I guess I misunderstood your first post, but the way I read it this time the Lidocaine patches didn't stop your flare, but then your subsequent posts stated you had been out of them for two weeks?

I can completely understand your frustration at the hospital for not providing timely reimbursements for expensive meds. It costs $300 for a pack of 30 patches. Having them in may have kept you from going into a flare. Perhaps, you need to hire an attorney if you haven't already done so, or have the hospital provide certain medications directly.

The problem is that it's risky for an ER doc to prescribe opiates, or to give an injection to someone already being prescribed opiates. If a patient OD's as a result of his care, his medical license could be in jeopardy. In this case, he actually did treat you. In turn, you filed a complaint about the way he spoke to you, which might make your next visit even more difficult. As RSD/CRPS patients, the anecdotal evidence in this forum is that docs are often unprepared and unwilling to treat us in the ER. I'm not saying you don't have the right to go there, but it is likely only a matter of time before you are faced with the reality of receiving no help from an ER doc. He was doing what was expected of him by the medical board in WA, btw.

Please read this link: http://washingtonacep.org/Postings/e...linesfinal.pdf