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| - After being sent to a Gastro/Intest clinic by my primary care doc for chronic diarrhea lasting for years, they immediately just signed me up for a colonoscopy and endoscopy without first looking at the meds I've been taking for diabetes, during the prep before the procedure I went into DKA due to vomiting all morning from the bowel cleanser given me, ended up in the ICU at this hospital, they rehydrated me with drips, about 5 bags and spent the last day in a recovery room, my stay in the ICU I had compression bags on my lower legs that ran nonstop. I was discharged two days later, and on the same day my left foot swelled badly, it was late in the evening, headed back to the ER, sat in the waiting room for about an hour, they then took me to a examination room, since they have no ultrasound staff there after hours they suggested I stay and get a room, I agreed, I then sat in that exam room for over 5 hours, it is now 4AM, yes, they forgot I was in there!!!!! They offered to let me stay in one of the ER rooms that had a small bed, yeah, so I can get charged for an overnight stay even though it would only have been for a few hours until the ultrasound staff showed up at 730AM? I checked myself out and went home. What sort of clowns in a ER environment "forgets" they have a patient sitting in a exam room? My advice to others- Know that it's not a patient to most Doctors and Hospitals, it's a paycheck, also know that you are being referred to a specialist in many cases just to get the money for their buddies, then know that they will order procedures that cost the most and will likely find no issues.
I ask why after complaining of chronic diarrhea would any educated doctor not first look at what meds the person is taking and see if there could be a connection- yes, Metformin causes chronic diarrhea, and I'm on the highest strength, wouldn't the first course of action be to modify that medication and see if the condition improves?
The staff in the ICU and recovery were very kind and seemed to care about the patient, despite the hourly blood draws, finger sticks, and those freakin' buzzers going off constantly, expect no sleep at all, which for 3 days is exactly what I got..
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