arturia
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5 hours and you never even saw the doc? Last time (food poisoning about 2 or 3 years ago) I was called back after 2 or 3 hours for them to start (slowly) pushing me through the process. I just now noticed you're Canadian, so I'll say that's probably part of the drawback of covered healthcare. There's no direct cost, so people abuse the system, and people like you who should have been seen but didn't make 'actual emerg' by the triage nurse get left cold. Jeez.
...Yeah, and I saw some folks with broken bones in the same boat. Not dying, so not seen immediately. Yeesh.
EDIT: One of my nurse friends says urgent care is also a possibility, the lineups are usually shorter though they aren't 24h units usually. I'm not sure if they'd have an ultrasound machine at whatever units are in your city, you'd probably have to ask.
...Yeah, and I saw some folks with broken bones in the same boat. Not dying, so not seen immediately. Yeesh.
EDIT: One of my nurse friends says urgent care is also a possibility, the lineups are usually shorter though they aren't 24h units usually. I'm not sure if they'd have an ultrasound machine at whatever units are in your city, you'd probably have to ask.