Emergency Room Visit #2

Well, we made it to the ER again. This time it was for me. I ended up having excruciating pain on my right lower back/side. I tried to stay home, but Paul made me go. So, my brother came over to stay with the boys while we went. We arrived at about 11:00pm and thought we would be home in 2 hours or so. Boy, we couldn't have been more wrong. It was the worst experience ever, and we will never be going back to that ER again. I got in right away to a room, but waited 3 HOURS before the doctor could see me and give me pain medication. Yes, 3 HOURS! Then it took another hour before I actually got the pain meds. Once I took them, I got sick. So, Paul called the nurse button and told them. She said she would tell someone, but that didn't happen. My nurse stopped by about a half hour later to see how the medicine was working and Paul told her that I had gotten sick. She asked him if he was able to tell anyone. Paul told her she had let the nurse know awhile ago. She left and then came back another hour later to start an IV. At this time I refused the IV because some of the pain medicine must have stayed down and it was working. She said she would let the doctor know. So, guess what time she stopped by again. Yep, you guessed it, an hour later. She said she would give me a couple of subscriptions, one for pain and one for muscle spasms, and then we could be discharged. Yes, that took another hour. We FINALLY got discharged at 6:15am.

The trip was pointless because they didn't run any tests to see if I had kidney stones, bladder infection or anything else. Because I've started going to a chiropractor, she just said it was because of the adjustments. I go back tomorrow, so we'll see what he says then. I guess if it happens again, I will go to an actual doctor. The best part, is that they never did empty the garbage can in our room, so that was fun to smell the entire time we were there. When we got home, my brother had to go and open the Elk River store and we were able to sleep for an hour. Then Paul got up with the boys, so I could sleep longer. Then it was Paul's turn for bed. We did manage to get the boys down for naps at the same time so Paul and I could sleep more. So, it will be an early night tonight!