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I went into the urgent care at this location for s...

I went into the urgent care at this location for severe abdominal pain that I had been dealing with for a few days. I believed it to be a hernia or pulled muscle. The NP that helped me, basically stated that in order to do an ultrasound or anything further we'd have to check off certain boxes (for insurance sake). Those boxes were: ice/ heat, ibuprofen, and naproxen. I had already been doing those three things and my pain was worsening over 4 days. She went on to say that I would then have to get on a steroid and wait 5 days before I could come back in and work with the sports medicine doctor to get an ultrasound. She assured me that my insurance would not pay for my ultrasound unless I did these things first. I never once mentioned that I was worried about money or worried about not being able to pay. In fact, I was in urgent care for a reason I needed urgent care! I left convinced I had to wait 5 days and that this pain must not be as bad as I thought. Long story short, I spent the night in the ER and needed emergency surgery the next morning for a torn artery in my stomach that was actively bleeding and had been for 4 days. This care was beyond disappointing and could have been life threatening had I listened to this medical provider. If I could give negative stars, I would.

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