I Was Shamed by My Doctor for Being Black

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123. You would need security for me if you denied my loved one pain meds

when they are in pain. My mom has brain aneurysms (she has lived through 3 massive ruptures and has had at least 7-8 aneurysms over the last 20 yrs) and she has a shit load of pain. The neuro ICU docs have given her whatever she needs - she was afraid of becoming addicted so she downplayed how much pain she was in. But her regular neurologist of 15 yrs basically just pats her on the head and says there, there hysterical female when she tells him how much pain she is in. He missed a massive (fist sized by the time it ruptured) aneurysm despite her having symptoms for years and a past medical history of them.

My mom won't let me go to her dr appts with her because she is afraid I will beat him bloody. But you bet, if someone accused her of faking, and I as a family member know how much pain she is, I will get pretty upset.