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This reminds me of my son's experience when he was visiting us. (He lives in Texas, I am in North Carolina.) He began to have some very bad pain in his side and back. His wife had no idea how to get to a hospital, so I drove the two of them. There, my son paced back and forth in excruciating pain for several hours. He could not get comfortable either sitting or standing. We asked several times at the reception desk if he could be seen soon, as he was in agony. Finally, we decided to take him to another hospital. Lo and behold, when we informed them we were leaving, they were suddenly able to take him back to be examined. He needed gall bladder surgery. I am still angry when I think about how many people went back before him, seemingly with minor problems; certainly not in obvious pain. No one cared.

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