Guest guest Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 , I totally understand. You sound like me, in that you take offense to when someone is hurting or treated unfairly. I have always said I have a protector personality. Maybe that comes from being the oldest of 8,who knows. But if there is a place to write in about this, count me in. I once went to the ER. I was in so much pain, I could have wished myself into a deep coma to escape, instead I went to the ER. The doctor there automatically thought I was drug seeking. I was on enbrel/mtx, ibuprofen, and I was having a horrific flare, fever, chills, teeth chattering, the whole nine. He looked at me and said the best he could do for me was give me prednisone. I already had vicodin AND prednisone refill I could have used at home that I kept for when absolutely necessary to knock me out. But the nausea is so severe it isn't worth it. I'd rather suffer the pain than the nausea from vicodin. He could care less about the shape I arrived in and only focused on the wedding ring saying he would be happy to cut it from my finger. Now he could see I was extremely swollen and in pain from the swelling and all he could talk about is my finger was going to fall off from the lack of circulation. It was not that tight on my hands. I removed it on my own without having to cut it. I left the ER with absolutely no treatment. I forced fluids once I got home and watied it out. That's how it is on a normal basis and I know you can relate. p.s. Don't worry about grammar buffs, your message is so much more important -- lol, even if we RAers were at one time, kind of hard to be that now with brain fog from RA and squiggly fingers trying to type on this keyboard. I am just happy you can understand my message half the time. LOL Take care, my friend. love/peace, Ebony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 , I totally understand. You sound like me, in that you take offense to when someone is hurting or treated unfairly. I have always said I have a protector personality. Maybe that comes from being the oldest of 8,who knows. But if there is a place to write in about this, count me in. I once went to the ER. I was in so much pain, I could have wished myself into a deep coma to escape, instead I went to the ER. The doctor there automatically thought I was drug seeking. I was on enbrel/mtx, ibuprofen, and I was having a horrific flare, fever, chills, teeth chattering, the whole nine. He looked at me and said the best he could do for me was give me prednisone. I already had vicodin AND prednisone refill I could have used at home that I kept for when absolutely necessary to knock me out. But the nausea is so severe it isn't worth it. I'd rather suffer the pain than the nausea from vicodin. He could care less about the shape I arrived in and only focused on the wedding ring saying he would be happy to cut it from my finger. Now he could see I was extremely swollen and in pain from the swelling and all he could talk about is my finger was going to fall off from the lack of circulation. It was not that tight on my hands. I removed it on my own without having to cut it. I left the ER with absolutely no treatment. I forced fluids once I got home and watied it out. That's how it is on a normal basis and I know you can relate. p.s. Don't worry about grammar buffs, your message is so much more important -- lol, even if we RAers were at one time, kind of hard to be that now with brain fog from RA and squiggly fingers trying to type on this keyboard. I am just happy you can understand my message half the time. LOL Take care, my friend. love/peace, Ebony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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