Hospitals
deejmemixx
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Sitting in one while tue wife gets cat scans, trying to figure out why she hurts so much. No kidney stones so far now waiting for the second scan, to see if it's infection or if the kidney ar blOckwd and not working. No worse feeling than a loved one hurting and there is nothing you can do. Been going on 2 weeks now, not knowing why and dealing with docters saying "well t seems to be"....
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And from me, as well.
Make that a big plus 3 bro , keep us informed if you can !
Add me to this list. I feel you.
Jumping in line here +15
I've been on both sides of this more times than I can remember. Torn muscles in my back cause it to spasm often, not as often as it once did, but still...OW!
But, having worked ER for >10 years, I can tell you, this is a diagnosis people HATE to hear. They're all sure that it's herniated disks, etc. I have to ask them, "OK, herniated disks are terribly painful, and so are muscles spasms. However, one of them can be about 8 times as painful as the other, which do you think you have?" They'll say "the most painful!", "Right! So, we're back to the muscle spasms, which could be compressing as many as 8 times the nerves as a single herniated disk!"
I've found that they're much more compliant after a large dose of valium, which is an excellent muscle relaxer, at this point I have to hope I'm working with a doctor with enough sense to realize that! And, to realize that dealing with peoples pain IS his job, and doesn't make him a "dope-peddler".
At any rate, good luck, bro, hope she's better soon.
Also Dj you have a PM
We'll all hope this doesn't happen. Another bad side effect of too many of certain pain killers is severe constipation. Vicodin, Norco, and others can lead to a bowel blockage that can be extremely troublesome. Try for non-narcotic pain meds, if possible.
Not saying all of this to scare you, but to let you know I know what it's like. It can be a pretty helpless feeling.
My thoughts are with you.