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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/sugarriko on 2023-09-20 18:17:15.

i went to the ER for the first time last night. i get utis frequently, normally just par for the course, but last night was the worst one i’ve EVER had. within 5 hours of the symptoms presenting i was crying because i was in so much pain. i can take a lot, normally pain or being sick doesn’t bother me. i could barely walk.

i finally convince myself to go to the er (despite feeling like a loser for going to the ER for something like that) and i’m there from like, 11:30 to 1 am. they take a sample and sit me in a room, hook me up to the bp and heart rate monitor and don’t tell me where the call light is or anything. within 15 minutes i’m about to pee myself but i can’t find the call light and i don’t want to unhook myself and set off the alarm. takes 10 minutes for a nurse to walk by, and i finally get to go to the restroom.

at this point i’m still in so much pain i’d rather be taken out back like a dog. it’s the only thing i can focus on and it’s driving me crazy. another about half an hour passes and the doctor finally comes in, stands at the foot of my bed and makes the most brutal feeling eye contact i’ve ever dealt with. asks me “so it hurts when you pee? any bladder spasms?” i answer and he walks out. 20 minutes later and all i get is “yeah. it’s a uti. here’s your first dose of antibiotic. pick up the rest tomorrow.”

all of that sitting and waiting and i feel like i wasn’t taken seriously. i wasn’t even touched or examined past the heart rate and bp monitor. not even a 2 second “does this hurt?” kidney check. all of that for almost $500. i left feeling even more stupid and weak than when i left.

also, i should note, i totally understand other people going to the er for utis. my friend told me she’s gone several times and that’s what convinced me to go too. my insecurity of feeling stupid and weak is mine and mine only, and please don’t think i would think any one else is stupid for going to the er for something similar or “smaller”.