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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 571807" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>(((((hugs))))) - gentle ones, of course</p><p></p><p>I am proud that you went to the ER. It can be hard to do, because you don't want to overreact, but when the pain is taht bad it needs to be addressed.</p><p></p><p>The IV thing is very normal and truly is designed to help you. If you find a drug screen on your urinalysis, it isn't something the doctor 'snuck' in. Docs NEED to know what is in you before they give you much of anything. Given the number of drug seeking patients and pain management patients, it is becoming more and more common to do a drug screen on ANY patient who has urinalysis done because of pain or in addition to problems with pain. it is NOT to report you as an addict. It is to confirm that your medications are in your system, and to make sure they do not overdose you or give a medication that would interact badly to your medications. </p><p></p><p>Taking boyfriend to the appointment was a very good thing. There is something called Emotional Intelligence that is how well you handle and process emotions - yours and others. When you go into a doctor's office your emotional intelligence can keep you from communicating accurately and it can cause problems remembering and understandng what you are tellng the doctor and what the doctor is telling you. It is hugely beneficial to have someone with you in the exam room to help you communicate the problem and symptoms and to help you remember and understand what the doctor tells you. The stress and pain of being ill or injured only exacerbates the problems and makes having someone with you even more important.</p><p></p><p>If nothing else, have the doctor write down everything or read notes that you are taking during the appointment and make any corrections needed in your notes. Or see if he will allow you to use a voice recorder or to have someone on a conference call with you and the doctor. Even if the person who comes with you doesn't say a word to the doctor, just having them there taking notes can be very helpful. </p><p></p><p>So please have boyfriend or a friend or relative go with you to the doctor. Also keep a list of symptoms, problems and questions that pop up between doctor visits so that you can be sure to address them with the doctor. It is easier to keep a list somewhere than to try to remember it all once you are at the doctor's office.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 571807, member: 1233"] (((((hugs))))) - gentle ones, of course I am proud that you went to the ER. It can be hard to do, because you don't want to overreact, but when the pain is taht bad it needs to be addressed. The IV thing is very normal and truly is designed to help you. If you find a drug screen on your urinalysis, it isn't something the doctor 'snuck' in. Docs NEED to know what is in you before they give you much of anything. Given the number of drug seeking patients and pain management patients, it is becoming more and more common to do a drug screen on ANY patient who has urinalysis done because of pain or in addition to problems with pain. it is NOT to report you as an addict. It is to confirm that your medications are in your system, and to make sure they do not overdose you or give a medication that would interact badly to your medications. Taking boyfriend to the appointment was a very good thing. There is something called Emotional Intelligence that is how well you handle and process emotions - yours and others. When you go into a doctor's office your emotional intelligence can keep you from communicating accurately and it can cause problems remembering and understandng what you are tellng the doctor and what the doctor is telling you. It is hugely beneficial to have someone with you in the exam room to help you communicate the problem and symptoms and to help you remember and understand what the doctor tells you. The stress and pain of being ill or injured only exacerbates the problems and makes having someone with you even more important. If nothing else, have the doctor write down everything or read notes that you are taking during the appointment and make any corrections needed in your notes. Or see if he will allow you to use a voice recorder or to have someone on a conference call with you and the doctor. Even if the person who comes with you doesn't say a word to the doctor, just having them there taking notes can be very helpful. So please have boyfriend or a friend or relative go with you to the doctor. Also keep a list of symptoms, problems and questions that pop up between doctor visits so that you can be sure to address them with the doctor. It is easier to keep a list somewhere than to try to remember it all once you are at the doctor's office. [/QUOTE]
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