Worst ER experience I’ve had ever last night 22F
So I go to urgent care yesterday evening first because I believe I have blood in my urine accompanied by lower right back pain for weeks and the doctor made me go to ER for imaging. This is like my 3rd CT I’ve ever had which scares me bc the amount of radiation for someone my age.
My mother shows up and we’re waiting for hours. I finally get a room. They do a pap smear and never has a pap hurt that bad. I’m usually good with needles but idk why I was so overstimulated by the IV and blood tests along with having my new Invisalign in, it was all just freaking me out. They give me I believe midazolam. It was horrible. I feel totally out of control and so uncomfortable and want to rip my skin off as I’m fighting staying awake. But I couldn’t fall asleep. As soon as the nurses leave I start sobbing to my mom just saying over and over how I just wanted to go home.
So I try to sleep and could not. My legs feel so restless. They finally get me to the CT. Contrast felt more intense than what I remember. Then we wait another like hour and a half for results and another half hour before being discharged.
We get home at 3 am and my heart would not stop racing I thought I was going to die. Didn’t fall asleep until 5 woke up around 9 but felt better and slept until 12. When I woke up then I had a fast heart rate again. I still have anxiety and a general pit in my stomach feeling along with restlessness and nonstop moving my limbs mostly legs. I’m just frustrated and need to vent. I’ve never been so uncomfortable during/after an ER visit before.