4 /5 Danielle “Dani”: I have to say SMH is my hospital. I gave birth to my son there. I remember walking out of a hospital during the pandemic because the other hospital said to my chief complaint “ Oh, that’s just a bug bite” Well, no, I don’t feel like it was a bug bite so I came to SMH and it was cellulitis instead of a bug bite. The most painful thing I have had on my actual body. Besides that I came in Monday on St. Patrick’s Day, the valet was a Nightmare. I almost got hit by Someone that decided they wanted to get in front of me and the valet just looked at me, Took that person and had me just sit there and wait until they were ready. I walk in the ER and everyone else else’s professional like usual it’s not busy from what I’m used to seeing…. And then I get called back. The male nurse was incredible. I will say. I honestly wish he would’ve just done my exam instead of the doctor. I’m sorry I can’t remember what his name is but he literally listen to me. Breathe for 15 seconds. He didn’t look in my ears. He didn’t look in my throat and he didn’t look into my nose. He didn’t check my glands to if they were swollen. I had said verbatim to the doctor “ I have tested positive for strep in the past 6-8 months And I have not felt as sick as I am today” And his Rebuttal? “ Oh yeah, if you had strep throat, you would be much sicker than you are right now” OK, that makes sense right? Cause you can tell someone has strep throat by just staring at them. I’m sorry that I had to come into the ER. But here I am two weeks later and three days after my visit not only am I sicker than I was when I came in Monday, but the second portion of my visit was my face bleeding from a cherry angioma for over two weeks That will not heal still, and is bleeding profusely at times. The doctors rebuttal to what do I do about this is… “ Oh yeah, you’re gonna have to see a dermatologist for that” Right well I understand that, but I am here because of the profuse bleeding. He walked in the room and there was blood running all over my face. I am so sad because of that visit. As far as I know, I just had a Covid test. I honestly was so sick. I don’t really remember him saying what I did or didn’t have besides a “virus” Which seems pretty vague to me, but OK why am I not getting better again? I will say the male nurse was amazing and gave me great advice but I feel like as a doctor in the ER? You need to take your scopes and look in the nose and look in the ears and look inside the throat! I’ve never had a visit where they don’t do a actual visit if that makes any sense. Listen to me breathe For 15 seconds doesn’t do anything. Because if the Dr would’ve listened Maybe three minutes later, I was wheezing coughing. And now coughing up lovely dark green. And I am struggling to get ready for work very confused and frustrated why I Feel a little short changed from that visit and why my face is still bleeding and I cannot just waltz into a dermatologist office because they want. I don’t know a lot of money to get this profuse bleeding to stop? Two weeks of bleeding from my face? Yeah, I think I’m gonna give this visit one star. I put four stars above because I love SMH so much and this is my first bad encounter with your usually wonderful ER. Sorry for the long rant, but I am so sick two weeks later and I don’t know what to do.
Thank you,
Danielle