Guest guest Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 Hi all, I feel like I am going to explode lately. My last to visits to the ER with pain have shown my amylase and lipase to both be normal, and both times I've been sent home saying that everything is fine. I don't have decent pain medicine to cope with the pain at home, my doctor still hasn't returned my call and am still having an attack after 24 hours...It really is infuriating..not to mention that the doctors in the ER probably think I'm just there for a narcotic fix.. arghhhhhhhhhhhh...gets me so mad all I want to do is cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 > Hi all, > > I feel like I am going to explode lately. My last to visits to the > ER with pain have shown my amylase and lipase to both be normal, and > both times I've been sent home saying that everything is fine. I > don't have decent pain medicine to cope with the pain at home, my > doctor still hasn't returned my call and am still having an attack > after 24 hours...It really is infuriating..not to mention that the > doctors in the ER probably think I'm just there for a narcotic fix.. > arghhhhhhhhhhhh...gets me so mad all I want to do is cry > > , I know your pain as, I would imagine, 99% of us in the group. We have all been there at one point or another. Hang in there. Don't let the insensitivity of these " professionals " deter you from seeking remedies for your pain. I too never had an elevated Amalase or lypase and this was a major cause for concern by many of my " former " doctors. It has been my experience that doctors, when confronted with something unfamiliar to them, will tend to dismiss those things that don't fit the " textbook " answers. They are too quick to label someone a " drug seeker " rather than trying to get at the root cause of your discomfort. Don't let these insensitive oafs make your life any worse than it is already. And alays remember, you are not alone. We in this group all have experienced something similar in our lives and had to get past this stage in order to finally get the treatment needed. Have you tried a teaching hospital? That's where I finally got a proper diagnosis and started on my path to recovery. Just a thought... Andre' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 > > Hi all, > > > > I feel like I am going to explode lately. My last to visits to the > > ER with pain have shown my amylase and lipase to both be normal, > and > > both times I've been sent home saying that everything is fine. I > > don't have decent pain medicine to cope with the pain at home, my > > doctor still hasn't returned my call and am still having an attack > > after 24 hours...It really is infuriating..not to mention that the > > doctors in the ER probably think I'm just there for a narcotic fix.. > > arghhhhhhhhhhhh...gets me so mad all I want to do is cry > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excellent suggestion, Andre'! My husband has necrotizing pancreatitis due to an ERCP (what a nightmare). Anyway, his amylase levels never elevated either. He spent two months in a local hospital - they did what they could but no one (doctors/nurses/technicians) never dealt with a case like Barry's. Since he wasn't getting better, we got him to Pittsburgh to a teaching hospital. It was relief when the nurse answered my question with: " Yes, we see this (Barry's condition) fairly often. " You need good, experienced treatment and a positive focus. Don't cry, (unless it makes you feel better ... maybe a good ole scream now and then too) .... take action! Get yourself feeling better! Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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