Reply #13: I hurt my left knee [View All]

1 month after surgery on it.
I went to the ER on a Sunday afternoon. It was swollen the size of a football.
I waited 5 hours, asked how much longer it was going to be, was told it was going to be 2-3 more hours.
I made the decision to go home and ice it and call the doc who did my surgery on Monday.
I figured 8-9 hours post injury wasn't going to be different than 24 hours.
I told the clerk in the ER I was going home.
End of story.
Three weeks later I get a bill. It was for X-Rays, ER services, splint and medication.
I called and told them I never saw a doc. They insisted that I did, because they had "the records".
I went to Medical Records and asked to see the records. The records showed X-Rays done of someone's right knee. It showed that they gave me Codeine, which I was highly allergic to (this was on my chart).
I told them they would be hearing from my attorney since they insisted that they saw me because I did not injure my right knee and that is the one they "treated" then prescribed medication that was clearly indicated that I was allergic to.
After that, they decided that maybe I was right after all and really had not seen anyone.
It's really sad these days when some healthcare professionals believe paperwork over patients.