tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180520366718121377.post7902706480650170480..comments2023-09-01T03:15:25.664-05:00Comments on A day in the life of Preachmans Wife: I WonderLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12375277770535046144noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180520366718121377.post-76385778778011732932008-11-20T07:48:00.000-06:002008-11-20T07:48:00.000-06:00Ugh, Hollie, that sounds awful! I would say that t...Ugh, Hollie, that sounds awful! I would say that that would be an emergency. Ear aches stink.<BR/><BR/>Audra, my throat swelling was a new symptom. I had been sick all weekend and part of the week before, but my throat had just been sore. I woke up with my tonsils and glands swollen and I was breathing shallow. It wasn't enough to wake me up during the night, but it was alarming in the morning...plus, my throat had turned this odd shade of gray.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'd like to clarify that I (not the public and their tax dollars) paid for my the ER visit for shallow breathing. I haven't gotten a bill for the second one. I don't know if they will bill me for that since I didn't see a doctor. I did go to triage, though.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375277770535046144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180520366718121377.post-28759385355194369882008-11-19T21:22:00.000-06:002008-11-19T21:22:00.000-06:00hum...The first-was it brought on suddenly or was ...hum...The first-was it brought on suddenly or was it something that you were suffering with and it got worse when the dr. office was closed? Your Dad, I think did the right thing, even though the ER was no help. Better safe than sorry, the second is a definete emergency and I would have stayed. I wouldn't have been able to sleep if I went home! I remember when that happened to you. Scary, so glad your little man is doing good.<BR/>I haven't been to the ER in years, but from what I understand it has definetly gotten worse through the years with the number of people with no insurance, so no PCP, so people are coming in with colds and such things that they could take to their PCP if they had one. I may be wrong about that thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180520366718121377.post-55211739262860109112008-11-19T18:47:00.000-06:002008-11-19T18:47:00.000-06:00I think the word "emergency" is relative. If you ...I think the word "emergency" is relative. If you felt like your safety (or your child's safety) was in danger, then it was an emergency. Now, a papercut on your finger or a stubbed toe is obviously not an emergency. And most of the time if something bad happens during business hours, people should see their PCP.<BR/><BR/>I've been to the ER I think 3 times in my life. 1 - broke my arm when I was 6. 2 - got in a car wreck and rode ambulance to hospital to get checked and get stitches for a bad cut. 3 - had a BAD (I mean BAD) earache during this pregnancy while we were out of town and after business hours. I was miserable and felt like someone was stabbing me in my head. Luckily, I didn't have to wait because it was a slow night. I got some ear drops (which made it worse that night) and was sent home. I was hoping there was some sort of pain med they could give me, but they couldn't.Holliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033760652598751809noreply@blogger.com