| With low back pain being the number reason why | | | | well. To add insult to injury, I received a bill the |
| millions of Americans miss work, you would think | | | | following week charging me for the visit. I wonder |
| hospitals around the country would be more | | | | what did they do for me. What did they charge |
| compassionate with people who suffer from | | | | me for? The only thing they did in all reality is turn |
| chronic low back pain. Being a chronic pain | | | | me away. So why do they charge me for turning |
| sufferer myself who suffers from low back pain | | | | me away in my time of need. |
| with a herniated disc, I know too well how ER | | | | Unless your in a horrible car wreck, or your |
| doctors treat patients seeking help for some kind | | | | wheeled in by ambulance on a stretcher, going to |
| of relief. It seems as soon as you walk in and tell | | | | the ER room for pain is a waste of time and |
| them the reason your here to see the doctor is | | | | money. Not only is it a waste of time and money, |
| for back pain, your immediately cast in a different | | | | your humiliated by the whole ordeal. People who |
| light. | | | | suffer from chronic pain are simply not believed. |
| The ironic thing in today's modern times, hospitals | | | | For whatever the reason may be, ER doctors do |
| and ER doctors have available, and can look up | | | | not want to treat people in pain. Chronic pain |
| information on patients that have on record tests | | | | sufferers in America are discriminated again |
| such as, MRI's, CT scans, or any other type of | | | | tremendously. Everyone who suffers from pain |
| documentation to verify a diagnosis the patient is | | | | should write their congressman or senators. |
| complaining of. With so many people falsely going | | | | Something has to be done. Seems doctors are |
| to ER rooms complaining of back pain just to get | | | | taken the war on drugs against the innocent, |
| medication, they should actually do a little research | | | | against the people who truly suffer from chronic |
| before they put you in that category of just | | | | daily pain. There is something wrong with this |
| seeking medication. | | | | picture. America has the best healthcare in the |
| For instance, I waited 2 hours in the waiting room, | | | | world, but yet you cant get treated for |
| after I got back to see the ER physician, I waited | | | | something as simple as low back pain. I just pray |
| in the room for an additional hour just to hear the | | | | for the millions of Americans who are in the same |
| nurse tell me I need to go see my primary care | | | | situation they that somehow will find a |
| physician about substance abuse. I was in shock. I | | | | compassionate doctor who truly understands pain. |
| could not believe they thought I was there | | | | Seems most doctors today are more interested |
| seeking medications and not truly suffering from | | | | in what's best for them, and not the patient. Don't |
| pain. When just recently I had two MRI's taken at | | | | they still take an oath to help the sick and |
| this same hospital showing indeed I do suffer | | | | hurting? |
| from herniated discs, and other back problems as | | | | |