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Originally Posted by ginnie
I had the same problem in the hospital after my spinal fusion. I was not getting enough to cut the pain as I was not receiving my usual amount to begin with. I wound up shaking, shivering, sweating, sick, the works. My surgeons nurse walks in and trys to tell me I am doing this to myself. I was too much in pain to respond to her much at all, I was furious! I thought hospitals had an obglitaion to make sure their patients are at least comfortable?. That night, I cried to my night nurse, a nice male nurse, He looked at my records and came in and said he understood why I was having so much trouble, that I had been on this medication for years. He gave me a shot of morphine, that allowed me relief, and I also watched the picture in front of me dance! He was the only who had mercy on me. It taught me a real lesson, that I need to address this with any physician before I submit to more surgery! The whole thing made me very angry. My pain was not controlled very well other than this night nurse. I now don't trust the hospitals to do the right thing by me. ginnie
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Ginnie,
I made sure I had the bladder surgery done with a doctor from the same hospital as my pain specialist. The surgeon had given my doctors name as the doctor to handle my pain meds. Unfortunately, the nurse didn't look and when I had asked for some of my regular meds, she said she would lower the IV she was giving me. I tried to explain things to her. Luckily two of my adult children were there and hurried to the desk to have my doctor called. This was immediately taken care of.
I didn't go as far as the chills, I just was starting to scream with pain. It happened so suddenly. One minute, I was jokiing with my family and then in a split second; the pain went out of sight. I try to make sure my pain doctor is at the same hospital; but you need the staff to read instructions.
I think one of my biggest fears is being rushed to some hospital where they do not understand the circumstances and allowed to go into withdrawal. As you know, I am on very high doses of Oxycontin (continuous) and Oxycodone (percocet) immediate breakthru. That is very frightening.
(ger)