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Orignially posted by Billyg:
Well, I hesitated to post but...
Hubby went in by ambulance, we thought it was a stroke.
ER Doc thought so too. Waited in ER hallway for a bed for 9 hrs. That's OK, they WERE extremely busy and the hospital was full.
ER staff was great, although they did take the wrong guy in for a CAT scan thinking it was husband....(when we asked about our CAT they said "You already had it."...).
Anyway, 3 days and a few tests later the Dr. and Neurologist told us nothing was wrong, tests were fine and that it was probably Anxiety or Depression and gave us a psychiatrists name. (It's all in your head dear...the pounding headache, slurred speech, unable to move your leg, the falling over and the low B. pressure when standing, confusion, all in your head.)
As we were leaving, the nurse called me aside and whispered "I found this in your chart and thought you'd like to know, the tests showed a Mastoiditis. My uncle had it and he was way off balance etc."
Why didn't they tell us???? Why didn't they treat it???
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BillyG,
From your initial post, it is very hard to sort out which doctor you are referring to when you say "3 days and a few tests later, the Dr. and Neurologist told us nothing was wrong....was probably anxiety or depression".
You said "we thought it was a stroke......ER Doc thought so too." Then later you said "ER staff was great".
So, after 3 days "when the Dr. and Neurologist" told you nothing was wrong, was that dr. a hospitalist/internist under whose care the patient was placed when admitted to the hospital?
I'm asking because all our neighbors and friends who've gone to the ER were very pleased with the ER drs. and nurses, despite long waits in some cases.
I agree with Blueash above, about the appropriateness of a nurse giving you a diagnosis from a CT scan, and this statement of Blueash is very important:
"It is the job of the physician to interpret the information they receive balancing the CT scan and the clinical presentation and the other lab work and the physical exam. The CT is one piece only."
Thanks for clarifying which drs. told you it was probably nothing or anxiety or depression.