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Last year I went to the emergency room with a mild heart attack. Walked a couple blocks from work, because I didn't want to put anyone to any trouble...

I got to intake, gave them my symptoms, chest pain, sweats, etc. There was a girl in there before me who went ballistic that they took me first, because she had a sore toe. She ended up storming out. I ended up in a cardiac cath lab in less than 10 minutes, getting an angioplasty.

My cost? Not a dime out of pocket. Made all that medical insurance over the years worth it.

There was a girl in there before me who went ballistic that they took me first, because she had a sore toe. She ended up storming out. I ended up in a cardiac cath lab in less than 10 minutes, getting an angioplasty.

I think women like that are the reason why women are not taken seriously by doctors. Too many women are hypochondriacs and it makes all of us look bad. On one of my ER trips with my leaking appendix, one woman entered the waiting room, looked at all the people waiting and said, "Oh, maybe I don't have an emergency after all." Sheesh.