hulihan
07-29-2007, 06:53 AM
Hi all, I am newely sober, I have now been sober since June 19, 2007, I checked into a treatment center thinking they could and would sho me the beginning road to soberity, but instead this is what happened and I think it should be shared as they are charging me $36,000 for a 2 hr stay, I am not bashing, just think my experence should be heard !
The events transpired as follows: On the evening of June 17, 2007, when I told the staff that I was in bad shape, they committed to help me. They did not. Instead, after signing multiple documents, they charged my credit cards, sent me to the doctor, was told then that my medication will be on the way, who then left me on my own from approximately 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM, knowing full well that I had begun to detox without medication and that I was requesting immediate medical assistance. My wife informed that I had not eaten food for quite some time, and I informed that I was very weak and hungry. They assured my wife that they would fix me food and told her and my son to go home. This happened at approximately 6:30 PM. They did NOT fix me food. Instead, they left me on my own to help myself. I tried to find food, but the refrigerators was empty.
Please take note, if I could have helped myself, I would never have checked myself in.
At that point, I was hungry, tired, rapidly detoxing, and desperate for help. I decided to walk the five miles home. At approximately 10:15 PM, a staff member called my home to inform my wife that I had left the facility. My wife informed the staff member that the Center had NOT provided the services as promised and that I would NOT be returning to that Treatment Center. The staff member told her that there must have ?been some miscommunication? because the medication should have been given and was not. The staff member then apologized that no one had ?remembered? to fix me something to eat. The staff member asked my wife to please send me back. I refused to go. I was devastated, very sick, and extremely disappointed. I continue to work on my recovery on my own. The next day I checked into another facility, detoxed and have been sober since, I attend AA meetings daily and some days I take it a minute at a time, but I need advise on how to handle this problem, I gave them every penny we had on CC and now they refuse to give any refund !
Please any advise would be helpful !
Craig
EDITED ONLY to protect the identity of the treatment facilities.
Carol87
Moderator
The events transpired as follows: On the evening of June 17, 2007, when I told the staff that I was in bad shape, they committed to help me. They did not. Instead, after signing multiple documents, they charged my credit cards, sent me to the doctor, was told then that my medication will be on the way, who then left me on my own from approximately 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM, knowing full well that I had begun to detox without medication and that I was requesting immediate medical assistance. My wife informed that I had not eaten food for quite some time, and I informed that I was very weak and hungry. They assured my wife that they would fix me food and told her and my son to go home. This happened at approximately 6:30 PM. They did NOT fix me food. Instead, they left me on my own to help myself. I tried to find food, but the refrigerators was empty.
Please take note, if I could have helped myself, I would never have checked myself in.
At that point, I was hungry, tired, rapidly detoxing, and desperate for help. I decided to walk the five miles home. At approximately 10:15 PM, a staff member called my home to inform my wife that I had left the facility. My wife informed the staff member that the Center had NOT provided the services as promised and that I would NOT be returning to that Treatment Center. The staff member told her that there must have ?been some miscommunication? because the medication should have been given and was not. The staff member then apologized that no one had ?remembered? to fix me something to eat. The staff member asked my wife to please send me back. I refused to go. I was devastated, very sick, and extremely disappointed. I continue to work on my recovery on my own. The next day I checked into another facility, detoxed and have been sober since, I attend AA meetings daily and some days I take it a minute at a time, but I need advise on how to handle this problem, I gave them every penny we had on CC and now they refuse to give any refund !
Please any advise would be helpful !
Craig
EDITED ONLY to protect the identity of the treatment facilities.
Carol87
Moderator