Doctors Made My Life HELL!!!
One Nurse One Mistake My name really isn't important. What you are about to read is a true story of how I was treated,(Or should I say mis-treated)at Capital Health aka Helene Fuld Hospital in Trenton,NJ. On April,18-2009 I was very ill and not able to breath right. I drove to the emergency room but when I got there I felt better so I came home. The next day I hit me without warning and I called my Doctor at 3PM. He had me come in and my BP was 157/103. My O2 level was 93% He gave me an inhaler and told me if I had problems over the weekend to use it and if it did not help in 15 minutes to go to the ER,get a CT scan of my lungs. Well I had severe breathing problems and arrived at the ER Just a little after mid night. The security guard saw that I was having a very difficult time breathing so he went into the ER and got a nurse. She took my vitals and then asked if I have been there before. As a joke I responded with.{I been here so many times I should tie a rope around my neck} and I was laughing when I said that Well,she,aka Took it on her own to say I was suicidal She also told me the medicine I was taking was to much and I was maxxed out on it. I called the Pharmacy and they told me I was only taking 1/2 of the max dosage. She then led me to where I thought I was supposed to get put on a monitor and then receive the CT scan my doctor wanted me to have. ------------------------------------------------ I had to remove all my clothing. They took my pack,my meds and told me to lay on a stretcher and wait for a doctor. A doctor came and asked what was wrong and I told her I was supposed to receive medical help and showed them the papers from my doctor to get a CT scan of my lungs. They never looked at the papers. All my request for medical help was ignored. Well around 3 AM I got very sick,not able to breath right,getting irregular heart beats and when I pleaded for my medicine it was denied. They did nothing for me. A tall,black security guard even apologized to me and said he was sorry for the way I was being treated and said he had asked the Unit clerk to give me my meds and she said no with a big grin. I suffered the remainder of the night until I was screened around 8:30 AM and considered non suicidal. Although not feeling well I just pretended I felt good so I could get out of the hell hole where I was treated like a POW. Below is a letter I E mailed to Scicchitano, Lorraine. The hospital made me a cripple because they refused to listen to me so now i'm in severe pain 24/7/all year long But I learned to forgive and forget. Because of what that nurse did to me it affected me emotionally and at times when I think of what I went through and how I was treated I do break out crying. My plea for help and my meds were ignored and I suffered and I will never forget that because TEN years ago I was sent home having a stroke I went blind,threw up and gave up and just waiting to die because I was refused treatment. But that didn't happen. Now when I think of what was done/not done for me/to me/, I keep asking why am I the one *NOT* treated as I should be and told I need a {SHRINK} More to come. ---------------------------------------- My other letter to Lorraine Scicchitano Dear Lorraine, I'm just writing to let you know that I still am expecting something to be done about the treatment I suffered and the medical treatment I was refused on MAR/18/09 Dr. Tritico gave me specific instructions. He said If I should suffer the problems that night or over the weekend and the inhaler did not relieve the symptoms to go to the ER for medical attention and to also get a scan, to see if perhaps I developed another clot or to see if the clots I had were gone. Remember also my previous visit where my paper was shoved under the rest and my vision was going so I left, I fell and still no one asked to see my left hand dislocated thumb. No return calls from Linda and the other person who told me to return her call. I will be seeking an attorney for helping me because I can't fight an entire hospital that is defending one nurse that was totally unqualified to make judgments against the MEDS I took and because of that I was denied medical treatment,water,food,my meds and appx. 3:10 AM I told those people in green I had breathing problems and getting weird heart beats. All I received were the famous words, (the doctor will be here in 10 minutes.) I never saw a doctor unless the black woman in white asked me what was wrong and I said I want out because I'm here for medical treatment and she responded with, You sound depressed so were keeping you. Others were given food. I was told no food. I am receiving feedback from some people that work at CHS. Some are good and some not good and some (a few) no longer return any of my E mails or phone calls. I knew Judy Briele for years and she no longer responds to my calls or E mail and we were like brother and sister. Also you can check with The Girls in Nuclear med department as I have known them for years.Jan will tell you that when I worked there I was the clown and jokester of the hospital. I still joke around a lot but it seems only {1} nurse has no sense of humor. I guess it must be the I don't want to get involved syndrome but I still intend to take this matter to the top. Can you imagine what i'm thinking about what is being said about me if I have to visit that ER again? The paper I had to sign does not mean that I agreed with any word on that paper. I had to sign it before my clothes and other personal items were returned so I would be able to get dressed and leave. So from what feed back I received i'm known as a nut case and that girl who you call a professional has placed a small dent in my reputation as a professional in SAR tech work. However I haven't started my fight yet until I hear from higher up personal and also ask why the plant engineer walks past my room and gives me the middle finger. When he fell 3 floors back in 1978 I prayed for that man. Because I refused to do his dirty work he still after all these years does this to me. I would think a Man in his professional position would come in the room and shake hands and ask how I have been. There is more but i'm sure you have better things to do then read my gripes. But my gripes are related to my medical status. It's very obvious that my gripes are not getting to the top. All you people have a job with a title and back each other up. I'm sure the administrator will contact me when I send in the URL when i'm finished with all my sites BOB LECH More to come about all the confusion on my last visit 609-638-1629
On my last ER visit I was told that I was going to be admitted because I had pain related to the heart.
I was also told that some doctor made a remark saying that I have been there 5 times since JAN of 2010 and there was no way I was going to be admitted.
The nurse that took the IV out of me said if the stabbing pains were to get worse to return because I had many PVC's and that it can be dangerous.
I received no discharged papers and this seemed to be a big concern with Lorrain who is the person who looks into these matters.
I think her title is patient advocate services.
I have live in unrealistic pain for the last 10 years and all the Doctors do is tell me to try these pills.
However the girl at the pharmacy told me they can have very bad side affects because my halter monitor showed what one doctor described as loaded with PAC's and PVC's.
I did try them and had side affects and my other doctor gave a prescription to take 2 tablets a day and gave me a 30 day supply.
I looked that drug up and was told that it was not to be used for more then a week for Men over the age over 60 years old.
Primary side affects were cardiac and or Respitory arrestI did try the drug and on the 4th night woke up gasping for air.
I had oxygen here that was gived to me years ago and it was that old heavy cylinder that saved my life.
MORE TO COME
