Click this link to read a post I like on the clusterheadaches.com message board...

savage174

CH.com Newbie

Offline

Purple, because ice cream
has no bones!

Posts: 4
Harrisburg, IL
Gender: male

Mission ER inpossible.....
Sep 5^th, 2009 at 8:10pm

well, last night was a pretty hossible night, went through a 3 hour kip8 with no trex or o2. My wife took me to the ER and I was told they were not a pain managment facility nor would they give me any narcotics. I told them narcotics wasn't what I was looking for anyway, o2,trex would work great. They handed me their hospitals new policy on treating non emergency problems in the ER and told me I would have to wait and see my Dr. I left disgusted and slightly pissed. Went home got an icepack and hunkered down for the rest of it. Anyone else run into this at their ER?

Back to top

IP Logged

Click Here to visit the CH.com Facebook page!

QnHeartMM CH.com Sponsor Offline I AM a Phoenix! Posts: 1783 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: Mission ER inpossible..... Reply #1 - Sep 5^th, 2009 at 10:19pm No! That's horrible!
Back to top	Treat people with kind words. IP Logged

JeffB CH.com Alumnus Offline Wide open till you see God, then brake Posts: 2888 Raleigh, N.C. USA Gender:	Re: Mission ER inpossible..... Reply #2 - Sep 5^th, 2009 at 11:26pm Quit going to the Er early in my days with this thing. I had Kaiser, while it sounds like a Nazi run health care system, they did give me a shot of something but the rebound and shadows taught me to rely on isolation, darkness, silence and lots of ice cold compresses. I think I froze the cat once thinking it would help.
Back to top	" It's been my experience that people who have no vices have very little virtues." IP Logged

Kilroy 2.0 CH.com Sponsor Offline Kilroy 2. is Here! Kilroy 2. is Everywhere! Posts: 1637 Madison,WI Gender:	Re: Mission ER inpossible..... Reply #3 - Sep 5^th, 2009 at 11:33pm JeffB wrote on Sep 5^th, 2009 at 11:26pm: I think I froze the cat once thinking it would help. been there done that
Back to top	Do the walls speak to you? Do you follow the Geek Messiah? DO YOU COMPLY?! IP Logged

Jennifer CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 3265 Supply, VA Gender:	Re: Mission ER inpossible..... Reply #4 - Sep 5^th, 2009 at 11:37pm did the ER thing twice in the early days- gave up on that REAL quick when 1. they had me sit there for 2+ hours, then the bitch in triage told me while in the throes of an 8+, and I quote, "you need to calm down!" get yourself some more o2. Those assholes at the hospital don't know and don't care to know.
Back to top	IP Logged

BarbaraD

CH.com Alumnus

Offline

Hugs to ya

Posts: 8333
Douglasville, TX
Gender: female

Re: Mission ER inpossible.....
Reply #5 - Sep 6^th, 2009 at 7:37am

The funniest story I've heard about ER on here was the guy who was getting the run around and he busted back in the ER, found an empty room, hooked up to the O2, pulled out a cigarette lighter, held it up with his finger on the trigger and told everyone to stand back and no one would get hurt....

The ER called the cops and as luck would have it the officer on duty had a brother with CH and the cops ended up chewing out the ER staff and driving the guy home after he aborted.

You might try the firestation next time... They keep O2 and are a lot nicer...

Hugs BD Kiss

Back to top

What don't kill ya, Makes ya stronger!

IP Logged

Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: Mission ER inpossible..... Reply #6 - Sep 6^th, 2009 at 1:09pm Never even tried the ER route because of the time factor. I knew it always be too slow. Now I never, repeat never let my O2 supply get below 2-3 days worth of hits.
Back to top	IP Logged

Charlie

CH.com Alumnus

Offline

Happy to be here

Posts: 18971
Jamestown, NY
Gender: male

Re: Mission ER inpossible.....
Reply #7 - Sep 6^th, 2009 at 5:53pm

I'm like Marc. Getting to the ER was too slow and I was lucky in that I was already seeing a neurologist who identified it at my next appointment.

I think we should carry small cards with accurate CH information and symptoms on our person. Drugs, O2, procedures, Urls, MDs and that migraine treatments are useless.....whatever might help.

Just an idea. It may help get around stupidity in ERs.

Charlie

Back to top

There is nothing more satisfying than being shot at without result---Winston Churchill

IP Logged

Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Mission ER inpossible..... Reply #8 - Sep 6^th, 2009 at 6:00pm The ER is no place to be unless you're unconscious.
Back to top	"I have been asked if I have changed in these past 25 years. No, I am the same. Only more so." --Ayn Rand IP Logged

Click Here to visit the CH.com Facebook page!

E-Double

CH.com Alumnus

Offline

Are we ourselves?

Posts: 6948
Commack,New_York
Gender: male

Re: Mission ER inpossible.....
Reply #9 - Sep 7^th, 2009 at 9:01am

Brew wrote on Sep 6^th, 2009 at 6:00pm:

The ER is no place to be unless you're unconscious.

4 someodd yrs ago I was hoping for that....I had reached my limit on meds and o2 wasnt working....I wanted to be pumped with roids and knocked out....
The filled me with so much dope and it still couldnt knock me out. Undecided

...After 3 days of with what felt like withdrawl I knew ER not an option ew

Back to top

I can't believe that I have to bang my Head against this wall again. But the blows they have just a little more Space in-between them. Gonna take a breath and try again.

IP Logged

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login or Register
	Search box updated Dec 3, 2011... Search ch.com with Google!