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Originally Posted by DAVES
Been there done that and not even in Florida.
Many years ago I had a friend who gave me mussel relaxers for a back issue. They have been used for years. Side effects are very rare. One day problem done.
Long after same problem it was a sunday I went to the hospital. The emergency room was loaded with people coughing etc. No we can't give you a mussel relaxer with out tests. I had good insurance. May not be fair but I expect they wanted to bill as much as they could. They insisted on a blood test. Someone came in to when I asked feel if you kidneys were swollen. He/she was not happy when I in cross your eyes pain told them that kidneys are not where they were playing about.
In the end they prescribed mussel relaxers and told me if it doesn't go away in two days to see my doctor. And that is how a $20 prescription was billed at close to a grand.
Between making a profit, paying for all the equipment and covering for attorney risk
medical care is not what it should be or how I remember it was at one time.
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So, in other words, your expectation was that you could go to an ER, dictate your own treatment with pharmaceutical agents, and not have an evaluation by a health care professional because you once took a "mussel relaxant" for back pain. What is that anyway? Something to sedate shellfish????
An ER is not a cafeteria, you cannot self diagnose and choose your own treatment, even if it's just a
MUSCLE relaxant