Hi All:
I went to the ER on 11/29/07 with a severe neck & migraine. I woke up around 4 a.m. with my neck in horrible pain. I couldn't move it at all, so I got in the shower hoping the hot water would loosen it. NOT! I crawled back to bed after taking a Norco and prayed to fall asleep. I fell asleep for 2 hours and woke up thinking is this the way its going to be forever? I still couldn't move my neck and when I tried my head hurt that much more...I finally gave in. I had my son call the Pain Doc office...hmmmm...answering machine with 10 seconds to leave a message. He left 4 messages on that machine. To this day no one has called. We also called the surgeons office left 2 messages. Finally, I gave in and said, "Please take me to the ER." No sooner did we leave for the ER did the srugeon call and said "You are doing the right thing in going to the ER." Once at the ER, several people were there with the Flu, they had to wear masks were the triage nurse orders.(she was kind of rude about it) I gave the nurse my slip (you have to write on a piece of paper why you are there)
1st question : why are you here? (severe neck pain & headache migraine.)
2nd question: Are you a pain clinic patient? (uh yes I am)
3rd question: Who sent you here? (my surgeon)
Then she said go back to the waiting area and wait, wait and wait...2 1/2 hours later I got called in...
The doctor took one look and said, "You need morphine/pheregan. I will call your surgeon, be right back."
The nurse came in with her wonder needle with "happy meds" hurt like hell but who cares when it will give me some relief.
The doctor came back and said the surgeon wants me to be in a collar until 12/06 and bed rest. Oh joy! I have plans...decorate a tree, some christmas shopping for my son and his birthday presents.
The surgeon called the next morning and asked how I was and to stay in the collar until 12/06, no xrays we will be talking about things, by the way, you need to get use to this kind of pain"...I guess this means we will be discussing surgery again...oh joy!
So I am taking the rest of the week nice & easy...I will be coming on to check in...
I went to the ER on 11/29/07 with a severe neck & migraine. I woke up around 4 a.m. with my neck in horrible pain. I couldn't move it at all, so I got in the shower hoping the hot water would loosen it. NOT! I crawled back to bed after taking a Norco and prayed to fall asleep. I fell asleep for 2 hours and woke up thinking is this the way its going to be forever? I still couldn't move my neck and when I tried my head hurt that much more...I finally gave in. I had my son call the Pain Doc office...hmmmm...answering machine with 10 seconds to leave a message. He left 4 messages on that machine. To this day no one has called. We also called the surgeons office left 2 messages. Finally, I gave in and said, "Please take me to the ER." No sooner did we leave for the ER did the srugeon call and said "You are doing the right thing in going to the ER." Once at the ER, several people were there with the Flu, they had to wear masks were the triage nurse orders.(she was kind of rude about it) I gave the nurse my slip (you have to write on a piece of paper why you are there)
1st question : why are you here? (severe neck pain & headache migraine.)
2nd question: Are you a pain clinic patient? (uh yes I am)
3rd question: Who sent you here? (my surgeon)
Then she said go back to the waiting area and wait, wait and wait...2 1/2 hours later I got called in...
The doctor took one look and said, "You need morphine/pheregan. I will call your surgeon, be right back."
The nurse came in with her wonder needle with "happy meds" hurt like hell but who cares when it will give me some relief.
The doctor came back and said the surgeon wants me to be in a collar until 12/06 and bed rest. Oh joy! I have plans...decorate a tree, some christmas shopping for my son and his birthday presents.
The surgeon called the next morning and asked how I was and to stay in the collar until 12/06, no xrays we will be talking about things, by the way, you need to get use to this kind of pain"...I guess this means we will be discussing surgery again...oh joy!
So I am taking the rest of the week nice & easy...I will be coming on to check in...
Babebahn..."Tongues don't have erasers"
Injured 1999 3 level anterior cervical fusion 2001
Settled Work Comp Case 2006 w/ Lifetime Medical Currently, C7-T1 is being watched will possibly need surgery front/back fusion from C3-T2, lower back needs another facet injection.
Injured 1999 3 level anterior cervical fusion 2001
Settled Work Comp Case 2006 w/ Lifetime Medical Currently, C7-T1 is being watched will possibly need surgery front/back fusion from C3-T2, lower back needs another facet injection.
