I want to thank everyone who responded to my post. It is so unlike me
to be emotional. One thing keeps standing out in my mind. When I went
to the urgent care facility the other day, the doctor who treated me and
knows of my problems said, "you need to learn to live with the pain". It
hurt my feelings for I have been living with pain for years. My
response was something like, "you have no idea what kind of pain this
is!" Everytime I do go to an emergency room or urgent care facility, I
take my medical records with me. I really think this is a good idea.
One thing I have realized is that I do not need to apologize for my pain
or to question my judgment about it. If we doubt our perceptions, this
will just add emotional pain to the physical pain we are already
experiencing. Again, thank you for making me feel understood and cared
about. This is a family. With love, Sherry Marie