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This happened a few months ago.. I had an abscess on my thigh and was told by the urgent care dr to go to the ER.
I get there sign in, get triaged and sat down. I started to talk to other people waiting to be seen, we go over what we are there for. One woman says she has back pain and just came from the other hospital in a neighboring town, both hospitals are on the same system.
Now the only hospital in my city is also the trauma center for 12 surrounding rural counties, so it's expected to have to wait a while, the smaller hospital in the neighboring town is much smaller than the one I was at, the wait time is usually shorter, but they really don't do a very thorough job.. Don't get me wrong it's a good place to go if you have a relatively minor problem, and it's been my experience to not go there with an abscess as they will just put me on antibiotics and tell me to see my Dr, I tell em that if I could see my Dr, I wouldn't come here, or that my Dr is the one who sent me here (Ok, my regular Dr never sends me to the ER, but the Dr at his urgent care will if my regular Dr cannot see me).
Anyways, me and the back pain lady get called back at the same time and we both get put in the curtained area.
The ER doc visits BPL first, first thing the Dr says is why did she come here after she was just released from the other hospital, she explains that nothing was done about her pain, all they did was take urine and check for a UTI. He asks here the routine questions. He then asks here what is done for her in regards to her back pain, she says she gets a shot and a perscription. Okey Dokey the Dr says.
He visits me examines my thigh, says he will admit me and get my surgeon in to look at it.
The nurse goes to give BPL her meds, BPL asks what she is getting and the nurse says Toradol (Toradol is a non narcotic anti-inflammitory) and the prescription is for the same meds plus a muscle relaxer. BPL flips, says she wants Demerol. The nurse says she will ask the Dr about it and leaves.
Dr comes back and tells BPL that he cannot give her any narcotics. BPL asks why and Dr says that he ran her med list and she has been getting narcotic pain meds from all over the state. BPL gets up and leaves.
I get there sign in, get triaged and sat down. I started to talk to other people waiting to be seen, we go over what we are there for. One woman says she has back pain and just came from the other hospital in a neighboring town, both hospitals are on the same system.
Now the only hospital in my city is also the trauma center for 12 surrounding rural counties, so it's expected to have to wait a while, the smaller hospital in the neighboring town is much smaller than the one I was at, the wait time is usually shorter, but they really don't do a very thorough job.. Don't get me wrong it's a good place to go if you have a relatively minor problem, and it's been my experience to not go there with an abscess as they will just put me on antibiotics and tell me to see my Dr, I tell em that if I could see my Dr, I wouldn't come here, or that my Dr is the one who sent me here (Ok, my regular Dr never sends me to the ER, but the Dr at his urgent care will if my regular Dr cannot see me).
Anyways, me and the back pain lady get called back at the same time and we both get put in the curtained area.
The ER doc visits BPL first, first thing the Dr says is why did she come here after she was just released from the other hospital, she explains that nothing was done about her pain, all they did was take urine and check for a UTI. He asks here the routine questions. He then asks here what is done for her in regards to her back pain, she says she gets a shot and a perscription. Okey Dokey the Dr says.
He visits me examines my thigh, says he will admit me and get my surgeon in to look at it.
The nurse goes to give BPL her meds, BPL asks what she is getting and the nurse says Toradol (Toradol is a non narcotic anti-inflammitory) and the prescription is for the same meds plus a muscle relaxer. BPL flips, says she wants Demerol. The nurse says she will ask the Dr about it and leaves.
Dr comes back and tells BPL that he cannot give her any narcotics. BPL asks why and Dr says that he ran her med list and she has been getting narcotic pain meds from all over the state. BPL gets up and leaves.
My mom was worried that they gave me phenergan because my sister's allergic. ...then found out liquid phenergan is what I got for the anti-nausea back with that tonsil etc. surgery. 
So much for that worry. 
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