In my opinion, Kaiser has been going downhill for years. Despite them adding on to the hospital, doing cool upgrades, and sprucing things up, their care (or lack of care really) is my major problem with them.
Background: I had a back injury that nobody could identify. I had CT scans, MRIs, etc. etc. Everything had to fight for. Only after two years, a specialist with balls finally told me that it's just one of those things, we don't what's wrong, all we can do is treat the symptoms. Thank You! At least he was honest, but after years of questions, why on earth did it take two years?
So just last week, after a week of camping, I got sick. Nose issues, chest congestion, sore throat, headache, ears popping and drag ass tired. After a few days, I went to urgent care and to be honest, I was kind of out of it. When I was seen, it was super quick. Open up and say ahh, literally! Communicated my symptoms, no fever. He basically said that I was sick, go home and rest. Common Cold was the official diagnosis. I got a work note for four days (I have never had a common cold put me down like this) and went to work on Friday. I felt so horrible, weak and lightheaded all day. Then someone said maybe you have Covid. The thought had never crossed my mind for some odd reason. When I read my after visit summary, I found that some of the questions he supposedly asked were answered differently than what I had actually been feeling. It stated no weakness and I could barely move my ass. It said no hearing loss but I wasn't asked about my ears or I would have said constant popping.
At the end of the day, it's said that you put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig. Something like that anyway. That's how I feel about Kaiser. read more