Re: no treatment

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ER's always cost a bunch more for just walking in the door vs. going to your
regular doc.

Try to avoid the ER by making an appointment with your regular doc before the
weekend. You said you had these symptoms for 4 days, so that was plenty of
time to call your own doc.

On 9/29/05, theresa wrote:
> Its not about the money, if it was I'd pay it, he didn't treat me for what
> was wrong, my md did, and i gladly paid him, and yes if I had to pay a
> lawyer, that's ok, it's not ok to received money for not doing your job.
> On 9/29/05, Unreal wrote:
>> Actually I am NOT a lawyer and have never claimed to be one... I am
>> however an RN(registered nurse) and happen to work triage in a
> hospital..
>> so I guess I know a little about the medical profession........go
>> figure. Life aint a free ride sweetheart and the sooner you learn this
>> the better... on the other hand if you want to listen to you MD whom I
> am
>> thinking is highly unprofessional to speak of someone in his field in
> the
>> manner you conveyed then by all means pull out the big ass bucks and
> hire
>> a lawyer.. but I'm sure this will cost you wayyyyyy more than the $600
>> medical bill... Hmmm wonder what a judge will think... you can pay a
>> lawyer for but you wont pay a medical bill... ahh but thats all for you
>> and your petty mind to deciede now. You went to the ER for a non-life
>> threatening condition, you paid the price for the time you used while
>> there and now you want to fight it.... sheesh.......I have NO more time
>> for you!
>>
>>
>> On 9/29/05, theresa wrote:
>>> I went to my md, and he didnt think it was worms, he thought the other
>>> dr was unprofession and rude among other things, he said drs like the
>>> er dr gives good drs bad names and that i shouldnt pay the pay and to
>>> take it to court, so i guess i should have listen to someone like my
>>> dr, who knows about dr and manners, and not money grubby er dr or
>>> lawyers.On 9/29/05, M'sta Mikey wrote:
>>>> On 9/28/05, Unreal wrote:
>>>>> Your medical condition was assessed, you would have been seen by a
>>>>> nurse in triage b4 the dr walked in also... tests were done
>>>>> (negative or not they still cost money)... you presented with
>>>>> an "illness" that had symptoms the dr thought were something he
>>>>> needed to treat you for... he did his job as did the rest of the
>>>>> medical staff... now you get to pay. No questions asked. Take
>>>>> your car to the shop, give them a list of "symptoms" thats
>>>>> happening to your car... they will look at it, diagnose the problem
>>>>> and then try to remedy it... they aint gonna do that for nothing
>>>>> and neither should someone in the medical profession....
>>>>>
>>>> Don't that just crack your crawfish when someone wants something for
>>>> nothing!
>>>>