My Emergency Room Horror Story [View all]

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I fell and have a hairline fracture on my right hip. I was taken by Squad to the ER. When I arrived I was in pain because they had me strapped to a backboard. I was in tears because I had fallen a couple of years ago and have 2 herniated discs I very rarely ask for pain intervention. I take motrin and occasionally tylenol for breakthrough pain. I had a total open hysterectory, in June and was prescribed pain killers, my mother passed just 2 weeks after I had to give her CPR and injured myself I started bleeding and was in pain the ER Nurse noticed the blood and put me in a room to be seen after they pronounced my mother I was such a mess that they gave me blood and IV medication. The ER Dr sent me home with Ativan and Oxycodone. Now to my ER visit last night. When I first got there everyone was attentive and caring. Registration came in and registered me, all the sudden the attitude of the staff changed. The Dr came in told me his name followed by I will not give you any narcotics I said OK I didn't ask for any. This is before they even gave me an x-ray. I was a bit confused and hurt by the way he talked to me. When the x-rays came back they told me I had a hairline fracture.Before I was dismissed they sent an Addiction Specialist to talk to me about my drug seeking behavior. I asked what drug seeking behavior? She said you have had quite a few prescriptions for narcotics and anxiety medication and this is your 2nd fall in the last 18 months, the Dr feels you are harming yourself to obtain dangerous narcotics. I was told that It would be charted and shared with area ER's and Urgent Care facilities that I exhibited drug seeking behaviors in their opinion. I was offered treatment I obviously refused because I am not addicted to narcotics. I am sure that was charted too. Where do I go from here? I plan on talking to my GP tomorrow but don't know what else I can do.