I NEED HELP, PLEASE SOMEONE TRY TO GIVE ME ADVICE? I'm just going u all know what happened yesterday. Well actually one week ago I had a ganglion cyst burst. I've had it before and last time it went away there was no pain, nothing. This time when it burst my arm got cold. It was in my right palm, dominant hand. So I thought it was nothing, then my index finger started to hurt like it was bruised, then my palm started to feel like I had little cuts on it but there were none. Yesterday the pain was unbearable, I was afraid to go to the ER because I didn't know what I would say to the opates. That was the very first thing I did. My arm felt like there was a turnequate wrapped around it. Well I sat there for 6 or 7 hours. The doc finally came in, looked at my hand not my arm, I was completely in tears at that point. He said I had a lot of inflammation that was irritating the nerves. Then he got a page and started talking to a friend!!!!!!!!!!!!
After he got off the phone he asked me if I wanted anything for pain, The big moment had arrived, I SAID NO
He then looked at me and said since YOU are refusing medication we can't do anything else. I was floored to say the least. After he called the bone specialist they did take x-rays, and the lady said the only good that might have come out of this is that I can probably get an earlier appointment.
They were so rude, I didn't even get a room, bed or whatever. I had to sit in the consultation room.
I have never been treated that way before. The only time someone came in was when I went out and asked for them.
This does't seem right.
The one thought that is in my head is, IS MY BRAIN TRYING THAT HARD TO CONVINCE ME I'M IN THIS MUCH WEIRD PAIN? I even asked the physicians assistant and she had no clue.
:confused:But how can a doctor say since you are refusing medication we can't help you? That just doesn't seem right. Anyone have any ideas or thoughts. Is it my brain, I could deal with that.

i know how you feel ER doctors in my experience are useless if your going to the ER only expect to get some drugs and kicked out they won't actually help your problems they will refer you to someone who will but if it isn't life threating they are just going to give you a script and send you home it sucks i know sounds to me you were in real pain and if they didn't think it was life threating i'd just play it by ear and see if it gets any better but thats just me i wouldn't want to be back at day 1 all over again so i'd fight to the bitter end well hope you feel better

Thanks for the replies, I also have another post about this somewhere around this board. I really don't think there is an answer except to wait out this pain. And it is painful. I can't get any real cleaning or typing/writing done. When I get upset I know it gets worse. I tense up which isn't good for the muscles. The ER is not a place to go if you are not on your death bed. I just thought I might have gotten a little more support with my decision. I did not expect rudeness when I said no to the opiates. In fact that's what made me angry. "Since I refuse treatment and medicine" ***
can you see I'm still mad?

I alsohave to say I feel so bad for the person next to me. I along with everyone else in that area were able to hear the whole situation from the docs and security. Apparently it was going to be involuntary, he was not loud at all, it was the docs, and nurses etc. I felt so bad for him. Security stood outside his room and kind of loudly told him to take his pants and shirt off. Isn't there a hippa and privacy law. I feel so bad for the guy. I wanted to say something but was afraid they'd send security to me.
Well back later.