spiritofsal

Hi, yea I would definitely mention it to your doctor. I would just tell him the truth, that you didn't want er to think you were after pain meds, and thought your own pain meds would take care of the pain. Make sure you tell him of all your new pain, as maybe something else is going on. And don't be afraid to tell him that you need stronger pain medications.

I can totally understand your fears about er. I too, do not go there as often as I should for extreme flare-ups, or excruiating headaches I get occasionally. I remember the last time I went to er for a really really bad headache. They put me in a room right away, and thought maybe if I laid there with the lights off it would help. My daughter had brought me there. Well, they forgot I was back there, my daughter was sooooo mad. I couldn't believe it. I was almost throwing up the pain was so bad. They never did give me anything strong enough to take it away. I told them to forget it, I just wanted to go home. I knew what they were thinking, and I was sick of being thought of that way. I'll suffer through the next few days rather than have them treat me like that. I am not going to beg for pain medications. I went home and cried & cried. For me to go the er is a last resort, and is not something I wanted to do but I just couldn't take the pain anymore. While what they gave me took the edge off, I still should have been given something else or in addition to what they gave me. My quality of life has to suffer because of others. Oh well. Just wanted you to know you are not alone. GBU

Sally