just got back from the ER

I just got back from a disastrous trip to the er. I have never been treated so bad. I have been suffering with this left sided pain for a week now and could not tolerate it any more. I don't usually have severe flares now, in fact it's been 5 years since I've been in the hospital. well they did a cbc, urinalysis and cat scan. they started in iv, gave me pain meds and zofran and I waited patiently for four hrs to get the results back. when the doctor came in he said everything was normal and that I had a kidney infection. I told him I have colitis and he said he thought it was ibs. long story short, I told him I've had this left sided pain before and it was not kidney infection pain. I have not eaten since saturday afternoon, every time I do I'm in excruciating pain. I asked him if kidney infections do this and he said no. I asked if there is any other test he could run or call my gi dr. He asked me" what you want to stay in the hospital?" I said no I just want to get my flare under control. He told me he would call my gi doctor and left the room. by this time another hour had gone by, and my pain meds had worn off. I could see the nurses sitting at the station from my room and pressed my call button. as soon as they heard it they turned it off, this went on for another 2 times until I yelled excuse me? they told me they didn't hear it. I asked again for my pain meds and had to wait another hour. when the nurse came back in she said they could not get a hold of my g I doctor and I would have to arrange for my ride to pick me up. every time I've been in the hospital I have never gone through this. they treated me as if I was drug seeking. I hate pain pills but if I'm in enough pain I will take them. luckily I'm able to get in with my g I doctor tomorrow. Ugh!

I'm so sorry you had a bad experience. If that were me, I'd call the hospital and speak to the nurse in charge and file a complaint. That is no way to be treated. Most hospitals take complaints seriously and there's always someone who's willing to listen.

I hope your GI doc is able to help you.

oh jade! i hate the ER, too. i'd never go back to that hospital if i were you. i remember a few times ago at the ER, i was so dehydrated and nobody would give me water. then they came in and told me to give a urine sample. i told them i'd been having diarrhea 30x a day and throwing up everything so there most likely wasn't any water in me. i went to the bathroom, and used the urine cup as a drinking cup. i stayed in that bathroom like 10 minutes drinking as much as i could from the sink water.