I avoid doctors and medical facilities as much as possible. I rarely hit the deductible in a calendar year, as for most years, I don't go to the doctor, or if I do, it's for a respiratory infection that will not clear up with home remedies, and need antibiotics. Last year was the first year in several years, that I actually reached the deductible where the insurance had to pay.

Last October, I fell and had a severe anterior dislocation of my right hip.The thigh bone twisted and jammed all the way up into the socket. My right foot was actually pointing left. The Urgent Care Center where my daughter took me to first, said I needed to go to the hospital, as it was beyond their capacity for treatment. So, my daughter, now joined by my other 2 daughters, took me to the hospital, over my protestations. I just wanted to go to my Chiropractor, and let him put it back in, but I would have had to wait until the next day, as this all happened hours after his office closed. The pain was phenomenal.

We go to the hospital. They tried to force me to have a hip replacement,and refused to put the dislocated hip back in place. They told me they could keep me, because I was severely injured and couldn't walk.They insinuated that I couldn't take care of myself, on top of them attempting to bully me to get a major operation I didn't need. I told them that if they refused to treat me, I was leaving, as I didn't need a hip replacement, I needed the dislocation reduced ! We left.

When the Chiropractors office opened up the next morning at 8am, I called, and my daughter took me there as soon as I got off the phone with the nurse. He got my hip back in place at the first try, thank God !

FTR, I am a former EMT. I have dislocated a joint before, and put it back in myself, the same with a broken finger, I fixed it myself. The anterior dislocation of my right hip was too serious for me to do, as it takes a person to do it for you, who knows what they are doing. That is the only reason I sought medical treatment.

FYI. Fast forward to now. It takes months, literally, to recover from the injury I sustained. I went from a wheelchair, to a walker, and to a cane, and now am weaning off the cane. I am almost totally healed, no thanks to the witch doctor at the hospital !