Christian Women in Leadership

my mom's a better doctor than an E.R. M.D. in Madison

my grandpa got sick last Thurs. He waited until Sat. a.m. to go the Emergency Room, he had a mild fever and a painful red swelling on his arm. He ended up having shingles, which is from the chicken pox virus, but the E.R. doctor thought is was some kind of allergy to the environment at first. Then his second guess was that it was some kind of infection, and he gave him an antibiotic and told him to follow-up with his regular doctor in 2 days. My grandpa had to wait for a long time in the E.R. , too. He said that the E.R. doc was clearly occupied with other things.

Anyway, on Sunday night he talked to my mother on the phone because he was not getting any better. My mother who is a veterinarian told him that he has shingles and to go into the doctor first thing Monday morning. And my mom didn't even see his arm, instead she was able to tell him over the phone.

I don't understand how an E.R. doctor could have missed the obvious.

I guess the one thing that I have learned is that everyone in the E.R. is someone's grandpa or grandma (like mine) and worthy of undivided attention.

posted by the princess @ 6/17/2005 12:31:00 PM