I have been making videos to help educate the public about our
Government. A friend suggested that I need to make a video about my experience with a wrong diagnosis of my ear. The procedure I followed from the
Doctor completely closed my ear canal & compounded the problem. If you want to view my letter to the Doctor &
Hospital please read the description of this video or pause the last frame of this video to read it.
Maybe this will help someone else with the same problem. Have a great day!
For those that want to prevent this from happening to them view this swimmer eye & ear protection video link https://youtu.be/Ng7GNVjpJUU
Here one of the letters I sent both institutions:
November 25,
2010
County Seat EMERG Physicians
P.O. Box 13970
Philadelphia, Pa 19101-3970
billing_questions@emcar.com
&
St Vincent Frankfort Hospital 765-656-3114
6002 Reliable
Parkway
Chicago, IL 60686
All Concerned:
Apparently you didn't understand my complaint on the other bill I sent back to you with a note attached.
Lets document the facts, so when I get an attorney they can see I tried to resolve this matter with you. I will try this one more time, and if I get another statement from you or a collection agency, I will sue for malpractice & undue pain and agony because bad diagnosis of my ear problem.
I went to bed about 1am with pain in both ears, and at 3am I went to the hospital complaining about excruciating pain in both ears bilateral.
Nurse took all vitals and then Dr arrived, looked in both ears & told me there was a wax build up. Shortly the nurse walked in and was going to flush out the left ear only. I told her she better talk to the doctor again because BOTH ears hurt equally, and they wouldn't like it if I came back because the right ear still inflamed. She went back to the doctor, and came back in and proceeded to flush out both ears.
Nothing was removed, absolutely NOTHING. I went to
CVS to get an ear wax flushing package that I was instructed to purchase. I followed the instructions, not knowing I had swimmers ear, but a wax build up. I flushed out my ear 2 more times, and each time my ears were getting WORSE. The pain was getting unbearable, and I called
Ask A Nurse on my way to
Montana (I was at
Mt Rushmore then & elevation wasn't helping either) from what I told her she said I probably had swimmers ear & to quit flushing my ears and purchase an antihistamine.
Need I say anymore!!!!! Do you get it now, I was compounding my problem because of the WRONG DIAGNOSIS!!!!!!
Something should have been done when the Nurse didn't flush out any
WAX, and someone should have notice that my ear canals were swollen!!!! You want to charge me an additional $115.20 for trying to destroy my hearing!!!!!! above the $460 the insurance company already paid you. I think if this isn't resolved soon, and I mean soon! I just might call the insurance company and tell them this same story.
WTF is going on here!!!!! THIS IS INSULT TO INJURY!!!!!!
If I have to retain an attorney, I have already used one against the
Farmers Insurance company and won. I am sure He would love to get involved in this case. It has stupid written all over it!!!!
Funny thing is that this should all be documented!!!! I have 7 witness to the events that unfolded after I left the hospital, 5 are still shaking their heads.
Are you ready to rumble!!! I am retired, and I can take the time to cause you as much pain as you let your doctor CAUSE ME.
Now you have
7 days from
YES THANKSGIVING including the weekend because my pain didn't quit on Saturdays or
Sundays to give me your response & the response from the Hospital ER Billing back to me as a reply to this email, or I will make a trip to
Muncie and talk to a
Friend.
Once this starts I will pursue it to the end, and will make it worth my time, effort, and of course remembering all the pain & suffering I went through trying to enjoy a
Rocky Mountain Vacation with a pair of bad ears.
Remember all I want is for you to take $115.20 & $54.68 (balance of the ER) out of the ER DR's Pay, and have him pay the balance of these
2 bills so I have a 0 balance from your group and the hospital.
Think that will be a fair judgment unless you want to pay me THOUSANDS of DOLLARS. YOUR
CHOICE.
Sorry for yelling, but I am getting pissed by each word I type. I am still a little upset with the Dr. and really not upset with St Vincent
YET!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving
Erick F. Dircks
- published: 30 Jan 2014
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