Re: I don't know what to do..

From: Marla (onery1@soltec.net)
Mon Oct 7 16:30:46 2002

May I just add that when I go alone and get angry or upset (cry) I'm dismissed as overemotional. But when my Mom went with me and hollered ... they Listened Carefully. 

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Marla


At Mon, 7 Oct 2002, ELEFUN4@aol.com wrote:
>
>I am so so sorry for your pain. I know exactly how you feel! I can't count
>the number of times I have cried, or wished just to die so that the pain
>would go away. It really sounds to me like you need a new group of doctors. I
>found that when my husband went with me to the doctor to discuss my pain the
>doctor really listened to him, and stopped looking at me like some pill
>popper-you know "the look" these doctors can give you as they roll their
>eyes!!  When you have an advocate go with you to explain how much they see
>you hurting it seems to really impact the doctor and it is harder for him to
>blow you off. Take someone with a really strong personality, and it helps to
>have printed out some of the pain medicine information you get on this board,
>and take it with you. Discuss what you know, and show him how much you hurt.
>I have broken down in tears in my doctor's office, if they see you as a
>person with feelings it is harder to ignore you.

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