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Originally Posted by myheadhurts33  New to the boards, so hello! Been having killer migraines with vomiting. Take fioricet and vicodin es for pain, but when I have a major one, go to the ER. Went the other night and the doctor refused to give me narcotics. My husband had peeled me off the bathroom floor, drove me quickly to the er to drop me off and get back to our sleeping kids.....I called him to come back because they would not treat me. He called a neighbor over to watch the kids and came to talk to the doctor, who finally agreed to give them to me and told him that the reason he wouldn't at first was because I was alone at midnight and that is a sign of a drug seeker.....WHATEVER. I am still so distraught over the whole thing. My friend who is a nurse there told me to file a complaint.....wondering if it will even help. Anyone else had this problem and what should I do to avoid it next time? Seriously, I am 33, take about 60 pills a month prescribed from the same doctor, I hate taking meds, but HAVE to. The stress of a hospital migraine is enough, I can't take it if that happens again!!!!!!! Any advice appreciated. Thanks! |
Hello, welcome to the board.
I have had migraines for about 17 years now. I know first hand that the ER is the worst place to be with a migraine, usually very long waits and most of the time the doctors don't or won't treat a migraine properly. I did find an ER here in town that knows how to treat Status Migranious but sometimes the wait is very long. My advice to you is to work closely with your doctor and simply ask them what you should do if you need treatment and their office is closed. My nerologist puts me on home health for intractable migraines.
I did go to a ER one time, the one my nerologist is connected with, and that ER was awful. Before they even examined me they wanted a urine sample, never dawned on me why, I was in horrible pain and my mind just didn't think that way, dawned on me later that they wanted a drug screen.
Then I told them I had this migraine for over four days, and I told them who my nerologist was, they acknowledged knowing him, but went on to ask me what works for me, I told them what my nerologist usually orders at the home health level, and what another ER used once before, the doctor looked right at me and said "we won't be doing all that here"! Say what! So, I ask them to please call me nerologist, his office is only 3 blocks from the hospital, they told me "we dont do that"! So, they start an iv and gave me demerol and something for naseua, ask me 30 min. later how I feel, took the iv out and sent me on my way. My ride (hubby was not even there yet, he was on his way from work,) so I sat outside on the curb in front the hospital! Trying hard to stay awake, head still hurting. That was the worst experience I have ever had with an ER. My nerologist couldn't believe they treated me that way not to mention the fact that they would not call him, he said they call him for things so stupid it doesn't even warrant a phone call and not to call when I requested it was silly.
Yet, many physicans have come a long way in learning/treating migraine patients, how we were treated 20 years ago is even more appauling....
Best of luck.
Lori
hopsital migraines....... 
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