Mental Health Moments

Please understand that I am not talking trash about the medical profession. We all need them and for the most part I think I can say, that the medical profession is as helpful as they can be. But, I want to share something that happened to me. And, I want to share it for a reason. Let me explain:

I fell last November. A week later I still hurt pretty bad, so I went to the doctor. He was actually a Physicians Assistant, but the medical profession still, cannot work this way. When I went to see this guy he told me "well, it's been a week and you couldn't walk if it were broken so there is no point in xray"! I was mad but I just got up and left. He asked me if I needed pain pills and I told him no. Over the last few months the pain in my hip has gotten worse and so has the pain in my hand. It is always in the same place.

Finally in January I had about had so much pain that I asked my Neurologist to xray both my hand and hip on the right side. He did. The xrays were not exactly conclusive for a break so again I let it go. He did find that I have osteoparosis.

I fell coming out of my apartment which was on the second floor. All of my other doctors (psychiatrist and Neurologist) decided that I needed to get a ground floor apartment. (I almost have everything in my new apartment), I hurt really bad by now so I decided to go to this PA again and see if he could help me. I thought that maybe he had a bad day and I would give him a chance to clear his name. I can barely sleep at night and barely walk. I can't pick up more than a couple of pounds of weight on my hand because of the pain in my thumb where it attaches to the wrist. I went in and this guy was a total jerk to me again. He said "if it isn't broken I can't help you"! Again he offered pain pills and I said "NO, I want it fixed"!!! I can take enough of an edge off of the pain with over the counter pain pills, now that the Trigeminal Neuralgia is better. I don't need heavy duty pain killers. I take enough prescriptions as it is (10).

I also have a standing prescription for my thyroid. I had the pharmacy fax this guy for a refill. Standard procedure! He has refilled this prescription several times in the past. HE DENIED THE REQUEST!!! I have been out of thyroid meds since February 5! So now, I have an appointment with another provider on friday. I filed a report with the front office, since this is a state run clinic it can be done that way. The reason I posted this is to say one statement. DO NOT put up with this kind of crap! Find another provider but don't give up only YOU know how much it hurts!! Just because I am poor doesn't mean I have to settle for poor health care!! AND, people who live with pain come across as a pain and a hypochondriac, but we really aren't. We just want to stop hurting.

Thanks, Danni