Your new complaint should be chest pain from the racing heart. It seems strange to me that the receptionist should have the final say so. Demand to see someone in charge!! If I was there I would definitely advocate for you hun. I am so sorry this is happening to you. When I was working the ER in GA would get clogged with patients who showed up every couple of days with the same complaint but we could never turn them away. We had to work them up or send them to another facility for treatment by law. I just don't understand this sweetheart.

Try having your boyfriend place the hip on 4 pillows wedged around it for support. When your hip is out of socket you are unable to point the toe to the ceiling. The foot will splay in or out but you will be physically unable to hold it upright. If you can take Motrin try 800 mg. If this is from muscle ibuprofen will help the pain. Also try ice alternating with heat. Sending love and gentle hugs your way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ((((((((((((((( )))))))))))))))))))))) Let me know!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I now how you feel trust me my hips sound like rice crispy's try going to a massage therapist in your area that's what helps me lately I've been going thru a bad but good cycle right now that means that my chair is molded to the old way of my body and now that I have started to see my massage therapist it's starting to straighten back out talk about pain it's off the charts and my staff is driving me crazy and I ran into a bad apple my team was set to go for awhile but I just hired someone else I'm hoping good if you want to talk we can just email me

Post here, this is happening far more frequently than people realize. The pain you experience, add the anxiety pain (flight or fight), the rest stay at rest and motion stay in motion pain all out of whack in the hip area will send you into the flame pain zone.

Try a magnesium tablet and increase your hydration through more liquid or food with more water. Have your boyfriend do a lotion massage of your feet to help relax the muscles.

You are not alone here. I'm not on here as much as I'd like to be, however, any CL will provide help as needed. The view I have of pain, chronic pain, is that it's real, it's serious, and it needs to be taken care of.
Best wishes.
Sorry you are in pain.

Megan,

I doubt extra benadryl is going to get you to sleep through the kind of pain your experiencing. If the ER *itch won't let you past the window, have you considered calling 911 and going by ambulance? That will get you in the back door and seen. If they're going to screw you around our front then you have to work around them and get to the Dr. whatever way you can. I don't know what kind of jackleg hospital your town has....but this is crap! I'd call 911 and go via ambulance.

Megan,
I don't know if you've tried this, but have you ever had a cortisone shot in your hip? I have bursitis in both my hips and my left one has done the popping like you described the pain is awful. The cortisone shots helped me a lot. They still ache and on occasion the hip will do the loud pop but the pain isn't like it was. As far as the ER that's insane! I thought it was against the law not to treat, it is here in MN, they at least have to see you. Like others have mentioned call 911
then they have no choice. sending healing prayers, I sure hope you are able to get some rest tonight.

Hugs & God Bless
Lisa

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act:

It requires hospitals to provide care to anyone needing emergency healthcare treatment regardless of citizenship, legal status or ability to pay.

I hope you get help and start to feel better. I hate seeing anyone in pain. Do what you have to to get someones attention. This needs to be looked at and I hope you get help soon. Keep us updated. Angela

waited till after buisness-hours to post in case something happened and i could post some good news, but theres just none of that around.

boyfriend and i warned our apartment neighbor last night about my pain and not treated so that if i was screaming she wouldn't think i was getting murdered or something. fitful night, boyfriend going insane from crying. called doctors office first thing in the morning and spoke to receptionist, nurse called back at 4 in the afternoon to ask why i called. same witch nurse from last time, very snarky. no call back, won't get one now.


@kat and beth, was told it "wasn't an emergency" and that was why denied treatment.

I'm so sorry this happen to you I gone through this myself if its an on going problem even if things change or in my case the doctor sent me there and they did nothing it was really sad.
I've also seen people call 911 and if they don't feel your high on list they've kicked them to over packed waiting room. damn shame really

does you doctors office have a hospital it works with that would allow you to file a complaint via Email ? I had a RN being over the top rude asking why I was calling emailed the hospital and they sent the email to clinic director and she called and was very sorry about what I went through with the RN. its an idea the doctor may have no clue how badly their RN is treating you.

so sorry sweet heart
please keep us posted on how your doing
sending lots of hugs and fairy dust
tori

I am so sorry you just don't deserve that horrible treatment, actually NO treatment.

Sending big hugs. MLC.

tried calling my mom for help/ideas and just got blown off. i just dont knkow what to do. i know im 20 and should be more mature than this but i just want a grown up to make my decisions because the pain makes it hard to think. just scared to call 911 because i know this isnt life threatening and it would be awful to get turned away out back where nobody is with me. last time in an ambulance i was left outside for nearly 2 hours and boyfriend was told ambulance never got in. why was i born in such a backward small town? i would do anything to make this suffering end.

(((((((((((((megan))))))))))))))))))))))),

I am so sorry you are going through this. I am still baffled that the ER can turn you away legally because it is a violation of emtala which is a valid law applicable in all states. In order for them to assume you are not having an emergency is a bit brazen considering if it turns out to be something life threatening you will have a valid lawsuit. I have never sued anyone but in your case it presses boundaries. It is simply unacceptable that you are suffering this way and are refused treatment. Your only option at this point is to see a new physician period who doesn't know you at all. They will not have any bias against you and this may be your only option. Love and hugs sweetheart!! Keep us posted!!