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d21lewis said:
Man, fuck the emergency room. All they do is get you stable and refer you to a real physician. I've spent so many hours waiting in ER's for these doctors that don't seem to specialize in anything in particular. They charge a lot of money for emergency treatment and often don't solve the problem.

Also, in 2003, my grandmother went to the ER because she was having a stroke. They didn't even figure out what was going on and sent her home to finish having her stroke. She wound up losing almost all of her ability to speak and move and died in a nursing home eight weeks later. Good job on that one, Emergency Room!


I agree emergency room docs don't seem to ever specialize in anything, it's like all they know is the sheer basics, I'm sure they'll know if you have a cold.