And you decide better get to the ER. Get stopped at the metal detector because pocket knifes. Back to truck left arm cramping and drawing up. Back in pass through detector ok. Lady at desk on phone stand there. Screw it and walk out. Meat wagons must have to bring you in to be taken seriously. Hopefully it's nothing.

Lol.

When you walk in, drop to the floor. That will get some action.

never seen a metal detector at a hospital

The VA hospital you go to doesn't have one? Both of the ones Pete's been to do.

take a knee
hold that left arm
or plop in a wheel chair and roll in

I don't think you'd be teaching them much of a lesson. They probably won't lose much sleep if you keel over.

I haven't either.

No Ang. They also took down the sign that says "For your protection no knives firearms or other weapons allowed" They did a lot of remodeling (Topeka) last couple years. May have forgot to put them back up.

I asked several desk people and Drs both how being unarmed made me safer. Never got an answer. I doubt that had anything to do with removing the sign. I never have brought in a firearm but I never have left my pocket knife outside.

Had two surgeries at Leavenworth Hosp and no detector there either.

No kidding. Drove to different er. Packed with low class people using it like it's a family dr. As much as it takes for me to go to a hospital. Wow. Walked out if I'm not dead by 7 I will just go to work

Maybe putting an Alka Seltzer under your tongue for effect would help.

Moosetrot

Know a guy who was having a heart attack and was told to take aspirin ASAP. He said it helped get him to the hospital.

Not a doctor and don't play one on TV......so consider the source. FWIW

https://www.verywellhealth.com/why-take-an-aspirin-for-a-heart-attack-1746028

Down a couple full strength aspirins first

Ok last few days been having pain in my back between spine and shoulder blade. Something pops out there every fer years either I get it popped back in or go to a back cracker that does. Yesterday that pain moved over to the left more in the center of the shoulder and seemed maybe it was radiating over. Then before work it was into my last on the left side and my left arm. Considered leaving work but figured it was just a nerve from my back causing issues. Tried to sleep left tricep cramped like Charly horse any time I used it. Finally got an hour nap woke up with the cramp now in my left bicep. Got in shower and when using left arm cramping/ Charly horse pain in bicip stope me in my tracks straighting it helped it alleviate some. While in the shower I ribed where it hurt and it felt much better but I felt pain move into my forearm and it started cramping with use. Mom had a friend that's leg was hurting nher and her husband rubed it it felt better and she died shortly after. A blood clot broke loose and that was it. Wife's friend died from similar.
So I decided to go to ER pain is no joke. Well can't get in and taken seriously so to heck with it it's probably nothing anyway.

My VA Doc has me taking a low dose aspirin daily as a blood thinner. Guess it works OK, I get these "Senior Tattoos", those little purple busted veins/arteries on my arm. LOL

Won't matter If you want fast service start speaking Spanish and flipping the bird....

My wife was laying in the floor by the time I got there . I took her to another hospital by car. I yelled Chimechanga as I was leaving and 447 greasy heads peaked out of the 40 er rooms.

Should have told them you were having chest pain. That gets you seen quicker, being that in the order of triage, you are a higher priority. Source: I'm a nurse.

You are probably over reacting or didn't think it was that serious if you walked out and resorted to complaining on an outdoorsman's forum.

You are too young to have a heart attack.
You are likely just out of shape.Thats usually the cause of pulled muscles and sore back.

Well when you tell them your left arm hurts and you think you are having a heart attack or have a blood clot right off and you get what I said I'm sure you are right and I'm wrong.
I see myself up instead of going to the Dr to do so. Ya I'm not over reacting exactly what I expected from a health care worker though.

Yes sir I'm out of shape. But boss friend at work had a heart attack at 38 so yes it happens. I figured just like what your saying for the last several days. Until the pain in my arm quit then moved after rubbing on it. That scared me since I know 3 people one my wife. Best friend from highschool died from blood clot moving around.

I finally decided to be safe rather than sorry and we'll. Guess I will roll the dice and figure it's nothing.

Mom had similar issues when her appendix burst. She walked in in great pain they informed her treated her like she was a drug addict looking for a fix. Screw around in slow mode until the test showed the problem then it was super fast into surgery. Doctor said they didn't take her seriously because she should have been in so much pain she couldn't bmove on her own and apologized.