I had been an infrequent patient of TFP with 1 provider, when I had an accident one Saturday out walking with my son when I fell off of an 8-inch curb onto asphalt, with all of the fall bearing down on my left arm and immediate fractures obvious and was urgently seen at local hospital...I saw my ARNP at TFP, who was very attentive seeming, but typed on the keyboard the entire time of my visit except for her very brief exam of my neck...half my face was numb after the fall and I was also having neck/arm pain...she ordered 5-6 xrays of my entire spine! Not just my cervical spine...of course I will be paying for these xrays ordered at their on-site xray facility...I feel all of these xrays and thus the bill for such were not entirely necessary. However, I am not going to see a specialist for neck/arm pain which has worsened since the accident. My problem specifically, however, is that I was unable to get more than 1 prescription of 5 mg Vicodin for my pain...a broken arm in 3 places...
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