Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I had to go to the ER last night

I am so irritated right now that words cannot even describe it. I drove home 2 1/2 hours so that I could see my doctor and be treated for what I think is a bad gallbladder. My doctor wasn't there so I saw another Doctor in their practice. I know everyone there so it really didn't bother me. This was a brand new doctor that I didn't know and I wasn't too happy. She told me to go right to the ER. She thought I needed it out ASAP. I went to the ER and waited for 6 hours before I was even seen.

The doctor yelled at me. Yes.. he YELLED at me. I told him that my doctor sent me because she thought it was an emergency, and that my gallbladder may have to be removed. He said that HE would determine IF it was REALLY an emergency. I should NOT have been sent over. Well now I am upset. I am in a lot of pain and unable to eat anything and this has been since MONDAY. Mind you, I was told not only by a doctor at school, but by the family doctor that this could get serious very quickly and if in pain go RIGHT to the ER.

The nurse came and took blood. The doctor had the nurse give me fluids and IV pepsid. I sat there and waited again and the blood tests came back normal. He refused to do any ultrasounds or other tests. In other words, after waiting over 7 hours, and not being able to eat for 4 days, we have NO idea what is wrong with me. It was a total waste of time. They gave me a perscription for Nexium and sent me home.

I woke up about 45 minutes ago after only 4 hours of sleep to pain, again. I still feel severely nauseated and want NO food. I have to call the doctor in a little while and schedule the ultrasound. It won't be done til next week. So.. I get to suffer like this until next week.

I am away from my boyfriend who I have lived with since August. It looks as though I am definitely going to have to stay home until I get some concrete answers, and unfortunately, that may be weeks. I just want to cry and scream and I don't even think that will matter because no one will hear me. My parents are going out of town and all I can do is pray that nothing else goes wrong before Sunday when they come back.

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