Bad Visit with Doctor
Hey, y'all --
Well, we went to see the neurosurgeon yesterday, and I don't know why, but this doctor was so mean to us. Me and hubby were both in tears, we really were by that time, and he was so cold and mean to us. We asked for painkillers for Bill till he could get the nerve block (the doctor said he wouldn't do it!), and the doc refused to give him ANYTHING for the pain! He treated Bill like a drug seeker (he has drug abuse in his past, but has been clean for 14 years and is a drug abuse counselor now).
Bill was crying, and asked, "Please help me," and the doctor just looked at him. Then said, "You can leave now, and at check-out they'll tell you when the anesthesiologist can do your nerve block." Guess when they can do the EMERGENCY nerve block? MAY 14th!!! With no relief from pain till then. I just can't believe a doctor would be that cruel. But you know how Dave talks about good doctors and bad doctors? I believe him now. It's just that both Bill and I have such good doctors for our bipolar disorder, we never expected this. It's almost like the bad doctors force you to the street for the meds you need. I never thought we'd find ourselves in tis position. We are so upset about this...and Bill is in such agony, not sleeping, not eating. And of course, neither can I, because he screams out in pain.
So I'm not sleeping, and my sleep cycle is off, so I'm concerned about an episode, which doesn't help anything. And I'm trying to take care of him, but nothing helps.
So all of you that prayed last week? Please double your prayers, that they'll take him sooner to do the nerve block. That's the only way he'll get out of pain.
Bless you all and may God help you with your own struggles.
Remember that God loves you and so do I,
Michele
posted by Michele @ 12:12 PM
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3 Comments:
is there any way you can go to another regular doctor to get pain relief? No one should be left in pain, whether they're clean or a current user. This is outrageous. Please seek further help. I hope you're able to maintain your own health during this difficult time.
Hi Michele. I am new to your blog and am so relieved to see that you and your husband both have BP. I was just diagnosed last week after 20 yrs of seeing docs trying to figure out why I do the things I do and have control of my modds. My husband was diagnosed BP a few years back.
As for Bill, I suffer severe pain from back injuries and ruptured disk and a host of other probs. He really needs to go see a pain specialist not a nuerologist. I really detest nuerologist they think they are god and know everything. look under pain specialist and see if you can find one in your area then call them. They specialize in just pain and the relief of it and maybe able to get him sooner or perscribe him something short term to help with the pain.
to clarify I am relieved that you and your husband are BP I am relieved because it is unigue and matches my situation and hopefully I will get some valuable information on dealing with my BP and his BP both at same time.
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