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Anyone else end up going to the ER often because of severe pain?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 4 7:03am | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Hello, @kaki068, yes, I have had bad ER experiences, with one being a misdiagnosis (or a lie, not sure which is worse for the doctor), and another time I was scolded like a child (I'm retired, so not a child). Then even when they are trying to do the right thing at the ER, I still end up there many hours more than I should have been there.
It definitely seems they are very worried about getting in trouble for people that are just looking for drugs. Not a single medical professional I saw in that time frame even brought up pain management the entire 2 1/2 years from July 2023 until November 2025.
I had severe low back and flank pain on my right side that started in July of 2023, and the ER visits I've done were a couple of the worst experiences I've had in this medical nightmare I've been in for more than 2 1/2 years now.
Long story short, I just had spinal fusion surgery in November. A spine surgeon I found (I've found every doctor I've been to on my own, as no one volunteers anything these days) told me the disc at L5-S1 had collapsed on the right side, and I had been bone-on-bone this entire time. He removed the disc and performed the fusion at L5-S1.
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@marcd2k Oh no! That’s horrible! I’m so sorry you’ve had such horrible experiences. I understand about being treated like a child at the ER which really only causes additional stress (and anger) to the already bad situation. Thank goodness you were able to find help (even if it was on your own!) I’ve been struggling and searching for help for my chronic, excruciating thoracic and lumbar spinal pain for almost eight years. Thank god I have a doctor who will prescribe enough pain medication for me (even if it doesn’t always alleviate all my pain.) It’s incredibly frustrating to be treated so poorly by a medical “professional” when I was one myself for about fifteen years. (Assistant to an ophthalmologist/surgeon) I understand what they are trying to say but I really believe some of them have chosen the wrong profession.