Yesterday, around 3, I was cooking chili and wasn't doing anything to injure myself but while I was at the stove, stirring my chili, my neck started hurting so badly and I couldn't move it. So, I call my doctor but she wasn't in and the lady I talked to told me to go to the Emergency Room. So I called Judy to ask her to drive me since I couldn't really turn to look and stuff and she said she would.
I went to Judy's, she, Dennis, and I left around 6 to go to UAB ER. We got there a little before 7 last night.
We sat in the waiting room until 10ish before they called me back. When the doctor came in, he started asking me what happened, blah, blah, blah. Then he says, "Well, it sounds like muscle problems so just start taking double dose of the Flexeril and I'll have a nurse come in with the pain medication prescription."
He left the room. The longer I sat there, the more I thought about what all had happened and the more ticked off I got. With UAB supposedly being one of the "best" around, I thought, 'shouldn't they have looked into it further than just throwing some pills at me and letting me go'. So I put on my clothes and left. I didn't wait around for a prescription. If I had wanted pills, I wouldn't have driven all that way to get them. I could have gotten that here in Sylacauga.
I'm still hurting and still can't move my head around. I plan on going to the chiro today and paying a little money to get him to try and pop it back into place. Usually, when I have done that in the past, it has only made it worse but I don't know what else to do. I am also calling my so-called doctor today and telling her what happened and cancelling my appointment with her for next week because she is going to do the same thing. I don't have the gas money to waste to go there for them to not do anything for me.
I just wanted to post this, hoping that alot of people will search for stuff about UAB and I am hoping it will show up in the searches.
Hope the rest of you have better luck and a better day than I have.
Robin
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I am so sorry Robin. I hope you are feeling better today!!!
Deedra
Thanks. I am a little. I went to Dr. Gingles twice Wednesday and I have an appointment for a massage today. I'm thinking I may be going back to the chiro next week because I'm still popping all over, especially when I take deep breaths. We will see. I can't wait til this afternoon :)
UAB,is a hospital to help seriously ill people.Hope you get better.
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