Went to my dr for suspected kidney stones. She did...

Went to my dr for suspected kidney stones. She did an X-ray but in the past my stones never show up on X-ray so she also ordered an ultrasound. They couldn t get me in until the end of the week (not their fault, I had work commitments) but the pain got unbearable and I went into the ER. I was given fluids and offered Torridol which I declined because I had already taken oral Toridol an hour earlier. It wasn t working and it was too soon to give me more. They gave me zofran even though I told them I had taken phenegren an hour earlier and was actually ok with the vomiting at that point (but no big deal other than they did not listen obviously). They took blood and then I just sat there, freezing with no call button (I eventually found it under the bed.) I only went to Riverview because that s my new drs network. I get stones a lot and usually go to St V s. So anyway, I was sitting there for an hour. Usually (at St V s anyway) they take blood and then take you down for CT. So after an hour my nurse (who was awesome by the way.... I can t remember his name though) came in and said my blood work was back and that Natalie (PA) would be in to talk to me about it. (She never did, never saw her again). So I become upset because I m in pain and no one is telling me anything. I had no idea what the plan was. So this other nurse comes in, why I have no idea and was SO rude, and said that I could have IV Tylenol but that is it. It clicked then. They thought I was a drug seeker because I turned down the torridol. When I said that she said We didn t use those terms . I explained to her (in tears) that I have a chronic illness that sometimes requires me to be in pain meds but I can only get pain meds from my dr. If they had given me anything in the ER I would report it to her immediately but that was not why I was there. She had already called in pain meds she was just waiting on test results to ok the fill with the pharmacy. I just wanted the CT so they could get her the results. I wouldn t have cared if they did nothing but the CT. (and I d have liked a blanket, I never got one). So by then I get the nurse manager and she explains to me that they were looking for signs of stones in my urine or blood first because studies show that CTs a increase your risk of cancer . So they like to avoid that. (Well I probably already have cancer then because I have CTs all the time because of my chronic medical condition) I decide I just want to leave and I ll wait until Friday to get my ultrasound. I ve lived through worse. I totally get their approach but it was never communicated to me. I just laid there for an hour not knowing listening to a nurse complain about having to pay her daycare on Christmas Eve even though they were closed. (Get use to it sis, most daycares do that) I told them there was no blood in my urine yet....I KNOW kidney stones and what they do in my body. If there was blood I wouldn t have come because that usually means they re going to pass at any time. They tried to make me sign AMA paperwork, I refused. Then they went and spoke with the PA and she decided to just discharge me. I m upset but I just suck it up and go home. Not an hour later I get a notification in my MyChart app.....the X-ray picked up the kidney stones and an hour later all my kidney stone care package medicine was ready at the pharmacy. I got my water pill, flomax and pain meds and went home. The nurse I had (I wish I remembered his name), the nurse who did my triage and the manager were good and I appreciate them. The PA Natalie and Nasty Nurse were awful. I mean I can t say Natalie was awful I only saw her for 4 minutes tops, but she never came back after my initial consult. They were a little busy, so I get it but it would have been nice for her to check in and talk to me. Never had a good experience in that ER. The Dr that took care of my mom when she died had zero compassion and was not very nice. By all means go have babies at this hospital. It was great (at least it was 10 years ago). But avoid this ER like the plague that it is.