Apparently I’m a drug seeker
32M and I have recurring episodes of acute pancreatitis.
It’s due to alcohol abuse so I’m already prepare to be treated like crap in a healthcare setting, but AP is something else.
Sometimes I’m able to ride it out at home during a flare up, but their comes a point that the strong pain meds are truly needed.
Have you ever gotten the feeling that the ER docs think you are just seeking the drugs? Last time I went in, I told the doc that I’ve had several episodes of acute pancreatitis in the past and I’m sure that’s what this is. They hooked me up to a normal saline IV, drew blood to send to the lab, and took a CT image.
About 2 hours of suffering later, doc comes back with strong pain meds and says “wow, your lipase is very high and the CT shows inflammation. I think you have pancreatitis.”
Thank you, Sherlock.
Even though I go to the same facility each time and I’m sure they have access to my historical visits, they act like I’m faking until they see the blood labs themselves.
Any tips for getting them to act when I first show up? I’m not going there for fun.