I'm not knocking TriCare as a whole. I've seen it work. But it didn't work for me, and the TriCare standard in this hospital is "get them out as quickly as possible". Throw meds at me, watch me sob in pain, but don't dare try to figure out why I'm actually hurting. Assholes.
I know it's my choice to seek outside care and deal with those potential (financial) consequences, so I'm not even going to bitch about taking that on. Emergent care at Bethesda initally failed me and I had no other choice but to go to another ER. Try and make me pay for that ER visit.
I don't eve know what non-spouse caregivers do for medical care. I guess you just hope it's nothing serious and the noncommittal attitude of the hospital doesn't actually hurt you. It's just like the lump of asphalt in the parking lot, in lieu of an actual wheelchair ramp- it works until someone gets really hurt. Then all of a sudden, it's priority and no one knew.
As for right now, I think something is up with the ovarian cyst. We'll see. I'll pop some pain meds and get a ride to Sibley. NOT going back into Bethesda ER, that's for sure.
I wander if I could do an ICE complaint drive in the lobby? Hmm.....
Until the next time, I am still the (slightly injured and still pissed off)-
You should really try to find other people to gather round you to sort this out at the MTF you're having an issue with. It wouldn't be a first time that a group of pissed off people have spurred change at facilities. Even get on them about the lump of asphalt that is a "wheelchair ramp." If enough people rally, change will come. You just have to get there. You tell 'em, girl!
ReplyDeleteI had a lot of luck with the one ICE complaint that I've done in my time. I had the Garrison Commander's secretary contact me. It really worked well for me!! I hope that your cyst gives you some relief soon, I hope you won't need surgery like my sister did.
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