I went to an emergency room here in my own country. I had very painful stomach cramps to the point I was almost crippled. But i guess because they saw I could walk, that meant I wasn't really a priority.

Well, they gave me a form to fill out and asked me "Do you want to go home or wait for a doctor"? and I said "i'll wait" and I was told "it coudl be a while" ... no problem I thought.

Well I knew something was up when I was escorted to a cubicle with a bed in it and was told to just lie down, you'll be attended to soon. I was there all night <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I lay there and in the end I got that desperate I got up when I saw one fo the nurses walk past and I followed her and said "How long will this take? " and obviously annoyed she said "It wont' be long". Well won't be long meant "all night". I got attended to the next morning by an indian doctor (female) who started asking me if I had STDs (because of my cramps) and I said "NO I DO NOT" and she said "well some people cover up and are embarrassed to admit they've had multiple partners" and I said "Um that is not even possible trust me you don't know my lifestyle" and then she said "well I think you need to see your own doctor and she can do a check on you".

Then she left <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

So basically I stayed up all night to be told to go to my own doctor <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

The moral of this story is, dont waste your time going to the emergency unless you are literally dying.