

feeling too well. Well, it finally kicked me in the ass. I felt

so bad on Sunday and by Sunday night my temperature was up to a

102. Come Monday morning it was still up there and I felt worse so

I drove myself to the ER. What a waste of time. The only thing

they did was give my half a liter of fluid IV and do a chest x-ray

to make sure the costal chondritis pain I was having wasn't

pneumonia.

Well, they send me home with an antibiotic I told them I was

allergic to and with a temperature of 103. Yup, it went up and I

felt worse leaving than when I went in. They said to come back if I

get worse!!! I am worse, you dumbass!! I don't know what kind of

sorry hospital they are running there, but I was pissed.

Well, a few hours later, my dad came over and took me to the

hospital where I work. It was too far away for me to drive to

myself. Well, they treated the RA flare with some IV steroids and

treated the pain. Turns out that I have pylonephritis, on both

sides!! They had me admitted and I just got home late last night.

So I was in for about five days.

Still can't keep food down, having trouble taking my meds. My knee

may be infected the same way my kidneys are. They believe that the

vasculitis is what affected my kidneys and the infection could have

routed its way to my right knee. Just what I need.

I had no veins left for them to put IV's in. The medications they

were giving me just ate away at my veins. My right arm is so

swollen from three IV's going bad, one of them turning into

phlebits. I have a half inch wide red streak that runs from my

wrist up to half way up my upper arm.

My eyes are so blurry from the meds they gave me, I can't even be

sure if what I'm typing here makes any sense. Well, I hope everyone

is well. Know that I am thinking of each and every one of you.

Take care, and I will be back soon..........Marina

[Guest guest]

, the worse part is that I know that they were aware that I was

a nurse. I used all the correct jargons and all. But they still

treated me like an idiot as if I had no clue as to what was going

on. I really hope I get a patient survey from them. If I don't, I

will be writing one tasty ass letter to the admistrative

department. I will probably write it anyway. I know some docs who

work there so I can easily get the name of who I need to talk to.

If it weren't for my my PCP and my Rheumy, I may have ended up going

home from the second ER visit. I think the entire surgery

department came up to see me (I work in that department) as well as

most of the docs I work with!! That helped to brighten my days

some. They are a wonderful group of people. The other thing that

being a patient has done is to open my eyes as to what has become of

nursing. It really scares me. There is such a difference in a

nurse who has been around a while verses a brand new grad. I don't

mean just in skills, but in attitude. It really worries me. Oh

well, it's behind me for now. Hopefully it won't relaps on me.

Thank you for the prayers, ......Marina