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In reply to the discussion: Chronic Pain Sufferers are being screwed by the.. [View all]Crunchy Frog
(26,701 posts)A few months ago, I went to the ER with excruciating, sudden onset, abdominal pain, that turned out to be a kidney stone. They left me in a cubicle for about 3 hours, literally screaming in pain. The only thing they did to address the pain was to step into the cubicle every so often to tell me to STFU. I was finally given a single, tiny dose of hydrocodone, after the stone had shifted and the pain mostly resolved on its own.
It took me two months to pass that stone, and my own doctor threw a tantrum and accused me of being a "drug seeker" when I brought up the issue of getting a small prescription for pain medication from her.
I'm looking into `ahem` "alternate" means of dealing with pain if something like that happens again. I swear that I would almost rather die than go to the ER again.
I absolutely detest most of the doctors around here. I can't even imagine what it's like for people who deal with long term, chronic pain.