By the time I was actually seem by a doctor(4 hours later) after coming in by ambulance my pain was gone and the ER doctor diagnosed me completely wrong in my opinion. I know what my pain is from and was throwing up before I came in from it and he told me it might be the flu when I told him I have an umbilical hernia. Get real you don't puke and have pain when you wake up in the morning and when the pain is gone feel fine and say that is the flu. That is a short stint of the flu! I have an umbilical hernia and when I came in was in severe pain, low heart rate(60) and low blood pressure. 97/70 and sweating from the pain they stuck me in the waiting room for 4 hours before I'm seen. In my opinion would have been longer if I hadn't asked what was going on. I understand the ER is busy but there has got to be a better way to treat people. Then in order to be seen in the ER I was put on a gurney in the hall and than in a supply room for the exam. To me that is just a quick way to get the patient out and not really care about them.Feel that whatever is going on with the patient is no big deal so just need to see them quick and push them through the ER. I would not have called an ambulance if I didn't have severe pain. Not at all happy with how I was cared for. The only negative about the nurses is the complaining done loud enough at the front desk of the ER that patients could here them. Not real comforting when you are in extreme pain.  I know I am just one in hundreds that you see in the ER in a day but it was not a good experience. Was there about 2 weeks earlier when I was diagnosed with the hernia and very similar experience until I questioned what was going on after waiting several, approx 6 hours in the ER waiting room. Finally being put in the make shift exam room in the ER. Not happy about that because I didn't see how a doctor could exam my pain sitting in a chair.  I asked about the CT the triage nurse said I should have. The nurse went and asked and suddenly I was taken for the CT. When I finally got the CT scan was taken into ER given meds for my pain. Surgeon came in and was able to get the scar tissue, fat, whatever it was out of the hernia by pushing real hard. At that point was told they would contact the attending to see if they thought emergency surgery should be done. Which was decided against and told to follow up with surgeon which I did.  I know this is hard to follow sorry. So to make it easier I was not happy at all with either experience and after the second experience will either deal with the pain at home until I have surgery to repair the hernia or go to an ER at another hospital which I'm checking to find a surgeon there also. Would feel better where I have a doctor I trust. I was hoping to feel like your hospital cared because it is closer to my house. The second time was worse than the first so will most likely go back to Northwest. Going for a second appt with the surgeon then I will decide what I feel more comfortable doing     
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