I first want to start out by saying that the staff...

I first want to start out by saying that the staff I had on the floor during my 9 day stay was exceptional. It all started on October 24 when I went to the ER with pain, discomfort and fever. At midnight they sent me home with antibiotics for a UTI. On Saturday I got a call from the ER letting me know that I needed to come back. In addition to the UTI they said one of the blood cultures came back positive for bacteria in the blood. At this time I was admitted. They ran further tests to find out that I did not have a UTI nor bacteria in the blood. They explained that whoever did the original test cross contaminated my samples. This is why one of the blood cultures came back positive and one negative from the start. I appreciate the doctors deligence in trying to find the root of all my problem. Each time they came back empty handed. Somehow a nurse who didn't clean my arm well before drawing my blood cost me 9 expensive tests and 9 days of hospitalization! They doctors explained how the cross contamination happened. All I am saying that my issues stem from my 1st ER visit. Nurses need to be trained so this doesn't happen to somebody else. I am glad to have had a great team of doctors be so prp active. My bill was outrageous! I would like to know why all these tests were run after they determined there was no bacteria in the blood?