vickythecat
Senior member
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2017
- Messages
- 366
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 01/2013
- Country
- EU
- State
- Earth
Hi,
I've had broken bones in my youth and my parents did not take me to the ER. So I suppose that made me think that the ER is for really urgent and serious life or death cases, and a broken/sprained finger/ankle/wrist etc. can be handled during a regular doctor's visit. I know that was a very extreme point of view, but it confuses me to this day as to when to go to the ER.
This confusion is also made worse as I have been hearing from more and more people that they go to the ER for general pain. Someone I know who also has fibromyalgia, in fact, goes to the ER a couple of times a year.
Now I know pain is very a personal experience - but even on my worst days, a visit to the ER has never really come to my mind. I am more of the 'wait this out, if it doesn't go away, book an appointment with a doctor' type. I also do not like to interact with people due to my severe social anxiety. A crowded ER, all the nurses, the attention, the noises, the questions - the idea alone makes me feel worse.
So what do you think about going to the ER?
And if anyone has gone for fibro/pain related issues, have they really been able to help you?
(I know it also depends on your health care system/insurance. In my case, it is. The hospital nearby is a private one and I don't have the right insurance for that, so it would cost me buckets of money. If it wasn't, would I have gone there on my worst days/post-surgery days, I don't know?)
Thanks!
I've had broken bones in my youth and my parents did not take me to the ER. So I suppose that made me think that the ER is for really urgent and serious life or death cases, and a broken/sprained finger/ankle/wrist etc. can be handled during a regular doctor's visit. I know that was a very extreme point of view, but it confuses me to this day as to when to go to the ER.
This confusion is also made worse as I have been hearing from more and more people that they go to the ER for general pain. Someone I know who also has fibromyalgia, in fact, goes to the ER a couple of times a year.
Now I know pain is very a personal experience - but even on my worst days, a visit to the ER has never really come to my mind. I am more of the 'wait this out, if it doesn't go away, book an appointment with a doctor' type. I also do not like to interact with people due to my severe social anxiety. A crowded ER, all the nurses, the attention, the noises, the questions - the idea alone makes me feel worse.
So what do you think about going to the ER?
And if anyone has gone for fibro/pain related issues, have they really been able to help you?
(I know it also depends on your health care system/insurance. In my case, it is. The hospital nearby is a private one and I don't have the right insurance for that, so it would cost me buckets of money. If it wasn't, would I have gone there on my worst days/post-surgery days, I don't know?)
Thanks!