Riley Evans

Review of North Colorado Medical Center,...

Every time I have to deal w/ them (ER) it's disapp...

Every time I have to deal w/ them (ER) it's disappointing. I'm not taken seriously, am invalidated, interrupted over & over (communication skills stink. Bedside manner overall is poor), getting checked out takes SO long, and some just assume I'm naive enough to believe whatever they tell me. I even got accused of being a script junkie by Charles J Nemejc... He was so rude and insisted I was on benzos. Turns out last time I visited they gave me something and I didn't know (not sure that it was listed under the treatment part). Once he found out that they were in fact the ones that did it he was very nice. Even if I was, way to perpetuate the stigma/prejudice against mental illness/addiction. That's a surefire way to help people and make them do/feel better. NOT. The only drugs I take are prescribed, and cannabis (rarely at this point. And I absolutely qualify to be a med marijuana patient without making up anything. I have several chronic conditions that cause me a lot of pain. I'm not one of those people that make this up to lessen how much they spend on drugs).

I've been on hold for over 90min before and all I wanted was to provide my Medicaid info (contrary to how I'm treated I am not a damn peasant) finally since the info is now showing up for physicians/pharmacies/hospitals/etc. When I called in again the person I talked to didn't even know who to send me to. They said they would "transfer me" to "them"... I got a phone tree and I don't even know if I left a message for the right department or not. Going here and dealing with them is making me lose hope and faith in ever getting better or having serious issues addressed unless I'm perhaps bleeding out. Look, if I didn't feel a need to be there I wouldn't have been. I am not a hypochondriac, I don't want to fill up on pills. I HATE that I have to take them to even function. On the contrary, that and lack of support/resources are one of my problems I am trying to work on. I'm having *serious* health issues and I feel their lack of taking me seriously is very unprofessional and potentially dangerous. I feel like it would be very easy for them to overlook something and let someone die. I'm not kidding. Once they hear I have certain tests scheduled they assume I'm not having any other problems, really, and don't run more. I feel like if they can't find the issue (could do CAT/MRI scans. Has NOT been suggested despite "normal" levels. Despite "normal" levels their tests could easily be faulty and if I was a Dr not able to give answers I would run MORE tests. That just feels like common sense). I don't know what to do anymore. The way I've been treated makes me scared to even go in. Why go in? They don't take me seriously. They won't run more tests, they won't admit me. I am losing hope in ever feeling better and wonder pretty much every night that I "sleep" (hardly can) that I WILL NOT wake up. Whenever I voice my concern about how very little I've taken in (GERD/Dysphagia/Aerophagia) they assure me people can go weeks without eating and I should "be okay." It's been almost a month, people. Ffs help me...