I am so sorry you were treated that way. You do have a right, just as you stated not to have that done by a resident. The treatment you received should be reported to the hospital or facility that did the LP. You also have a right to human treatment, which I don't believe you received. I hope that the LP will reveal something to help you, make it worth what you went through. I don't like being a lab rat either. I was given an infusion (Ketamine, yes it worked) but I was not told what it was, just an epidural which is different. So I do know about feeling like a lab rat or experiment. How about a gerbil on the medical wheel. These doctors someday will be patients themselves, that is what they forget. Let the tables be tuned and I bet compassion will enter into the picture again. I will keep you in my prayers. ginnie