Julie R

Review of Howard Regional Health System

Went to Afterthe ER Fri evening and was diagnosed ...

Went to Afterthe ER Fri evening and was diagnosed with pancreatitis and they decided to just send me home with so.e nausea meds and a few pain pills but after about 12 hrs I ended up going back because the pain and vomiting had gotten much worse. I was admitted but then being in the hospital for just a little over a DAY the hospitalist says he's going to start my diet again and they decide I'm all better, even though I'm still in a lot of pain and vomiting, and send me home. He said he was going to send me home with more pain meds but upon discharge I was told that I was just given a prescription 2 days prior from the ER and I just needed to use that. I had told them on at least two separate occasions and also informed the nurse that those medicines did not help me and that is why I ended up back in the emergency room and why I was ultimately admitted. So here I now sit and am hurting so much. I wish I could call and talk to someone about this because it's beyond ridiculous. I told the nurse I'm probably going to end up back in the ER and she was basically like well if that's what you need to do. She even saw me getting sick earlier before they added my diet back. Howard did this to me once before, made me try and eat after only 1 day of bowel rest and I ended up having to go back into the hospital but I went to a different one because I wasn't gonna waste my time going back there. Typically when I'm admitted for pancreatitis I'm there at least 4-7 days minimum. Gonna see who I can call to file a complaint to. my arm looked awful after removing my IV. The
Ivacted like it was going bad so they just wrapped it up with the bandage they wrap your arms up in after a blood draw. They just kept wrapping it and even put a folded washcloth on it to absorb the blood because it was leaking blood. I told them it hurt but they said oh it doesn't look infiltrated so we will just baby it and see what happens. I'm SO frustrated and beyond irritated with this whole thing! Total disregard for me and my diagnosis. No care or concern from the nurse or doctor. It was and still is unbelievable