Pain

I was wondering if anyone else has every went to the hospital for the extreme pain with their Fibro? I am in EXTREME pain and really dizzy

I call my rhuemy and tell him what's happening. Then he calls in what I need.

The dizziness could be from medications. Are you on anything new?
Depression can also make your pain feel worse.

I to have wondered this.  Yesterday was one of those days and I have quite a few lately.  I am already on Lortab and muscle relaxer but when I am like that it seems nothing helps.  I actually try to watch a movie or get someone to talk to me to try to distract myself.  But I always wonder, should I have THIS much pain.......

I went to the ER once many years ago, about 2 weeks after I'd had a C-section. I was sure it must be my kidneys or something serious, the pain in my mid-back was so extreme. But they just gave me Tylox and sent me home. It took the edge off, but that pain kept coming back.

I really think it was partly Fibro (which I didn't know about) and partly the epidural I'd been given during labor. In any case, I finally got it under control with the help of a good doctor, who took the time to aquaint himself with me and my history.

I agree with the rest here, avoid the ER for pain if you possibly can. It's not their forte.

Debbie

Gigi

Please update when you feel up to it..
Do you have a pain management dr?? Perhaps it is time to start seeing one?

I had many months of misery until I was able to get help.. & the first PM dr was not a good fit.. the second one has been great , working with me to find best meds for ME.. major diff in my quality of life.

Here's my line of thought.

If you have a chronic condition, and you feel it getting worse, it's time to go see whichever doctor treats you for this condition. It really should never get so bad as to have to go to the ER, if you are responding to your body properly.

If something new happens that is not related to the chronic condition, 9 times out of 10 you are better off seeing your own doctor, who is conversant in your condition, and knows your history.

ERs are overpopulated. Their doctors are specialists in emergency medicine, meaning the unexpected due to accident, sudden illnesses, etc. But when people come in with true emergencies, they have to wait, if the ER staff is tied up with 'other' patients. I have been to the ER four times in the past decade. Once with serious abdominal pain (undiagnosed crohns), once with my Mom for an infection from her breast drainage, and then twice with MRSA. The first time, they doubled my antibiotic that my PCP had started me on, the second they admitted me.

Alright, I am sounding preachy. But the line between primary care and emergency care is getting weirdly blurred

Before I was diagnosed, I went to the ER a few times for my pain. No one would give me any answers and it was unbearable. One of the last visits, I had a doc who walked with a cane. He told me he thought I had a neuromusclar disease.

He was very kind, because of him I asked for a new doc and was diagnosed. So sometimes the ER is helpful.

PM=Pain management.

Some people see these doctors who specialize in the uses of pain killers.