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Was it just the ED that refused you? Would be wise to go speak with your primary care provider and get their input, if you don’t have one it’s time to get one (

Was it just the ED that refused you? Would be wise to go speak with your primary care provider and get their input, if you don’t have one it’s time to get one (if nothing else having one physician who has a complete history on you is a huge benefit).

sn_master 6y ago
The cop gave me a ride to the ED/ER after the accident, and the dr literally said "your x-ray is fine, take Tylenol or Ibuprofen" and just opened the door and left! Didn't talk to him more than two minutes total before and after the x-ray. They charged me 1,008 USD for that! The X-Ray itself was a separate charge by Radia and was just twenty bucks! The nurse said the pain should improve within a week, but its been so already and I am still in pain even when I breath or move my arm up. I'll tough it up for another week before seeing a Dr. I can handle the pain (had double kidney stones, one in each kidney before). Ah, also, FYI for folks in the US: Do not reject Personal Injury Protection. The insurance agent told me my primary insurance will cover me, but then the hospital and my lawyer said that's false and insurance companies reject to pay hospital bills for auto-accidents. Later, they said they'll try to get a formal denial from my auto-insurance first and then try and see if my primary insurance will pay for it.
- larrywright 6y ago
  ER docs have, I think, been trained or conditioned to resist giving pain meds to people. I broke my foot about 6 years ago - badly. Lisfranc fracture, which is most common in football players (and is a career ending injury typically). I went to the ER in blinding pain, quite nearly passed out from that pain in the waiting room. They gave me a morphine injection, which helped a great deal while they did X rays. The doctor (mis-)diagnosed me with a severe sprain and tried to send me home without meds. I asked for some, and was reluctantly given a prescription for Tylenol w/codeine. I've heard similar stories from other people. As a contrast, any time I've had even the most simple dental or other procedure, the doctors give me a prescription for pain meds without me asking for them (and in many cases not really needing them). So this seems to be specific to ER docs. I suspect it's a reaction to having to deal with people who are drug-seeking, but I don't really know for sure.
  - sn_master 6y ago
    When I had my double kidney stones I only took a single Hydromorphone pill, and it was useless anyway for the pain, and didn't get me high either. Only psychoactive effect it had on me, was making it impossible to enjoy music for the rest of the day. I know the pill caused it, because the same thing happened at another time.

sn_master 6y ago

The cop gave me a ride to the ED/ER after the accident, and the dr literally said "your x-ray is fine, take Tylenol or Ibuprofen" and just opened the door and left! Didn't talk to him more than two minutes total before and after the x-ray. They charged me 1,008 USD for that! The X-Ray itself was a separate charge by Radia and was just twenty bucks! The nurse said the pain should improve within a week, but its been so already and I am still in pain even when I breath or move my arm up. I'll tough it up for another week before seeing a Dr. I can handle the pain (had double kidney stones, one in each kidney before). Ah, also, FYI for folks in the US: Do not reject Personal Injury Protection. The insurance agent told me my primary insurance will cover me, but then the hospital and my lawyer said that's false and insurance companies reject to pay hospital bills for auto-accidents. Later, they said they'll try to get a formal denial from my auto-insurance first and then try and see if my primary insurance will pay for it.

larrywright 6y ago
ER docs have, I think, been trained or conditioned to resist giving pain meds to people. I broke my foot about 6 years ago - badly. Lisfranc fracture, which is most common in football players (and is a career ending injury typically). I went to the ER in blinding pain, quite nearly passed out from that pain in the waiting room. They gave me a morphine injection, which helped a great deal while they did X rays. The doctor (mis-)diagnosed me with a severe sprain and tried to send me home without meds. I asked for some, and was reluctantly given a prescription for Tylenol w/codeine. I've heard similar stories from other people. As a contrast, any time I've had even the most simple dental or other procedure, the doctors give me a prescription for pain meds without me asking for them (and in many cases not really needing them). So this seems to be specific to ER docs. I suspect it's a reaction to having to deal with people who are drug-seeking, but I don't really know for sure.
- sn_master 6y ago
  When I had my double kidney stones I only took a single Hydromorphone pill, and it was useless anyway for the pain, and didn't get me high either. Only psychoactive effect it had on me, was making it impossible to enjoy music for the rest of the day. I know the pill caused it, because the same thing happened at another time.