Reply #13: I live in rural mountain CA town

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...went in for strep throat that I had for over a week, the "clinic" turned me away because I was upset and they said it was just a virus...
went into the ER, told the doc I couldn't swallow for over three days, and was getting scared because the rest of my body was getting weaker...I also have an autoimune dysfunction...

he said the word virus and I demanded he do a strep test - and he wouldn't listen to me and actually walked out of the room as I was telling him I couldn't afford to be sick anymore and I just needed help because this was NOT getting better, it was getting worse!

the head nurse came in and suggested I see a psychiatrist because I was suffering from depression
(and threatened to call security if I didn't leave)
NOT that I was FRUSTRATED because they wouldn't listen to me!

I have Medi-CAL, and they said it had nothing to do with my insurance that I was treated that way

I have not gone back, but am terrified if something happens to my kids, they will recognize me and treat us badly again -
this is a really small town..