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Review of West Jefferson Medical CenterM...

I went in having back pains from some heavy liftin...

I went in having back pains from some heavy lifting I had done earlier in the week, and was suffering from some pretty severe panic attacks. I was sent to a smaller area where they apparently take the patients who don't seem to be having life-threatening conditions. Some nurse practitioner walked in, didn't bother to atempt to take a history, barely touched my back, immediately took me as a drug seeker (I am currently taking part in clinical trials for an endometriosis medication, the only medication we are actually allowed to take while on the trial is Vicodin, and the physician running the trial has me on a consistent weekly dosing schedule of it, but according to the study protocol we can't take NSAIDS, aspirin, muscle relaxers, anything like that for any kind of pain at all), got a quick urine sample and dismissed me with antibiotics for a UTI and said that's where the pain was coming from. And she didn't even attempt to help with the panic attack issue I am STILL having at the moment. I left absolutely disgusted that this person spent probably a total of 2 minutes with me, did a complete joke of an "exam" on me, took no history, automatically assumed I was drug-seeking, didn't even attempt to address the panic attack problem, and sent me on my merry way with some form of pain medication that I am not allowed to take under the study protocol. So here I am, still barely able to move thanks to the back pain, and still feeling like a ball of nerves thanks to the anxiety problems. This rathole is not getting any money from me, and I am filing a complaint.