refusal of treatment
As we see article after article about exceptional medical available to us in The Villages, I would like to share with everyone a huge medical nightmare. I will start off by saying I love The Villages and never want to live anywhere else, however I was involved in a golf cart/car accident on Feb 13, 2014 as a passenger in the golf cart. The car turned immediately in front of us and I took the entire impact with numberous injuries resulting with an ambulance ride for a day trip to the ER. The car 's insurance company has assumed 100% responsibility for the accident.
I have a serious knee/leg injury (both) resulting in excruciating pain. I was referred to an Ortho doc by the ER. After numerous calls to numerous Ortho docs from Ocala, The Villages and Leesburg I have been denied even being seen (even with using my health insurance cards) because I was involved in "an accident". I still have been unable to find a way to get the help I need and was just told by my primary care doc that they, also, will not address the injuries from the wreck. What am I to do? My pain in getting worse as I fight this ridiculous attitude of docs who took oaths! Anyone out there have anything to share? There is not an Ortho doc out there who cares. So much for having available to us exceptional medical care. I am ashamed of our medical field especially the Ortho docs.
I was even told by an office person at a Leesburg Ortho office that she hated these calls because it hurts her to turn down people who need help but she has no choice. She said she has talked with people who need immediate care and can't get it. The hospital only wants to bandage you up and send you on your way to travel this nightmare.
I pray no one else has to experience this. On top of everything else I feel like having a nervous breakdown. Please PM me if you have any ideas or help. It doesn't matter if you have great health insurance or guaranteed payment. Believe me. We have tried.
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