4 years ago
Upon leaving a supply store, on a 90 + degree day ...
Upon leaving a supply store, on a 90 + degree day in August, I was securing cargo in the bed of my pick-up truck, lost my balance and fell from approximately six and one-half feet landing on the pavement in the store s parking lot. My head, back and left elbow to shoulder were the first points of impact. I was unconscious in the parking lot for several minutes until a passerby saw me and reported my situation to the store employees inside. The store employees responded to my location as I was just regaining consciousness and then assisted me into the store. EMS arrived and after checking my blood pressure, told me the readings were better than theirs. My pain level was at 8 out of 10, but in the ambulance it elevated to 10 out of 10 as we crossed some rail road tracks in route to the hospital.
Upon arrival at the hospital, my condition worsened from treatment and tests administered by the hospital staff. My pain level maintained a solid 10 out of 10 while I was placed on and off a back board. During this procedure to protect my spine from further injury, I was asked to assist the two nurses by pushing and pulling and then once again to assist in the move to a CT scan that painfully resembled the ride over the rail road tracks, but for a much longer duration. Having a neck brace installed that was two sizes too small as well as out of rotational position 15 degrees, only added neck damage to my list of injuries. It was not until I was ready to be discharged, and only after my request, that the lacerations to my head and elbow were attended to. The only positive offering from the hospital was, sadly, the disposable vomit bags they gave me. I know I was at a hospital because the sign on the building contained the word; unfortunately it did not contain the medical professionals normally found at this type of facility. My discharge documents only contained a tutorial about tripping hazards within the home as well as fact sheets for the prescribed medications.
Having already been a patient, I scheduled my follow up appointment with Alternative Health Clinic and Natural Healing Center of Myrtle Beach. Dr. Jin Li Dong, identified a concussion at first look and then examined me, asked me what happened and made her evaluation. Then she and her staff immediately began a multitude of processes to relieve pain, mitigate any further damage and begin the healing process.
I learned that I had a concussion, some rib and spine damage, muscle inflammation and damage to cranial nerve #10 with additional injuries to my leg, ankle, calve and stomach, all undetected at the hospital.
I immediately received acupuncture and cupping followed by a series of mild hyperbaric oxygen and Vivatec treatments. In the course of my daily treatments, my condition was closely monitored and cranial sacral chiropractic techniques were performed as my condition allowed. During the entire treatment process every step was thoroughly explained procedurally, for what cause and the desired outcome. Dr. Brown, who worked in unison with Dr. Dong, guided me through the healing and rehabilitation process every step of the way. The high degree of attention to detail as well as sense of urgency given by the doctors conveyed to me that the treatment plan was for my injuries and not a text book plan.
I credit my successful rehabilitation from my fall and experience at the Emergency Room to Dr. Dong, Dr. Brown and the staff at Alternative Health Clinic and Natural Healing Center of Myrtle Beach for their excellence in the health care field that is nothing short of perfection. I do have one regret that I went to the hospital Emergency Room and not Alternative Health Clinic and Natural Healing Center of Myrtle Beach first. Excellence in medical care originates from the people at the facility, not through granite, marble and mirrored glass.
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