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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 417419" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Burning pain can be phlebitis which is nothing to mess with. It needs to be checked. Is there redness or swelling? Have you had your blood pressure monitored?</p><p></p><p>in my opinion at least for ERs around here? Most are going to treat you as a drug seeker unless you have an obvious "something" going on. They're usually crammed with patients and don't have time for mysterious dxes.......and so on the whole, don't bother attempting to make them. Odds are they'd check you for dehydration......check the leg for phlebitis or blood clot......if you're lucky you might get a CT scan if nothing shows on blood work.....and then they'd send you home and tell you to follow up with fam doctor. </p><p></p><p>Once in a blue moon..........you might get a doctor in an ER (most are actually physician assts. anymore) with some time on his hands who cares enough to look a little deeper. But even then if something obvious doesn't jump at them they tend to discharge you with the orders to seek fam doctor or maybe a specialist.</p><p></p><p>My opinion? Unless the pain is unbearable I'd stick it out, see fam doctor, get MRI done and not risk the extra ER bill. Of course if it were me I'd have to go the ER route cuz no insurance.....and county hospital I wouldn't have to pay the bill. lol (doctor I would)</p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 417419, member: 84"] Burning pain can be phlebitis which is nothing to mess with. It needs to be checked. Is there redness or swelling? Have you had your blood pressure monitored? in my opinion at least for ERs around here? Most are going to treat you as a drug seeker unless you have an obvious "something" going on. They're usually crammed with patients and don't have time for mysterious dxes.......and so on the whole, don't bother attempting to make them. Odds are they'd check you for dehydration......check the leg for phlebitis or blood clot......if you're lucky you might get a CT scan if nothing shows on blood work.....and then they'd send you home and tell you to follow up with fam doctor. Once in a blue moon..........you might get a doctor in an ER (most are actually physician assts. anymore) with some time on his hands who cares enough to look a little deeper. But even then if something obvious doesn't jump at them they tend to discharge you with the orders to seek fam doctor or maybe a specialist. My opinion? Unless the pain is unbearable I'd stick it out, see fam doctor, get MRI done and not risk the extra ER bill. Of course if it were me I'd have to go the ER route cuz no insurance.....and county hospital I wouldn't have to pay the bill. lol (doctor I would) Hugs [/QUOTE]
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