Debra, You shouldnt have to fight that hard to get treated. Is there another ER you can go to? I have actually 2 in my town to chose from and if I had only the one that took me in from a 911 call I would be out of luck too as it was similar. I WAS given oxygen but after the young ER doc did a standard chest xray and anounced I did NOT have diaphragm paralysis it was all down hill. I didnt bother trying to tell him it would take a way better doc than him AND a moving xray called a sniff test to show that half my diaphragm doesnt move.

When he came back in at the end and lectured saying "when are you going to stop doing thiis" meaning coming in for nothing I tried to speak to him but begam to lose my voice as breathing was so weak....and he actually at that point stopped, screwed up his face in disapproval saying "What's that!! You were breathing just fine!" in other works he didnt believe I was genuinelly losing my voice from lack of muslce strenght. He was horrible. I finally yelled at him weakly fine send me home.........I'll end up back!

I have never been back to that hosp nor would that work with him having documented his cruel idiot thinking.

Annie59