Spending all day in the hospital

[galaxie]

I don't know what's worse

Waiting 4.5 hours in the emergency waiting room
Waiting 2 more hours in emergency
Getting blood tests, pee tests, heart tests, diabetes tests
Waiting 2 more hours in emergency

OR

Being sent home and told they don't know what's wrong


I'm sorry, but doctors, SOMETHING IS WRONG WHEN I AM DIZZY AND FEEL LIKE FAINTING. Now find out what it is dammit!

[PaIniNyErAnUs]

awwwww, doctors are just like that, you should go get a second opinion

[baby-phat]

That sucks.. I hope you feel better soon.
Have you been getting enough iron darlin? Just throwin that out there, I used to get dizzy quite often when I had low iron.

[galaxie]

Apparently everything is fine.

I'm in better than normal health.

BUT I AM DIZZY.

[baby-phat]

Hmm, that is odd. I hope you find out what's wrong soon.
Could it be stress perhaps?

[mugsy]

stress? tired? i assume your job can be a little bit stressful some days, and as everyone knows but usually forgets when it happens to them, stress can build up unknowingly and hit us in the most strangest ways.
see a nuturapath. ive been sick for three months, its my next step. hearing "hmm well your tests are saying your normal" just doesnt fucking cut it as you understand.

[galaxie]

^ I can totally relate

It's probably stress...I've had the flu for the last week so I'm hoping it will clear up once my flu symptoms do!

[MC Hammered]

Seeing Natalie in a nurse outfit will make me dizzy. :PartEkid:

[Grapes]

Natalie, let me tell you something. You've got a fever, and the only prescription is More Cowbell.

[Grapes]

Don't tell me the doctors didn't prescribe More Cowbell??!

[FeelGood]

Thursday waiting for 2 hours to see my doctor, then 40 mins of blood tests.
I spent Friday at the hospital waiting for 5 hours.
Saturday morning getting a 4-6 inch needle jabbed into the back of my throat.
Saturday afternoon 2 trips to the hospital for an IV of antibiotics.
Sunday 2 trips to the hospital same thing.
Monday at the doctors office.
Tuesday resting all day.
Wednesday back to work, thank god!

[veN]

Aww Nat I txtd you on mon... I hope you're feeling ok! Rest up and get better. Ive had a sinus infection and then that flu virus thats been going around, and been off work for 3 wks now. Sucks... but I hope you feel better soon! <3

[Liqwid]

omg natalie........i hope your feeling well.......

your work must be crazy......

[Carrie]

anemia?

[LDUB]

Go to a family dr and get a second opinion. They'll have more time to listen to your concerns and figure out whats wrong.

Emergency just wanted to ensure it wasn't something immeditately life threatening...

[FeelGood]

It's people like you that make others have to wait in the Emergency room for hours and hours when all you should have done was gone to your family doctor, not the ER.

If it's NOT life threatning, then go to the clinic or see your family doctor.

[B-RockeTt]

Do you use drugs?
if so you might wanna look into what you are putting into your body and ask your self if that could be an issue?

[Grapes]

Ahahaha.. duck and cover, buddy

[mugsy]

Originally Posted by eighty5

It's people like you that make others have to wait in the Emergency room for hours and hours when all you should have done was gone to your family doctor, not the ER.

If it's NOT life threatning, then go to the clinic or see your family doctor.

not always true. i get nasty bladder infections, and sometimes they start up on the weekend. something i could go to my regular gp for but by the time monday rolls around, ill be peeing blood and not able to stand from the pain.
my dad is a cancer patient - i get sick with something that needs antibiotics, i have to get them right away and cant always wait for monday or the day when i can get in to see my doctor.

i've done the oppsite before though. i had a cut on my foot that turned green, knew that the emergency room would take forever, so i called ahead to my doctors office and walked in and she treated me right away first ruling out the need for iv treatment.

plus her symptoms seemed to be kinda serious. fainting is not something to be put off till your regular gp appointment.

[LDUB]

But you could still go to a walk in clinic if it's not an emergency.

[PwInCeSs]

I felt the same way oncew to

I found out I was Anemic, maybe thats it?
But you think the hospital would have figured that one out

[FeelGood]

Originally Posted by mugsy

not always true. i get nasty bladder infections, and sometimes they start up on the weekend. something i could go to my regular gp for but by the time monday rolls around, ill be peeing blood and not able to stand from the pain.
my dad is a cancer patient - i get sick with something that needs antibiotics, i have to get them right away and cant always wait for monday or the day when i can get in to see my doctor.

i've done the oppsite before though. i had a cut on my foot that turned green, knew that the emergency room would take forever, so i called ahead to my doctors office and walked in and she treated me right away first ruling out the need for iv treatment.

plus her symptoms seemed to be kinda serious. fainting is not something to be put off till your regular gp appointment.

Well if your family doctor is AVAILABLE, and if it's not a weekend.
Her post was 20 hours ago so im sure her doctor was available.
Who knows.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by PwInCeSs

I felt the same way oncew to

I found out I was Anemic, maybe thats it?
But you think the hospital would have figured that one out

I doubt they would have gotten the full blood test results back that quickly.
Again, emergency looks for immediately life threatening things...

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by eighty5

It's people like you that make others have to wait in the Emergency room for hours and hours when all you should have done was gone to your family doctor, not the ER.

If it's NOT life threatning, then go to the clinic or see your family doctor.

Um, duh.
Obviously I went to my family doctor FIRST (on friday, actually).
He doesn't have a lab at his office nor a heart machine (wtf are those called?) nor any of the other things that were needed to rule out heart/lung/blood/brain problems. He was actually doing his rounds on Monday morning and saw me in the waiting room.

And for the record, the ER doctor THANKED me for coming to emergency because she said that people who become dizzy and faint often have a serious heart condition or brain condition that has gone undetected.

So, how about from now on you get ALL the facts before you run your mouth off, ok?

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by Grapes

Ahahaha.. duck and cover, buddy

You must spread some Karma around before giving it to Grapes again.