I feel bad for the guy - he was a dick, but still. How stressful and icky.

Do you think he didn't do it? Because he's worse than a dick if he beat somebody up.

I'd never heard of it [epidural] in a non-childbirth context.

Knee surgery and vasectomies also.

Jury's still out on yesterday's procedure. Despite sedation it was very painful, and I have restricted vertical movement of my head. But laterally seems improved.

Unfortunately the soreness exacerbated the migraine I'd been having since Wednesday, so I hauled my ass out of bed in the wee hours of this morning to go to the ER. Where I learnt that Dr. Baraff will no longer be authorising any pain meds for me. I have a chronic condition and "his" ER doesn't treat those. He's also sending an email telling my migraine specialist to stop sending me there.

I can't lie--I did envision a scenario or two in which he was in need of what I do, and I could turn him down for an equally weighty rationale. But wishes never fulfill like that, do they?

Aside from his decision, he was particularly shitty wrt talking to me--just discharged me without notice or discussion. I had to choose to wait on him for almost an hour more to get the justification above. He's not even a professional shithead.

The Public Library of Law has state records too.

Do you think he didn't do it? Because he's worse than a dick if he beat somebody up.

I don't know. He did/does have a pretty hot temper. But, I can't see him attacking someone. He's not a big guy - not that that has a lot of weight to it - but I can't see him physically hurting someone unless really pushed. And the types of tenants he has can really really push.

Where I learnt that Dr. Baraff will no longer be authorising any pain meds for me. I have a chronic condition and "his" ER doesn't treat those. He's also sending an email telling my migraine specialist to stop sending me there.

WTF? So...you're supposed to see a pain specialist after midnight? How's that supposed to work?

So...you're supposed to see a pain specialist after midnight? How's that supposed to work?

I wish he'd gone into detail. But pain specialists don't have the resources to treat migraines ad hoc, so that would be little help to me anyway.

As far as I can tell, the ER is the only group sitting on on-demand dilaudid/benadryl/compazine/keterolac, and he's decided he's not sharing. Because my need is chronically on-demand.

Crap. Fraudlent activity on our debit cards. Debit cards are cancelled. No Christmas shopping this weekend.

Dr. Baraff is an asshole. I hope he develops a nasty, painful and chronic condition himself. Of course, he'd probably just write his own scripts and not have any problem getting treatment. Fucker.

The Public Library of Law has state records too.

::adjusts law librarian cap::

That database, and most others, don't have trial court records (charges, transcripts, jury verdicts, etc). They have opinions (only, no briefs, etc.) from appellate courts - these opinions have precedent. Trial court opinions don't set precedent and are only binding for the two litigants involved, and they're not generally published.

eta: PACER does have other filings, like briefs and motions, that when I started in the biz you had to go to the court for -- thus my appreciation.

::takes off cap, goes back to reading the Internets::

ita, I hope the surgery worked, and I hope your doctor rips Dr. Baraff a new asshole. I'd write a letter to the hospital administrator (or ombudsman) and publish it widely, but I'm rude.

Dr. Baraff is an asshole. I hope he develops a nasty, painful and chronic condition himself.

Something WAAAAAAAAY up his arse would be good.

Sorry about the debit cards, Cash-- what a shitty thing to have happen right now.

Something WAAAAAAAAY up his arse would be good.

You mean besides his head? It's already there.