Asking for input/advice
This latest leg pain and back is still severe pain but it seems to be taking a lot longer to get the pain to ease . The pain is lasting longer at high intensity. My doctor recommended ER visit yesterday when I updated on my condition. At the time it wasn’t any worse than what I described in the visit. I don’t think that they really understood the severity of the pain and the crippling effects, mainly because for whatever reason my pain wasn’t more than about a five until the x-rays. Then the pain level began to climb dramatically .
The closest ER I have a big distrust of . My experience with them leads me to believe that they would read my doctors notes and probably prescribe pain medication and send me out the door and back to my doctor.
I despise medications , the majority of them have never helped me and I just don’t like pills.
I am requesting input on this, I don’t trust my decision making, I also have the other issue of nobody in my support side. So getting released could be an issue being over 25 miles from home. What should I do?
@Iamwhoiamwhoami some insurance allows you to speak with a nurse on the phone. If you can do that it might be good. Of course they fall on the side of caution or maybe profit and the advice is always to go to urgent care or ER or visit your PCP. BUT talking with them can help you decide. For leg pain I would worry about things such as DVT or spinal disk compression. DVT could end in your lungs or heart failing or stroke. I’m not a doctor but if you’re in a good deal of pain you might want to get it addressed ASAP. 25 miles trip to medical facility is another issue that can be solved in some fashion and it shouldn’t be a major concern for you right now. You have to advocate for yourself if they are not treating you well at the ER. Let us know how you decided to proceed and how it went. We can’t give medical advice but we can at least “be here for you”.
Thank you, and yes I am very aware that medical advice is a non discussion topic. I just don’t trust my judgment on issues related to me. This ER does the phone thing also, but the times I have called in the past they say come in and get checked out. Usually it is a complete waste of money and time.
I am completely overwhelmed right now, I don’t advocate for myself very well, my anxieties on top of everything else I get frustrated and can’t open up enough to do so.
Too much info, sorry about that. Thank you for your input.