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My experience in an emergency room awhile back
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:36 am
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:36 am
My eye became extremely irritated and I have to visit the ER on a Sunday morning. Lesson: Take your contacts out regularly.
Anyway, after doing research at home for about an hour I get in the waiting room around 9:30 and find it mostly empty. Of course I have to wait a long time so I was able to witness a sudden rush of demographics all at once around 10:15. So I deduced that their emergencies were mild enough that they all could sleep in before visiting.
Several patients were wheeled in because they appeared to be too obese to walk from the parking lot.
Later when the door to my examination room was open I observed a teen patient in another room smiling and moving around like she was playing hide and go seek with someone down the hall.
Who paid for these visits?
Anyway, after doing research at home for about an hour I get in the waiting room around 9:30 and find it mostly empty. Of course I have to wait a long time so I was able to witness a sudden rush of demographics all at once around 10:15. So I deduced that their emergencies were mild enough that they all could sleep in before visiting.
Several patients were wheeled in because they appeared to be too obese to walk from the parking lot.
Later when the door to my examination room was open I observed a teen patient in another room smiling and moving around like she was playing hide and go seek with someone down the hall.
Who paid for these visits?
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 11:44 am
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Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:48 am to weagle1999
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Who paid for these visits?
We do. the American Taxpayer foots the bill for the majority of the lazy fricks in this world.
Just look at taxes, healthcare costs, prescription drugs, etc.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:50 am to weagle1999
You know the answer.
My real favorite is the ones that call an ambulance to bring them to the ER. Not because they can't drive there but because they know ambulance patients jump to the front of the line so the ambulance can get released to go back out on the street.
A double stress on the system. Minor ailments tie up an ambuclance, ambulance crew and clog the ER with priority patients who should be sitting in the waiting room.
Larger hospital systems have instituted what is basically a Doc In A Box system next to the ER to handle tummy aches and colds. But you have to be a really large system to have the personnel to handle that.
My real favorite is the ones that call an ambulance to bring them to the ER. Not because they can't drive there but because they know ambulance patients jump to the front of the line so the ambulance can get released to go back out on the street.
A double stress on the system. Minor ailments tie up an ambuclance, ambulance crew and clog the ER with priority patients who should be sitting in the waiting room.
Larger hospital systems have instituted what is basically a Doc In A Box system next to the ER to handle tummy aches and colds. But you have to be a really large system to have the personnel to handle that.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:52 am to weagle1999
You went to the Emergency Room because you left your contacts in for too long? Holy shite dude.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:56 am to weagle1999
Thanks Obama
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:59 am to Shiftyplus1
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You went to the Emergency Room because you left your contacts in for too long? Holy shite dude.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:59 am to weagle1999
If you're on welfare the ER is your emergency room. It's free of charge. My wife has tons of stories. My favorite is a young democrat woman coming in complaining 'My hairs hurt!' The ER doctor was getting tired of her crap so he gave her an injection using the most thick needle they had filled with a harmless liquid that burns. Then said, "Go home and you'll be fine in a couple of hours."
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:03 pm to back9Tiger
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We do. the American Taxpayer foots the bill for the majority of the lazy fricks in this world.
But the American Democratic politician will not tell you this... In fact this was one of the issues over the FULL Federal Government shutdown... remember that... where air traffic controllers and park officials had to deliver Grub Hub for several weeks... also told to us by American Democratic politicians.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:06 pm to Shiftyplus1
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You went to the Emergency Room because you left your contacts in for too long? Holy shite dude.
Yep, and I am glad that I did. It ended up being a serious situation
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:06 pm to weagle1999
You went to the ER for pinkeye?
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:12 pm to weagle1999
I don’t understand how people can leave their contacts in all the time. As soon as I get home from work those things are coming out. Granted, I wear my disposable monthly lenses for waaay too long, but I do take them out every day.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:13 pm to weagle1999
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Lesson: Take your contacts out regularly.
Mine stay in until they dry out and fall out. Takes me 10 fricking minutes to get em in because of my shaking hands.Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:14 pm to weagle1999
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Yep, and I am glad that I did. It ended up being a serious situation
You can get rid of contacts and glasses. Just get lens replacement surgery. It's quick, painless, gives you 20-20 vision and it only costs 10K out-of-pocket after insurance.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:15 pm to weagle1999
A large chunk of the emergency room has become a primary care office. Now sure, you still have your fair share of COPD exacerbations, hear failure exacerbations, appendicitis rule outs, strokes, chest pain ACS rule outs, etc., but a lot of the stuff that walks through the doors could be handled in a PCP office.
The majority of the true emergencies that people think of when they watch TV shows are brought into the trauma bay as level 1 or level 2 traumas.
The majority of the true emergencies that people think of when they watch TV shows are brought into the trauma bay as level 1 or level 2 traumas.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:20 pm to Zach
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The ER doctor was getting tired of her crap so he gave her an injection using the most thick needle they had filled with a harmless liquid that burns.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:20 pm to weagle1999
I had a job in NOLA a while back at a clinic. I was the only person in there that wasn't Hispanic. This is a decent sized facility and not a single non-Hispanic person... patient or nurse. I asked one of the nurses a question and she had to go get a nurse that could speak English.
I know damn well it's all illegals and we're paying for it.
I know damn well it's all illegals and we're paying for it.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:22 pm to weagle1999
Last week I had the best, most positive and efficient experience I have ever had in a medical facility.
