Patient
I had the worst experience in the er on Thursday 12/18. I arrived at Methodist via ambulance. I was in excruciating pain. I didn't have pants, shoes, or my glasses because I was so out of it I didn't think to tell ems staff I needed those things. I laid in a bed in hallway F right by the exit doors for hours waiting on a scan. I kept telling them my pain level was 9 and 10. It hurt to breathe and my 02 kept decreasing. The nurse gave me a small dose of morphine, but when it wore off she couldn't offer me anything else. She asked if I wanted a heating pad, I said 'yes' but she never brought it. When I finally got my scan done, they realized I had a hernia was completely compacted. They then rushed me to the OR for emergency surgery at 1 am. I got to the er around 6pm on Thursday. I laid there in the hallway and listened to the nurses discuss the holiday party and Christmas presents. I begged people that walked by for ibuprofen or anything to stop the pain. They treated me like I was an addict looking for a fix. It shouldn't have taken so long to get a scan with my pain level. I wasn't afforded privacy, dignity, or consideration on one of the worst days of my life. The nurse that worked on me rolled her eyes several times when I complained about the pain. She was more worried about the blanket falling off me because I only had underwear on.