Woman says she blacked out from pain during 19-hour wait in Windsor ER before learning she has cancer

[shockedcanadian]

Disgusting. We are dying here.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-woman-lengthy-wait-specialist-referral-1.6525429

Chantel McNeil said she waited about 19 hours with unbearable back pain at Windsor Regional Hospital's emergency room in southwestern Ontario before she finally saw a doctor.

Now, she's telling her story, including about how eventually she was diagnosed with cancer, as just one example of the lengthy waits impacting patients at hospitals across the province.

McNeil moved to Windsor in May from Shakespeare, Ont., and is currently on a wait list to get a family doctor.

In late June, the 44-year-old went to a walk-in clinic after about two weeks of suffering intense back pain, and then was referred to the hospital's ER.

Eight hours into her wait at the hospital's Metropolitan campus, McNeil said, hunger, exhaustion and the sharp, throbbing pain in her back forced her to leave — even though she risked losing her spot in line.

 

[odanny]

She should not have left after 8 hours, that's a normal wait in ER's in the U.S.

If you think you got it worse there, you are very naive.

 

[talksalot]

Disgusting. We are dying here.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-woman-lengthy-wait-specialist-referral-1.6525429

Chantel McNeil said she waited about 19 hours with unbearable back pain at Windsor Regional Hospital's emergency room in southwestern Ontario before she finally saw a doctor.

Now, she's telling her story, including about how eventually she was diagnosed with cancer, as just one example of the lengthy waits impacting patients at hospitals across the province.

McNeil moved to Windsor in May from Shakespeare, Ont., and is currently on a wait list to get a family doctor.

In late June, the 44-year-old went to a walk-in clinic after about two weeks of suffering intense back pain, and then was referred to the hospital's ER.

Eight hours into her wait at the hospital's Metropolitan campus, McNeil said, hunger, exhaustion and the sharp, throbbing pain in her back forced her to leave — even though she risked losing her spot in line.

People have died waiting in the ER in Canada. That's our future, Americans.

 

[Manonthestreet]

What I would do is inject more politics into healthcare,,,people love dealing with that at work

 

[Polishprince]

Disgusting. We are dying here.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-woman-lengthy-wait-specialist-referral-1.6525429

Chantel McNeil said she waited about 19 hours with unbearable back pain at Windsor Regional Hospital's emergency room in southwestern Ontario before she finally saw a doctor.

Now, she's telling her story, including about how eventually she was diagnosed with cancer, as just one example of the lengthy waits impacting patients at hospitals across the province.

McNeil moved to Windsor in May from Shakespeare, Ont., and is currently on a wait list to get a family doctor.

In late June, the 44-year-old went to a walk-in clinic after about two weeks of suffering intense back pain, and then was referred to the hospital's ER.

Eight hours into her wait at the hospital's Metropolitan campus, McNeil said, hunger, exhaustion and the sharp, throbbing pain in her back forced her to leave — even though she risked losing her spot in line.

Windsor is on the US-Canada border. Why didn't this dame just drive across the Ambassador Bridge?

Too much of a cheapskate- or was she too frightened by Detroit?

 

[odanny]

Too much of a cheapskate- or was she too frightened by Detroit?

Too much of a cheapskate --- says the village idiot.

 

[TNHarley]

Disgusting. We are dying here.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-woman-lengthy-wait-specialist-referral-1.6525429

Chantel McNeil said she waited about 19 hours with unbearable back pain at Windsor Regional Hospital's emergency room in southwestern Ontario before she finally saw a doctor.

Now, she's telling her story, including about how eventually she was diagnosed with cancer, as just one example of the lengthy waits impacting patients at hospitals across the province.

McNeil moved to Windsor in May from Shakespeare, Ont., and is currently on a wait list to get a family doctor.

In late June, the 44-year-old went to a walk-in clinic after about two weeks of suffering intense back pain, and then was referred to the hospital's ER.

Eight hours into her wait at the hospital's Metropolitan campus, McNeil said, hunger, exhaustion and the sharp, throbbing pain in her back forced her to leave — even though she risked losing her spot in line.

A wait list to get a family doctor? WTF

 

[TNHarley]

She should not have left after 8 hours, that's a normal wait in ER's in the U.S.

If you think you got it worse there, you are very naive.

You must live in a shithole bro. 8 hours is absolutely unheard of.

 

[Polishprince]

Too much of a cheapskate --- says the village idiot.

What else would you say? When Canadian Alex Trebek had his health crisis with cancer a few years ago, he came to America for treatment.

But then, Trebek was no skinflint.

 

[odanny]

What else would you say? When Canadian Alex Trebek had his health crisis with cancer a few years ago, he came to America for treatment.

But then, Trebek was no skinflint.

Trebek lived in Los Angeles, you idiot.

 

[Polishprince]

Trebek lived in Los Angeles, you idiot.

Trebek was also very wealthy.

Why wouldn't he have saved money by being treated in his own country for free?

After all, he didn't become rich by wasting cash.

 

[odanny]

Trebek was also very wealthy.

Why wouldn't he have saved money by being treated in his own country for free?

You answered your own question before you even asked it.