> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karla [SMTP:ifirgit@new.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 7:03 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> Subject: Re: adhesion pain in the ER: a nurse's opinion
>
> Let me guess...you have never had adhesions now have you. And your
> statement about adhesions not causing pain shows your lack of
> knowledge...so
> I would try to refrain from speaking of that which you obviously have not
> been educated about.
>
> Yes...."adhesions are nothing more than layers of scarring that have no
> nerve endings." That part you are right about. But you tend to forget to
> mention is that adhesions attach themselves to various parts of the body.
> >From the bowels to the bladder to the uterus to the abdominal wall
> itself.
> They can twist and pull your body parts causing extreme pain. And they
> can
> also cause partial or total obstructions. Have you forgotten that this
> causes pain?
>
> I respect your opinion...but my suggestion to you is that you get out of
> nursing. You lack the compassion and understanding that is a requirement
> in
> your job. At least tell us what hospital emergency room you work in so
> that
> we can avoid you!
>
> Signed
>
> Don't want your sympathy or your drugs, but still not hiding behind
> anonymous....Karla
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "anonymous" <anonymous@medispecialty.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 3:05 PM
> Subject: adhesion pain in the ER: a nurse's opinion
>
> > I found this site by accident and have read so many stories of
> > "mistreatment" by nurses and doctors in ERs when you come to us in pain.
> > I want you to think of it in our terms.
> >
> > You wander in day and night, most of you walking on your own, in no
> > apparent acute distress.
> > You register and wait, telling everyone in the busy waiting area that
> > you MUST be seen immediately, "because you hurt so badly."
> > You take up valuable space in busy trauma and emergency medicine
> > departments complaining of terrible pain in your abdomen, and you tell
> > us you must get pain meds for the pain.
> >
> > One a pain assessment scale of 1-10, virtually all of you cite between
> > an 8 and a ten. But you aren't perspiring, crying, vomiting, bloated,
> > or acting like you are acutely ill.
> >
> > Many of you refuse to have x-rays, scans and other diagnostic studies
> > because you say "all those tests have been done a million times and they
> > are always negative" but you demand pain medication!!
> > You tell us you have adhesions but adhesions are nothing more than
> > layers of scarring that have no nerve endings. How can this cause pain?
> >
> > I am told "I need 100 mg of Demerol, IM " by someone who refuses to
> > allow us to examine them, and when we refuse to give you narcotics you
> > become upset.
> >
> > What do you want from us? If every drug addict walked into my ER and did
> > what many of you do, they'd be booted out by Security but for some
> > reason, you feel we are treating you unfairly??
> >
> > Maybe instead of asking for pain medication, you might benefit from
> > talking to a therapist who can help you deal with your "pain"?
> >
> > If we do an MRI or flat plate and see something suspicious., of course
> > you'll be treated aggressively, and receive sympathy and medication.
> > Otherwise, please understand, we are not a narcotic dispensing
> > department for everyone with indigestion or cramps.
> >
>