My Journey April 22

I told the Dr about the last flare that lasted almost two weeks, and the pain is getting worse all the time.

He refused to give me more pain meds and wouldn't even consider anything for break through pain relief. He said, "I don't believe in break through pain meds." Yeah, well if her were the one in pain his "beliefs" would change and quickly.

I asked him for a letter to take with me to the ER for the times when I need extra help with the pain. Again he didn't think that was necessary because the ER will help you when you need it. " It's a good idea to go there when you have the need"

But the ER here has a bad attitude when it comes th helping someone in pain. They say things like, GOMER or NHI

I explained to the Dr GOMER = Get Outta My Emergency Room and NHI = No Humans Involved.

The ER people manage to let the patient "overhear" these comments, They do this because they think that everyone is just seeking drugs. This is not the case--I just need some help now and then. When patients hear these things then they will not return to the ER, because the patient feels so intimidated and embrassed that they would rather suffer agonies than be treated like drug seeking trash.

Recreational drug users will always find a way to get what they want. But the people who are suffering and truly need these drugs are denied them or made to feel like criminals because we need them.

These drugs were researched, and manufactured for the relief of pain, but people in pain are not allowed the drugs that we need to be able to function in any kind of way.

Have you ever gone a week without a shower because of the pain? Gone without eating for days at a time because the pain is agony? Have you worn the same clothes for days because you just couldn't manage to change because of the pain?

I have and these things are amongst the things we usually don't admit to--but they are real and if you are in Chronic Intractible Pain-you have been there too.