Two nights ago I experienced severe, debilitating pain in my chest, back, neck, head and face, and my left arm. My pain medication didn't work, and then the pain subsided. But after an hour it began again with a vengeance! Finally yesterday afternoon, I couldn't stand that pain any longer and so my older daughter called the emergency squad.
Let me tell you, they arrived quickly, emergency squad, fire trucks with lights a'twirlin' and sirens a'blarin'! All of a sudden my living room filled with men, who immediately came to my aid with blood tests, EKG machines, blood pressure cuffs, etc.
Let me tell you, they arrived quickly, emergency squad, fire trucks with lights a'twirlin' and sirens a'blarin'! All of a sudden my living room filled with men, who immediately came to my aid with blood tests, EKG machines, blood pressure cuffs, etc.
After evaluating me, Derrick(the leader of the pack, I guess)sent all the info to the doctor via computer. The doctor decided to send me to the Emergency Room for more tests! By this time my pain was getting much worse. Now I have a high tolerance for pain. When I was in high school, I'D even have my teeth filled with no novocaine! Even as I'm writing this post, the pain is atrocious! But I digress...
Taking blood from me and putting in an IV is a nightmare! It's pure hell! I have tiny, weak veins that like to hide! Needless to say, the first two nurses were unsussessful.
They left to find someone else to do it and NEVER CAME BACK! At this point I was beside myself wih pain. I was caged in the bed with no call button and after 45 minutes I started yelling. Finally Dr. Bob(yep, that's what he said to call him) came in like Mr. Rogers, asking me questions and telling me that it didn't look like anything was wrong with my heart;I shouldn't worry 'cause he was ordering blood tests, an IV and pain meds! So I showed him the sites where the nurses had already tried and he apologized. Geez! I asked him if the pain could be treated NOW and he said he'd get the nurses right on it. Yep! You guessed it! I waited and waited and waited. Finally a lab technician came in and YEA! she got it on the first try! She started to leave and I asked her about the IV. THAT wasn't her job! And then all of a sudden a Triage nurse came in and just popped that IV right in!
My pain had escalated so much that now I was crying. But I was alone Again. I waited 60 minutes and then I finally grabbed the attention of a civilian here for another patient. She grabbed a nurse who took one look and went after the pain meds! She came back about ten minutes later to tell me that good 'ol Dr. Bob had forgotten to put in any orders but that she would give the standard pain meds in the IV. FINALLY!
IT DIDN'T WORK! And just then Dr. Bob comes in with his Mr. Rogers smile and apologizes. He tells me that my heart is fine. All the tests are fine and that my pain is from my fibromyalgia kicking up! All this as I receive more pain meds that DIDN'T WORK! So I'm still in pain, advised to see my primary care doctor and given a prescription for more pain meds that ARE NOT WORKING!
Thank you for listening to me. It helped me get my mind off the pain for awhile!
8 comments:
Thank heavens it was "just your fibro" and hopefully you can get that back in control. I also have fibro and sometimes it gets crazy. I had a severe heart attack in November with no chest pain so at least you didn't have that. Take car and get better quickly.
What a terrible thing to have to go through. You are in my prayers.
God Bless you.
girl i am so sorry you have been is such amess of pain ...What a way to start another year huh,,,i am glad it t is something that can be done something about IF you can find someone to truely help you.Dr.s just do not understand people with high pain tolerance anymore!I as well am like that to a high degree.My daughter in law as well.I am told that the reason people can not get the meds they need for pain anymore is because of the pill junkies!So many of them go just to get more drugs that dr.s are reluctant to give most folks anything descent!You see dang pill heads all over the place tore up andbottles of pills but when you go you cant get any!
I am so sorry for your pain and you will be in thoughts and prayers.You have been on my mind a lot the last few days i have just not made it by.Now i know why i was thinkin of you...I pray heling and blessings to you cathy..God bless
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Hugs I was wondering why u didn't answer my email. So sorry to hear u were in the hospital. Hope your feeling better soon. Hope to see a update its been a week
Offically worried abut you!!! HOPE Your okay. Please send me an email if your up to it. HUGS...
chic where are you? worried about you..hugs
I am so sorry to hear you are having problems.I also would like to apologize in advance for such a long comment but ...I would like to add that I know exactly where you are coming from it took many years of agonizing pain and numerous symptoms all different and never the same to finally get myself a diagnosis of fybromyalgia. I was to the point of total insanity because I was constantly unable to be diagnosed with any cause of migraines,backache,tiredness,etc and was beginning to think it was maybe all in my head until I HAD TO CHANGE DOCTORS AND IN A ROUTINE PHYSICAL HE DIAGNOSED ME!!!I have been on all kinds of meds to try and help and different therapies as well to no avail nothing helps. I have been given gabapentin,baclofen,savella,lyrica ....the list goes on .I wish more people realized that this is a REAL disease and is Horrible if you have it . I hope it comforts you to know I understand and hope you can find some sort of relief from yours as I have not yet.
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