I had extreme body pain and weakness from some preexisting medical conditions that had gotten worse.
I felt as if I was dying. I had a family member drive me to the ER at Ben Taub. I do not have insurance. I sat in the waiting area with about 100 people for 8 hours before they brought me back to a private room. The waiting area was quite a show. People were vomiting and still had to sit around for hours and hours on end.
I watched people being brought in by ambulance and dumped in the waiting room to wait with everyone else. Once they brought me back to a private room a nurse came in with a pee cup and asked me what my symptoms were. She disappeared for 2 hours and then a doctor came in and got a detailed description of my medical history. Then about another hour later that doctor brought in her supervisor who wanted me to tell her the same detailed medical history I had already told the first doctor who was standing right next to her! She informed me they would only treat one symptom. She asked what one symptom I wanted treated. Unbelievable! I had enough and walked out after 11 hours. If your not shot, stabbed, or in cardiac arrest they act like they don't want you there. All they are required to do is to make sure you don't drop dead before they send you packing! They behave as if you are just there to get high off an injection. I will never go there again unless I am taken there unconscious by an ambulance driver. Then again, I might just be dumped in the waiting room.
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