posted on Dec, 4 2008 @ 02:48 AM
To deny care is a common practise for many reasons.
The Patent thing should (if the patent was issued whether proper or other) have a Gov't subsidised license so the hospitals can do in house tests/or
whatever, and the patent holder still gets a fee.
Personally, my last three experiences with the health care system (not counting rising rates for no apparent reason), are as follows.
1. about 30 years ago, I had a irregular heart beat that started suddenly. I went to my care provider and the person that brought me overheard three
nurses (who had EKG'ed me) and went-a-gossiping in a room out of ear shot, talking about how I had the heart rythm of like an 80 year old with
problems. I was in my teens.
This freaked out my friend, and when I heard the story, freaked me out as well.
The Doc gave me some pills (of course) for "anxiety".
The pills did nothing and the irregular beat persisted for days. On about the 6th day, I was at a live gig and it was loud. You could feel the waves
thumping from the woofers and as I was close to a speaker cabinet, I felt the concussion of the kick drum hitting my torso, and after about 6 thumps,
my heart beat returned to normal as suddenly as it had tripped out.
That was a good feeling.
Next one, I missed a one-hopper playing first base that curved at the last moment, missing my glove and the stitches caught me inside my ear.
I went to emergency because it was bleeding and that plugged feeling with an ear full of blood can be irritating.
The first idiot..I mean Doctor, tried to inject novicane in the cartlidge and that didn't do any numbing, just hurt, as he tried to stitch the tear.
The skin just ripped and wouldn't hold. So he conferred with another doctor for awhile. Then a third. Then the three went and got a fourth.
After the final huddle, the procedure was determined.
They put a wad of gause behind my ear and wrapped my head, forcing my ear forward, thus pressure sealing the rear, and told me not to remove it for a
week.
Good job gentlemen....
The last was this summer. Out of the blue, I had an infection I thought was due to an inlay that failed recently. It started around my temple behind
my ear, and then the back of my neck. For 7 weeks, I was in severe pain and some nights had to sit up for laying down was excruciating. First I went
to a dentist. He said he didn't think it was related to my inlay problem.
I went to emergency and was given a shot for pain (it didn't do anything but make my arm sore), some antibiotic (that also did nothing for $60.00),
and 10 vicadans.
I went back two days later and had a CatScan, more touchy feely on my neck, and a flex test. I had nothing in CatScan, and no symptoms of menengitis.
They found nothing. I was given ibuprofen and sent home. I went to a third Doctor, and he said I had symptoms of whiplash. (the whole time I told
them all I could feel the pressure and was certain it was from the tooth and moved around my head.
I was given an ibuprofen refill and a neck brace. This did nothing. (the brace helped to not move my head to more painful positions.
I went to another dentist. After more xrays, he couldn't find anything tooth/infection related, but said he thought my nasal passages were looking
stuffed up and maybe infected. ( I was sniffling the three hours I was there). He suggested an ear, nose, throat specialist.
I now must interject that, in my trade, had I had a problem that was not diagnosed correctly 3 to 5 times, and charged the fees the medical field
charges, I would be out of business and probably have threats of violence for ripping off.
I know my daughter once at emergency had the Doctor come in to swab a throat culture and leave. His seperate charge from the emergency fee was almost
$600.00. With the lab and visit, I was out about $1250.00.
Anyways, I ended up using home remedies. (my nursing techniques worked) -in about 10 days, (after 5 appointments that consisted of answering
questions, bending limbs and neck, and inloading lots of Franklins to Doctors and Dentists), Some people I know tried to get me to keep going back,
but they (the pill prescibing, expensive scanning machine toting MMD's) wanted to suck my spine to insure no menengitis, even though I had no
symptoms. I did some reading and that procedure can be nasty and recovery harsh. I would have paid dearly once again, had I let them jack me for
further tests.
So, even like the Lawyers I have had to show applicable code at times, and CPA's that I have had to correct their errors of many thousands not in my
favor, and Doctors who can't diagnose much, (good thing the Human Body can take a lot and still keep kickin'), and pay these and every other
overpriced white collar criminal,
I can see why they disenfranchise sick kids if they may get sued. Is non-treatment cause for class action against the patent holder?
No. It should be in some of these cases though.