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You too have had some extraordinarily unsavory ER experiences, they are strange teaching experiences are they not?

Then when you are my age you truly have to find someone to be an advocate that works for you, when others don’t really want to do that for you, but when in pain it is so hard to do it for yourself.

My husband avoids pain, dissent, and medically related things. I don’t believe he will be a good advocate.

I don’t know if any of my children will move closer, but they will be hard pressed to be a good advocate at their age now…
I am very upset with Insurance Companies…but I am not sure of a solution so I am not ready to rant yet!

I truly learned a great deal more by this experience and it is not quite over yet…

Thanks for coming by – so good to hear from you.

What’s up with doctor’s not treating you like a whole human, boy that maddens me. FOUR HOURS in a waiting room?!!? I thought that only happened in my homeland of Canada.

Your belly pain I do not know what it could be. Boy, you sure needed that LIFT post after all this junk.

I am very very overdue for a health visit.

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Oh my, that’s awful. Emergency rooms are a nightmare, especially if you’re not dying. I don’t think they know much about anything that isn’t an emergency.

I once went to the emergency room because I ran up a hill and something popped in my lower leg, and then it hurt so much I couldn’t walk. I lay on a gurney with my leg hanging over the side because I couldn’t straighten it without severe pain.

The doctor walked in, looked at my history, flipped my leg up onto the gurney, and asked if my lupus was out of control. I was so mad!

I’m surprised they didn’t make a greater effort to figure out why your blood pressure was suddenly so high. Regarding pain, I’ve gained back most of the fifty pounds I lost several years ago, and one of the things I discovered it that I hurt a lot more when I’m heavy than I did when I was closer to a normal weight.

I can’t believe they didn’t believe you. I have a pretty good medical team, but I’ve had to keep making changes as doctors left the area or retired. I had an internist who didn’t listen to me at all, nor did he listen to my other doctors, and I tried very hard to work with him, asking him to spend more time listening to me and less time leaving the treatment room for a half hour, but he didn’t change enough, so I left him.

My new internist is somewhat better, but I’ve had to make a point of communications issues with her as well. If all else fails, I ask my rheumatologist for a referral. He’s expensive, but he’s really good and so (both expensive and good) are the doctors he sends me to.

It’s an ongoing struggle, as you know, with the insurance companies making them rush as fast as they can just to earn enough to stay in practice, and us wanting them to slow down. I’d ask a trusted doctor what emergency room offers the best service, if you have a choice.

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Yes! Yes! working from home and having my Oppositional Definance Disorder Kiddo now mostly on phone contact has truly been a blessing to my sensitive nose an digestive track.

I think this Internet, wiring problem has truly been stressful and then no phone for days…and all the phone calls and running around to get Internet connection to post my post…no sleep – Exhausting!

Thank you for your good comments!

Diet and stress can play a role, especially when linked to the pain you are describing in your back. Twice I was tested for a gall bladder attack due to pain just below my sternum, front and back. Usually between midnight and 2am. All tests were normal.

This stopped after I lost my job and began working from home, as did the sensitive digestion. Something else that can trigger this is eating spicy foods and wine.

I think we’re under more stress than we’re aware of. You know how they say that when you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated? Well I think that by the time you notice you are stressed, it has accumulated to a nasty level.

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I go to the Chirpractor for my hips, which are the problem and he/she also put my hiatal hernia back in place…healed my torn ligments in my foot.

I think I truly need a good therapeutic massage, but my therapist has been moved away with her family and I have not found another

This is very frustrating experience. And I think a forewarning

i go to a chiro for my back, but you know what REALLY helped ME. a full body massage. i went for 2 weeks without sciatic pain. that never happened before.

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I have used accupuncture and it is amazing for pain relief.

This morning I am thinking about the “hugs” part of your reply – I had a therapeutic massage after each chiropractic/PT season – 50 in one year, but now have not had a massage since October…I think I am lacking touch.

An apple a day keeps the Dr. away/ A Hug a day keeps the Shrink away!