I think I pissed off a nurse by asking for more anti nausea meds. I don't know if I'm fucking with her schedule or not, but when I told her that they had discharged me without ascertaining anything more than "still has a headache" it was me she looked irritated with, and me she pushed back on meds choice with.
I'm happy that I got most of the pain cocktail, and I'm not even going to fight for all, but anti emetics, seriously? No, I'm not trying to ruin your day by suggesting a combo of meds that has worked for me in the past, although I am being terribly self-centred.
So glad the PiToddler is still the Happiest Baby in the World!
I'm doing stupid freelance work, and what I have is fine, but I kind of promised some inspiration, and that's just not there. Ah well.
I think I pissed off a nurse by asking for more anti nausea meds.
You know how addicts are always trying to make off with the anti nausea drugs, ita.
Glad you got your pain cocktail at least.
Yeah, I'm not showing Matilda the Unicorn Cookbook.
I think I pissed off a nurse by asking for more anti nausea meds.
Would she rather you puked on her shoes? I expect it would make your head feel worse, though, so I won't suggest testing it. I'm glad you got your pain meds, anyway.
Yeah, I'm glad that the doctors didn't balk at the first dose, even if they didn't want to give me another. I just...I couldn't fight that initial fight. The second fight, well, fine. Maybe one day they'll do what they're asked to by my doctors, and increase the chances of me feeling well. But I can't afford to make myself feel
worse
fighting that battle right now. I don't have it in me.
The first nurse was really nice. She said she'd email the head of the ER on my behalf, asking them to straighten out my regimen, and also said I might want to wait around until the doctors changed shifts to see if I could get a second dose from a new doctor.
It was her replacement who was all "Well, why do you want PO compazine then??" Uh, to complement the IV zofran, since those are apparently the only two anti emetics you have in the hospital?
Actually, there is another. Phenergan, I think. I just couldn't remember the name of it at the time. I'm not sure why I've only gotten that once. They act like they only work with compazine, reglan, and zofran. And only the latter available in IV. But I did have IM phenergan once, and I vaguely remember it being decently effective. I need to remember to ask.
One of the doctors said, when refusing me the second dose "Well, it doesn't cost anything to wait and see." I did actually say "Well, I'm in pain, though." out loud, because I couldn't believe she'd said that.
Ah, well.
Argh. I'm glad you got some treatment, at least, but still, grr.
