My Second ER Visit, and Some Good News... Finally!

August 12, 2008

Hi all:

First, I'd like to say thanks to all those who have given me words of

encouragement and said such sweet things during this difficult time. You truly

make it easier to bare. I am truly blessed and honored to know each and every

one of you.

So, here's what happened.

This morning, the head of the ER, Dr. , called me to ask how I was doing

and how satisfied I was with the way I was treated. I told him that I was not

pleased that there had been a " miscommunication " about whether or not I was to

be given meds for pain. I told him that the nurse told me that the doctor told

him that I was to get steroids for pain and then, when those didn't work, the

doc said he couldn't give me anything else due to my blood pressure being low.

I explained that this was odd to me, since my blood pressure had only been taken

one time, at triage, and it was not low. Then, I told him about the nurse

saying, " You didn't look like you were in much pain to me... "

So, he says he'll send the complaint up the line to admin, and if I need

anything, come on back.

Things got so bad about 2:00 I decided to go in. This time, it was a completely

different scenario.

I was immediately taken into triage, my vitals taken and immediately put into a

room. The doctor came in, and by this time, I was in so much pain I was barely

conscious. The doctor talks to me and reviews what happened last night. I

asked him, in a rather slurred voice, " Dr., what exactly is " a Lupus thing? " He

just laughed and said he didn't know.

I want a T-Shirt that says, " I have a Lupus thing. "

He told Rod that I looked like I was in severe pain and he'd give me something

for it. He also took more blood and ran labs, stat. One...two...three... shots

of a Dilaudid/Morphine/Valium/Compazine cocktail and I am feeling no pain!

And what do you know... I have an infection of the blood. He gave me IV

antibiotics and a script for injectable antibiotics and sent me home... He told

me if my pain got bad again to come on back and I won't even have to go through

Triage... I can live with that.

I hope everyone is having a less-pain day.

I love you all.

--

Dodge

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