Okay what's done is done, but would love to know what I might have been able to do for future reference... But last Friday I was admitted to the hospital to have my gall bladder removed, the attack came from no where, I hadn't had any problems or signs or symptoms until it was almost to the point of bursting.

Highly infected and littered with innumerable stones as the surgeon put it. Altogether it might not have been so bad, however, in the process of being admitted I ended up missing doses of my muscle relaxants and anti-convulsants, hadn't gotten those back on track when the surgery also screwed up my doses, and then they chose an antibiotic that was affected by my zanaflex so I couldn't take it at all during the 4 days I was in the hospital.

This has left me, I believe, far worse for wear. They had my blood pressure running all over the place with lows in the fifties and highs in the 200s within 30 minutes or so of each check. The welfrin (so?) shots they gave me to avoid clotting all bruised and started bleeding terribly, probably because of the continual spasms that at times were lifting me off the bed.

In short a truly miserable experience. I am home now and my meds are getting back on track but now my last good arm has had enough, and I'm racked with more pain through my right shoulder than through my bruised and bloodied stomach.

What can one do to express to the nurses and doctors just how important their medication regime is? I understand that many of the nurses are looking at it as "pain pills" but for me my body can't avoid injuring itself if there's nothing to stop the muscles. It's not that the pills "kill" my pain, I mean yes they help with the pain and a good deal, but it's not a coverup like opites, it's because they're stopping the source.

Is there anything I can do in the future to prevent such a thing? Has anyone else had similar problems? And how do you keep from being severely disgruntled when now I'll have to likely undergo an MRI of my right shoulder only to find something got torn during my 4 days of torture?