Re: thanks for the information !!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

My daughter is hurting so bad and they increased her demerol to 75

every 3 hrs. In the mean time were still waiting the transfer to

Dallas for help. She had a nurse to come in her room today and tell

her she was going to destroy her liver if she didn't get off the

pain meds.<<<<

Demerol is not a good pain med. The metabolites build up in the body

and may cause seizures. Many hospitals do not even use Demerol

anymore, especially day after day. This is not said to scare you,but

to have you ask her doctor for a better pain med, such as Dilaudid,

or even Methadone. The concern is NOT to get her OFF the pain meds

when she NEEDS them for PAIN...but to get her on a safer pain

medication. I am glad you confronted that nurse, she needs

continuing education on proper pain mangement. If someone states

that to you again, tell them, " If she had a high blood sugar, no one

would hesitate to give her insulin....why is giving her PAIN

medicine, for her PAIN any different?? " I hope she is doing better.

Take Care,

Debbie L.

[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie,

I would talk to the nurses supervisor or contact the hospital administrater to

file a complaint. Your daughter should not have to go through what she is.

THat nurse is being unethical.

Hope this helps

Patty

Corydon, IN

[Guest guest]

Hospitals have a patient advocate. I have had to use them twice at

different hospitals because of treatment that I was / wasn't

getting. They care, and they listen and something does get done,

well it did in both my instances.

[Guest guest]

To the concerned mother -

No patient should have to be criticized by their nurse while a patient in the

hospital. That nurse took full advantage of your daughter's pain, youth and

impaired physical condition to spew her own misguided doctrine, and her

conduct should not be overlooked. Unfortunately, there are a few bad apples

in every bag, and your daughter had the misfortune to meet one. I'm glad that

you confronted the nurse about her unethical conduct, but would also suggest

that you lodge a formal complaint, in writing, to the Chief of the Nursing staff

and the hospital administrator. If you don't do this, this nurse will just

continue

to belittle other patients, and ruin what is supposed to be a caring, nurturing

profession.

It is not this woman's business, in any way, to comment on the medication that

was prescribed for your daughter by the attending doctor, nor should she

delay a request from the patient to speak with that doctor. Whether or not the

medication is appropriate, under those circumstances, is a decision that lays

in the doctor's jurisdiction, and no one else's.

Your daughter has a chronic pain condition that IS going to require pain

medication at certain times in order for her to function. It's as simple as

that,

and anyone that tries to tell her, or you, otherwise, doesn't know anything

about the management of chronic pancreatitis. The sooner that she is able to

find treatment with an experienced pancreatic gastroenterologist, the better off

she will be. You mentioned Dallas in your post, and I don't know if that means

that you're in Texas, or whether that was just your destination, but we do have

a few specialists in the Houston area in our database files that you may be

interested in. If you're in another part of the country, there are other

specialists in the database for other parts of the country, or we could

recommend specialsts in Indiana, South Carolina, or Florida, to name a few.

If you've already written in concerning this, I apologize. I've been offline

for a

few days and haven't yet had time to read through all the posts since I read

this post regarding your daughter's treatment by this nurse.

Please keep in touch with us and let us know how we can help. I hope your

daughter is doing better in these last few days and that she finds the help she

needs.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina State Rep.

SE Regional Rep., PAI

http://pancassociation.org/anthology.htm#Heidi

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or opinion,

and should not be substituted for consultation with a medical professional.