More Hospital... just say NO

OH NO, im so sorry to hear this happened. I know exactly how you feel unfortunatly.

I am hospitalized every few months due to my ulcerative colitis and my chronic ovarian cysts (not anymore since my hysterectomy!!!!) During my last stay for my hysterectomy, they were horrible to me. My surgeon knows all about my medical history and ordered dilauded 2-4mg every 2 hrs around the clock. Meaning, it was suppose to be given every 2 hrs on the dot. Not me having to call for it when i was in pain. Some nurses did it, and most would go aganist doctors orders and make me literally beg for it. It is sooooooo sad.

I hope you recover soon and get the heck out of there! In the meantime, try to take a deep breath and forget what they think, you know the truth and that is all that counts!

Kttn,
I wish I could make it all better for you. I'm so sorry you had to undergo that. It sounds like you're back home now - I sure hope so.

It also helps if you have a friend or relative who might be able to say something on your behalf. We're so vulnerable in a hospital, it's scary!

PaLady

Aw, kttn, I'm so sorry everyone was so nasty too you! Clearly you have a legit reason to be on pain meds, and are being treated by a doctor. There is really no need for them to bug you about something that they are not prescribing nor treating you for. You shouldn't have to feel guilty or bad about something that you need. The stigma surrounding pain medications is just horrible. Hopefully you are home now, feeling better, and will never have to see those docs or nurses again.

Skeye

kttn, I know how you feel. A couple years ago I was sick with severe stomach pain and vomiting so I went to the ER at like 3am cause I was vomiting for 10 hours straight (of course by then nothing was coming up so it hurt even more) and I told the triage that I was taking methadone (because they needed to know of course) and the doctor walked in my room and the first thing out of her mouth was "we dont do refills on methadone here". i was so mad cause I wasnt there for no refills, I was there cause I couldnt stop vomiting and I have a history of pancreatitas because I have pancreatic divisum which is a scary thing to have. They finally gave me something for nausea after waiting 6 hours, which for some reason didnt work. So I was laying there still vomiting and the doctor came back in saying that my tests where negative for pancreatitas and said there was nothing else they could do and discharged me, even though I was vomiting while she was talking to me. And I really beleived that they would have treated me better if it wasnt for the methadone I was on, because she gave me a big lecture on pain meds. I never once said I needed any refills or asked for anything for pain eventhough I did tell them that my pain on the pain scale was high, but obvously couldnt care less. I felt like it was torture, and still scares me til this day if that ever happens again eventhough I'm not taking methadone anymore, taking Suboxone sometimes can bring a whole set of it's own problems with it. But I hope you get better, being in pain and being treated like a criminal for it just isnt fair!!

-hellokitty

Nope, not really. my appendix is apx 1" away from the required 9" for surgery, so basically its inflamed. Just some r & r, lots of laxatives & the pain meds & antibiotics were given via IV.

Not sure, the surgeon really made me mad, I got the lecture from him about my pain meds..... (sighs) I did explain I was going on the pain pump soon. He said that due to the chronic constipation it often causes your bowels to push against your appendix. Wild huh? So I am now on 4 different meds for constipation. Hopefully not. But I have had stomach issues for awhile. I had an incident about a year or so ago where they couldn't rule if it was my appendix or diverticulitis.... so it may have been my appendix all this time. I am definitely going to get a 2nd opinion. Thanks all for all the wonderful well wishes!!

I had almost the same experience as you with my gallbladder, I kept thinking I was pregnant from the back pain & nausea.... lol. Then just fainted one day. Woke up the next day in the hospital & it was out within the week. I had to have a specialist flown in because it was in my small intestine which is fatal as well. Too funny. Did they have to retrieve any through your mouth? (blech!) My friend also has a rare gallbladder surgery, she had 2 bile ducts..... funny, huh? I thought the same thing about my appendix, I told him to take it out if he needed to. actually I guess I need to see a GI dr for that? Thanks for the concern mom9mom... :)

I won't Susie, I have been having stomach pains for about a year, thinking it was diverticulitis. Do I need a GI DR? or a PCP?

Hi, Kttn,
Sorry I've been behind on postings. I haven't read everything but if it was me I'd be seeing a specialist - your PCP should refer you. If no, probably a GI surgeon.

PaLady