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Posted by Shortelise on August 9, 2005, at 0:01:58
How did your appt go? Are you ok?
ShortE
Posted by kerria on August 9, 2005, at 9:16:16
In reply to Kerria, posted by Shortelise on August 9, 2005, at 0:01:58
(((((ShortE)))))
It was horrible. i don't have good communication with parts- working on that in therapy now- before i went to hospital i tried to think of the best part to be there during the procedure.
When i arrived at the hospital my nurse was talking about a camping trip so my outdoor part that hikes and goes camping and is unfearing came out and it was going well.
Then the nurse had trouble with putting IV and asked my dr to do it. It triggered me so much - he got so angry and started swearing because he wasn't familiar with the design of the needle and it broke.in the procedure room where they took me with the flouroscope they told me to lie on stomach and dr gave his medication choices and said not to give the sedation that was agreed upon beforehand - Last month i panicked-couldn't have the procedure because they delayed the sedation. He told me to take my usual valium before- from my psych Dr- and that was enough. i tried to change his mind there- in that position but he wouldn't agree, saying that he needed me 'there'.
It was so horrible- to be so out of control. The needle hurt so much when they put it in. The nurse kept saying that i was ok - but i wasn't ok- i was crying for my teddy bear, i was afraid i was going to die and i wanted to go home.
Then i lost time and was in the recovery room and everything from the waist down was numb. i thought they had made a mistake and i would never walk again . The nurse came and said it was just the anesthetic.
The dr came and told me that the steroid would begin to work in 3-7 days and continue for days, weeks or months to relieve pain. He said to call the office today to schedule another one in two weeks. It took two hours for the anesthesia to wear off enough so i could walk. Then my h took me home.
i don't know how i can ever have it again. i don't want to have anything . It's so unfair that i have no choices at all. i can't find any dr yet to believe me or treat me without abusing me. AS soon as they find i have PTSD , DID they assume it's psychosomatic pain. It's not.
tears. i can't go through this abuse again.tears.
i wish that the pain was somewhere else. It's so unfair that they stop looking for the physical cause.Feel not safe now. i never want to call this dr again . i can't find anyone to treat me and so tired of the triggering humiliation of being at doctor's mercy and all the abuse. i swera he was trying to torture and terrify me so i wouldn't go back.
so tired of it. i don't want to have anything ever again.
not feeling safe nowkerria
Posted by cricket on August 9, 2005, at 9:40:37
In reply to Re: Kerria, posted by kerria on August 9, 2005, at 9:16:16
(((((Kerria)))))))))
It's done now. It's over. Hold onto the little ones and tell them they did a great job and you know how scared they were.
I hope the pain stops soon. I'm still praying.
I know how it feels to want to choose the part that handles something. It doesn't often work for me either :-(
But maybe, you and I, maybe we're making progress. We're talking about it and that's got to be good.
Cricket
Posted by Shortelise on August 9, 2005, at 13:03:21
In reply to Re: Kerria, posted by kerria on August 9, 2005, at 9:16:16
((((((kerria))))))
I'm so sorry.
ShortE
Posted by fairywings on August 9, 2005, at 14:07:50
In reply to Re: Kerria, posted by kerria on August 9, 2005, at 9:16:16
You should be so proud of yourself for making it through all of this. You're right it was horrible, and I hope it relieves your pain. It's so unjust that people can be so unfeeling, so uncaring, and so judgemental. Shame on that doctor for behaving so badly in front of you and not doing what was agreed to!
What about getting a referral from someplace like the Amen Clinic or The Menninger Clinic for a pain specialist who would be sensitive to someone with PSTD?
(((hugs to you)))
FW
Posted by fairywings on August 9, 2005, at 14:10:15
In reply to Re: Kerria, posted by kerria on August 9, 2005, at 9:16:16
Kerria,
I did a search on Google using
pain specialist+PTSD
and got a lot of results. Maybe if you did
pain specialist+PTSD+ your city and state
you'd get more.hope that helps,
FW
Posted by kerria on August 9, 2005, at 17:39:36
In reply to Re: Kerria » kerria, posted by fairywings on August 9, 2005, at 14:10:15
(((((ShortE)))))
(((((Cricket)))))(((((Fairywings)))))
Please can you say where the Meninger clinic and the Amen clinic was?The problem with having PTSD and chronic pain- especially if it's pelvic - is that every dr assumes that it's psychosomatic and they won't treat you with anything that will help the pain.
i'll try the google search anyways - i'm so tired of being at the mercy of these drs. T's on vacation this week. i'm seeing my psychiatrist Thursday. He's on my side about half the time. The rest of the time he's nice to me so my parts come out to talk, he pretends to understand but i don't know what he tells my other drs.
we really need to have pain resolved in a less traumatic way. i wish i could be honest with my self. A part called that terrible dr back and is still going to see him for medicine - i'm forced because no one else will prescribe. He keeps threatening not to EVERY time i see him. It's too upsetting. i can't take it. So angry with him and myself for letting him a. me like that.
Thanks for being there,
kerria
Posted by Poet on August 10, 2005, at 22:45:35
In reply to Re: Kerria, posted by kerria on August 9, 2005, at 9:16:16
(((((((((Kerria))))))))))
I am so sorry that you are still in pain. Don't give up trying to find a doctor who can help you. You (every part of you!) deserves respect and full attention. I like the suggestion of internet searching for pain expert doctors in your area.
Maybe the shot you had takes some time to work? I'm not familiar with them, so I don't know if it's supposed to work right away. No matter what you need to see a doctor who is going to listen to you and not immediately jump to conclusions based on your psych issues.
Let us know how you are doing.
Poet
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