john lutz

Review of Porter Medical Center

I went to the E.R at Porter 2 weeks ago today to h...

I went to the E.R at Porter 2 weeks ago today to have a splinter removed from my hand. The E.R doctor numbed my hand, made a small cut and actually had ahold of it a number of times as I could feel it. I told him every time I felt him move it and he kept telling me it was a ligament spur. is there such a thing? After about 20 minutes he declared nothing was there, bandaged me up and gave me the name of a specialist. If nothing existed why do I need a specialist? After working for another week and a half with a very sore and infected hand I soaked it in Epsom salts and lo and behold a three quarter inch Douglas Fir splinter came shooting out. Whether or not this doctor was incompetent or lazy I don't know but all you will receive for payment is the splinter.