LeapingLepersShaggy
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...told it was sinusitis.? My husband is 39 years old and was exhibiting symptoms of a stroke, dizziness, blurred vision, weakness on right side of body, uncontrollable twitching, slurred speech, incoherent at times, etc. We went to the E.R. four times over Saturday and Sunday and each time he was sent home after being told he was fine and had nothing more than a sinus infection. At the final visit my husband was begging the doctor to admit him because he knew something was wrong and it was not sinusitis. The E.R. doc refused saying there was no way he was going to admit him for a simple sinus infection. Told him to quit being a hypochondriac and to go home and rest because he was just fine.
After failing to improve, that Monday he was seen by his regular doctor who immediately sent him for an MRI and an MRA. It turns out that over that weekend , probably on Sunday, according to the Nuerologist, he had a stroke.
Now, we are stuck with four bills for the E.R. that our insurance is refusing to pay because the official diagnosis the original E.R. doc gave is sinusitis not a stroke. We have hospital bills and specialist bills that are going to have to be paid. Yes we have insurance, but there are still deductibles and co-pays that will have to be paid for months if not years. Is there anything that we can do in terms of the E.R. doc and the hospital? I fail to see why we should pay for a mistake that ultimately could have killed my husband. He is currently on short term disability at 50% pay, as yet we don't know when or if he will improve enough to return to work.
Our lives have forever been altered by a doctor and hospital that refused to take the time and do a thorough examination and instead just wanted us out of there as quickly as possible. I could have lost my husband, my children could have lost their dad and my husband could have lost his life. Is there anything that we can do?
Thank you and if you need any further clarification, just ask.
After failing to improve, that Monday he was seen by his regular doctor who immediately sent him for an MRI and an MRA. It turns out that over that weekend , probably on Sunday, according to the Nuerologist, he had a stroke.
Now, we are stuck with four bills for the E.R. that our insurance is refusing to pay because the official diagnosis the original E.R. doc gave is sinusitis not a stroke. We have hospital bills and specialist bills that are going to have to be paid. Yes we have insurance, but there are still deductibles and co-pays that will have to be paid for months if not years. Is there anything that we can do in terms of the E.R. doc and the hospital? I fail to see why we should pay for a mistake that ultimately could have killed my husband. He is currently on short term disability at 50% pay, as yet we don't know when or if he will improve enough to return to work.
Our lives have forever been altered by a doctor and hospital that refused to take the time and do a thorough examination and instead just wanted us out of there as quickly as possible. I could have lost my husband, my children could have lost their dad and my husband could have lost his life. Is there anything that we can do?
Thank you and if you need any further clarification, just ask.