Kamm Ackerson

Review of Palmdale Regional Medical Cent...

I went with a pulmunary embolism. I was on heavy p...

I went with a pulmunary embolism. I was on heavy pain killers and texting to my family members in the er . I knew i was going to be admitted for at least a week and needed to make arrangments for my daughter. The doctor who was going to be caring for me saw me texting, and told the PA in the er that he tjought i should be sent home with the blood clot. The P A told him i would more tgan likely die if they sent me home and that the hospital could not legally send me home with a bi lateral blood clo in both lungs and severe pnuemonia. When this doctor took me into his unit, he refused me pain meds because he said that i was texting and seemed fine. I went over 12 hours with no meds and screamed at the rop of my lungs in pain the entire time. My oncologist had to drive from the valley to demand this doctor treat my pain. On top of that, they tried to send me home after week one. I told them i was in severe pain and couldnt change my position. I had a second opinion come in and run tests. Turns out my pnuemonia was " one more day and id be dead". That second opinion dr. Changed my antibiodics, and in two days i was much better. Im scared of this clinic. They literally used meds to punish me and then after being tortured, they tried to kill me.