Minor (VERY MINOR ) vent

[Felicia's Mom]

Glad you dad is fine. I just saw this thread or I would have posted sooner.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Wow sounds like a "fun" adventure!

Hospitals creep me out and I would have been a panicky mess in a couple of hours. I admire you for being so calm! I'm glad your dad is ok

[Pam]

WOW! What a day you had! I'm glad you found your dad and got the EMTs there quickly. It's too bad you had to go to the hospital since you have been down that road before. What a waste of your time and money. *sigh* It does give all of us reading your post a real appreciation for what the staffs of the ERs all over the country go through. It's not as glamorous as it is portrayed on TV.

Years ago I had a stomach virus - the worse I ever had. I was throwing up several times an hour for 7 hours straight (also had problems at the other end - I know TMI!!) Well, finally hubby called an ambulance because I was getting weak and spacey and was obviously dehydrated. I was lucky enough to be seen almost immediately (slow day in the ER) and put on IV and up and out within about an hour. The worst part for me was getting the bill for the ambulance!! It was $400 for a 5-6 mile ride. If we had known that hubby would have taken me in one of our cars even though it might have needed a good scrubbing afterwards!

[Freedom]

It does give all of us reading your post a real appreciation for what the staffs of the ERs all over the country go through. It's not as glamorous as it is portrayed on TV.

That is one of the reasons I posted. It was such a 'learning' experience, and an eye opener.

Thanks everyone. I KNOW that in part, BECAUSE Dad was OK, that is why we were able to 'observe' so much of what was happening around us. On the other hand, if he had been in more serious shape, we wouldn't have remained in the hallway, we'd have been transferred to a room for care and treatment.

I often have to remind D: if I had wanted a medical education, I'd have gone to med school.

[Laura's Babies]

I don't know how those RE people even do it! Especially the inner city ones where it is gun shot, over doses and preventable stuff.

All they do is put a band aid on something and send you home anyway, telling you to see your regular doctor tomorrow.

When Mama started pouring blood, Sis took her to ER and they told her "Yep, she is bleeding from her rectum and you need to call her regular doctor tomorrow" and discharged her. There they had a 80 year old woman who had just loss a massive amount of blood and they sent her home?! She was hopsitalized the next day and that is when we found out she had cancer.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I am so glad your father is ok, and I am also glad that you are home now and away from that hospital!

My husband used to be a prison guard(on the swat team in MAX security), and he said inmates would actually take deadly spiders, make them bite them, just to get to go to the ER. I hope tomorrow your day will be better. *HUGS* to you and daddy