The ER,um…..rocks!

As much as I hate to go to the ER without an absolute emergency i.e avulsed lung,sucking chest wound,etc this continued pain and weakness with no diagnosis was worrying me. I went to my primary and she agreed that I looked ill and that she was concerned but couldn’t quite get a handle on what was going on. So over I went,expecting to have to wait,and wait as the more seriously ill were seen,as it should be.

    I walked in,signed the board,was triaged and taken back to my room immediately. My nurse was waiting outside my room already prepared with what labs to be drawn and to start an IV. While she was there the Doc popped his head in for a quick summary and a few questions,told me what they were going to do and they did it. I got some fluid,some Zofran,refused pain meds because I didn’t have anyone to drive me home,it wasn’t that bad anyway. They did a CT scan and the diagnosis is 4 kidney stones,most of which have already passed into my bladder but that explains perfectly the migrating flank pain from side to side,bladder symptoms and all that. I was so relieved to get a diagnosis. I was beginning to wonder if I was losing my mind.

  Well,I don’t need to go often but I’m so glad ER’s are there when you need them. People who work in ER’s have my absolute admiration.Oh,and all of that was in under 3 hours.