Do you have the patient's bill of rights printed out to take with you and also all of the information that Helen has told us to print so there is proof that adhesions does cause pain? Please get it and take it to the ER Director for adequate pain control.
Lynn
>Warm Hugggz to all
>
>Sorry I havent been around, I have been trying to stay caught
>up in here, I have even been going so far as to have my
>husband come in here and READ me the posts so I can stay
>caught up.
>
>Welcome to all of the newcomers. Sorry you have to be here
>under these circumstances, but am happy that we can be here
>for you.
>Now my story of the ER last night (sigh)
>
>Well I spent the day in the ER yesterday again.
>
>But I did NOT have a compassionate doctor this time.
>
>I waited in the Er waiting room for 10 hours. When I finally got back
>to a room, I did not have a doctor....Just a student doctor. I told her
>about the pains that I have been having. And that for the past week I
>have had blood in my stools. She checked and said, "Well there is NO
>blood there, are you sure??"
>
>I told her I have been diagnosed with adhesions. She said, "Well what
>EXACTLY do you want us to do for you?" I told her I would like to have
>surgery, but I know that the hospital wont do that, cause they dont want
>to cause more scar tissue, so I would like help with the pain. She just
>starts shaking her head at me. I said listen, I am not some junky that
>is just seeking pills for a fix, I am in ALOT of pain.
>
>So as I sat there with tears streaming down my face, and I was doubled
>up in pain...They told me since all of my tests came back normal (which
>they do, adhesions dont show on ANY tests) that I was making the pain up
>and that I should go home. They gave me a perscription for 10 pills,
>and they wouldnt give me anything for pain there. I asked them why they
>couldnt give me something for pain to go home on, being that I just sat
>in a waiting room for 10 hours, and I was hurting more now then what I
>did when I got there.
>
>They told me they could give me a motrin F8
>
>It just sooo damn frustrating to think that the medical profession
>thinks I am faking this! I asked my regular doctor if I could
>possibly go for pain management because I just CANNOT live
>like this anymore. He said no, that they have to send me to
>an OBGYN, surgeon and everything again, THEN once everyone
>comes back and says they cant help me. Then maybe.
>
>I wish I had a rich uncle or I would hit the lottery. I want
>to go to Germany Soooooo bad! Since my husband lost his job
>cause he has to stay at home and take care of me. And we
>are on public assistance. 10K is not even close to being
>available for us. I just dont know what to do. I dont have
>pain meds, I dont have the option for pain management. And
>now my ER wont even help me. This is the third different
>ER I have been to....I am running out of ER's
>
>I just dont know what to do, I feel I'm at the end of my
>rope. I have wrote to the Montel Show, Oprah show and my
>local newspaper, and local TV news show.
>
>I will let you guys know IF I hear anything. Yes I know I
>dont sound to optimistic, but after yesterday, my hope
>is pretty much shaddered. The er was some place that always
>seemed to care for me. Now they dont care anymore
>
>Warm painfree Huggz to all
>Lori
-- A new friend