I came back to the US through Bangkok and had an appointment for a megaphysical at Bumrungrad Hospital. Ranked #100 in the world by Newsweek. Beautiful, modern facility.
The entire physical took 6 hours. When I arrived on time for my appointment, my wait time to be checked in and set up my account: 2 minutes.
Then to the next floor where all the procedures took place. Was given hospital garb and a key to a locker in the dressing area. Came back out, ready for the first station. Wait time: 3 minutes. By the way, they had given me a pager like you get at a restaurant. When I was finished at one station, within 3 minutes, the pager went off, and the assistant assigned to me was right there to take me to the next station. There was rarely a wait time longer than 3-5 minutes.
Altogether, all kinds of blood work, cancer markers, urinalysis, stress test, EKG, abdominal scan, chest xray, eye exam, and more. After the stress test and EKG, the wait time for the heart doctor to come in and go over the results: less than 3 minutes.
The last stop at the end was with the doctor who would go over all the results from everything, all the lab work, the scan...everything. There was about a 20 minute wait here, so there is a snack bar with sandwiches, salads and more...all included. It was like, hey, there's gonna be a wait here, so we're gonna feed you while you wait.
For 13 years my PSA has been on an uphill climb. 10 years ago it spiked, but then came down. But I have had 3 prostate biopsies in Nashville, the most recent one 4 years ago. All negative. I always would tell my doctor and also my urologist that there must be another reason for the high PSA, so what is it? Never got an answer...until last week. I recount all of that to the Thai doctor, who explains very simply that it's because my prostate is 58 grams, and normal is 35-40, but as long as it's not causing any difficulty, there's no reason to do anything at this point. They could determine that from the abdominal scan. So why couldn't doctors and urologists here in the US tell me that? The last doctor I saw, with Ascension St. Thomas in Nashville, didn't even bother checking my prostate after seeing my PSA.
During the entire experience, I saw at least three doctors: eye doctor, cardiologist, and general practice at the end. In addition, the specialist who did the stress test and EKG, and another who did the abdominal scan (possibly also a doctor). Other professionals who drew blood, etc.
Total cost without insurance: about $1,000. My insurance paid half.
On the Newsweek rankings, there are only 18 hospitals in the US ranked higher than Bumrungrad, and the only two in the southeast are Duke Medical and the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. Not Vandy, and not UAB.
I have heard of some places in the US where you can get this kind of one stop shopping. I know of nothing around middle Tennessee. I wonder what the total cost of all these procedures and all the office visits with all the professionals would be in Nashville.
I came back to the US through Bangkok and had an appointment for a megaphysical at Bumrungrad Hospital. Ranked #100 in the world by Newsweek. Beautiful, modern facility.
The entire physical took 6 hours. When I arrived on time for my appointment, my wait time to be checked in and set up my account: 2 minutes.
Then to the next floor where all the procedures took place. Was given hospital garb and a key to a locker in the dressing area. Came back out, ready for the first station. Wait time: 3 minutes. By the way, they had given me a pager like you get at a restaurant. When I was finished at one station, within 3 minutes, the pager went off, and the assistant assigned to me was right there to take me to the next station. There was rarely a wait time longer than 3-5 minutes.
Altogether, all kinds of blood work, cancer markers, urinalysis, stress test, EKG, abdominal scan, chest xray, eye exam, and more. After the stress test and EKG, the wait time for the heart doctor to come in and go over the results: less than 3 minutes.
The last stop at the end was with the doctor who would go over all the results from everything, all the lab work, the scan...everything. There was about a 20 minute wait here, so there is a snack bar with sandwiches, salads and more...all included. It was like, hey, there's gonna be a wait here, so we're gonna feed you while you wait.
For 13 years my PSA has been on an uphill climb. 10 years ago it spiked, but then came down. But I have had 3 prostate biopsies in Nashville, the most recent one 4 years ago. All negative. I always would tell my doctor and also my urologist that there must be another reason for the high PSA, so what is it? Never got an answer...until last week. I recount all of that to the Thai doctor, who explains very simply that it's because my prostate is 58 grams, and normal is 35-40, but as long as it's not causing any difficulty, there's no reason to do anything at this point. They could determine that from the abdominal scan. So why couldn't doctors and urologists here in the US tell me that? The last doctor I saw, with Ascension St. Thomas in Nashville, didn't even bother checking my prostate after seeing my PSA.
During the entire experience, I saw at least three doctors: eye doctor, cardiologist, and general practice at the end. In addition, the specialist who did the stress test and EKG, and another who did the abdominal scan (possibly also a doctor). Other professionals who drew blood, etc.
Total cost without insurance: about $1,000. My insurance paid half.
On the Newsweek rankings, there are only 18 hospitals in the US ranked higher than Bumrungrad, and the only two in the southeast are Duke Medical and the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. Not Vandy, and not UAB.
I have heard of some places in the US where you can get this kind of one stop shopping. I know of nothing around middle Tennessee. I wonder what the total cost of all these procedures and all the office visits with all the professionals would be in Nashville.
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:26 pm to weagle1999
Well I can tell you 4 years ago almost to the day I found myself without insurance but in severe pain. First time I have ever been to the emergency room. 10k later I just finished paying off that bill.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:33 pm to Stidham8
quote:fify
A large chunk of the emergency room has become a mental health facility
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:38 pm to Zach
Got mine for approx 4 grand but I had cataracts soaybe insurance covered more. I'd been wearing glasses/contacts since 2nd grade. I absolutely love waking up and seeing a clear world.
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