Work medical clinics could give a darn about you.

Wow, RetiredUSN, that's intense. While I don't have the greatest love for the medical community, I'm convinced it's all about getting rich, with a few exceptions, of course, I think we have a false sense of thinking they are miracle workers and expect them to cure everything. While great strides have been made in the medical field, we have to remember, they are just human beings too, and can make a mistake. I just think of 100 or even 50 year or 25 years ago, medical conditions that all they could do was try and make you comfortable until you died, are being treated with good results today.

 

I developed "blebs" on my lungs after the age of 19.....(according to the docs) Some tall people grow faster than their organs can keep up with, particularly the lungs. I had a bunch of little hard this spots that would break open now and then. It was always diagnosed as "pleurisy" up until I had a full collapse. After my surgery to repair the spots, the doctors told me that I actually had many small collapses prior that were misdiagnosed. The initial feeling of a collapsed lung can vary from person to person. In my cases, it was always bad really bad tearing pain in my chest, followed up with a bad throbbing. I couldn't take deep breaths because of the pain. I was in great shape during those years, so the doctors understood why I never felt out of breath. The small collapses would feel better over a 2-3 week period. I went misdiagnosed from 1977 - 1988. The doc's went through my medical record and saw all my trips to sick bay. They concluded that I may have had about 7-8 partial collapses during those years. I was very lucky that the lung was never permanently damaged.

 

Medical clinics here are the same way,there's wheelchairs as you walk in but I have never seen the office staff get a wheelchair for a patient.How did you get to the clinic from where your accicident happened?Sounds like you was in great pain why didn't you go to out patients or have your company send someone to come get you?But you are right when you say medical ppl does not care about us,its all about money and nothing more.But when you're in great pain you need to either call 911 or tell your company you need someone to help you to the clinic.

 

Hi waveform, I'm sorry to hear of your dilemma, but I hope you've learned a lesson here. These "walk-in" clinics are not unlike shoddy auto repair shops. If you want the best service, go to a dealer with factory trained mechanics. A hospital is your best bet in a situation like this, even overkill in some instances. They are trained to deal with this on a professional level. Also, companies are masters at weaseling out of paying for injuries sustained on the job. With health care costs out of control, it's easier to find a way out of it, rather than help you. I wish you the best of luck.