This will be a weird review.
At 11PM Monday night, I awoke with a stabbing pain in my side and knowing the pain before I knew it was the almighty kidney stone. I had one about 10 years ago so I knew the pain.
I took a shower hoping to relieve the pain, but this time it was a bit worse. After getting out of the shower, I got dressed and headed to the ER. It was about 11:30PM. I dont know.. but for some reason, im thinking "Oh it's 11:30PM, there shouldnt be many in the waiting room..." WRONG. You would have thought this was Denny's at 3AM. I counted about 25 in the room. With half of them being patients. I checked in and waited.
That's when the pain just started going full force. There's nothing I could do but grab my stomach and cringe. I was in so much pain, tears were streaming down my face, Im making weird noises I usually dont make and i was just a mess. I stand up and ask the girl at the desk if there's anyway I can be seen quicker. A nurse comes out and starts to apologize for the wait and tells me there are others in just as much pain. I look around and back to her and say "Are you kidding?? They are just sitting and starring at the wall...Im dying here!" She apologizes again.
Two hours go by.. I have a CT scan done to confirm a kidney stone.. IM still in pain. Agonizing pain to be honest.
After going back to sit, I find myself in a spot where Im not in pain. I sit there and think "Did I pass it??" I was no longer in pain.. I was no among the people starring at the wall blankly.
The nurse finally called me in and moved me to a room. I was checked out and then sent over to another waiting room area. This is where it gets good.. The nurse staff and doctors were nothing but awesome and kind. Anything I needed they took care of. Seeing that I would likely be here all night, they wanted to make my stay a good one.
So while it sucked to be in pain, the staff at BTSMC was great.