Back to the ER

Curtains for walls and a cotton gown for clothes. This was how I spent the day today. My second trip in three days to the ER.

Well I'll admit I'm a bit of a baby when it comes to pain. However, even a very tough, brave soul would have a hard time with the pain I was feeling. At least I'm finally getting to the bottom of what is going on.
I had more tests today and this time the concentration was on my back/spine area. They found a lesion and said I needed an MRI to check it further. Of course, because of the horrible health insurance in this country, the hospital would not do the test. They said it wasn't urgent enough. I tried to explain that getting from the sofa to the bathroom was the most I could do without being in horrible pain and they still said I need to see a specialist and have he/she prescribe the MRI.

So they sent me home with more drugs and tomorrow I'll call the orthopedic doctor. Meanwhile it's the sofa or bed for me.