Posted by RN320 on March 10, 2007, at 17:35:39
In reply to Yay!!!! » RN320, posted by jammerlich on March 10, 2007, at 14:34:07
Thanks for your kind and supportive words. I feel very honored that he's chosen me as one of the first patients that will be seeing him weekly. He had mentioned to me on the phone that there were some patients that had really tried to manipulate and pull some crazy stunts during his recovery (designed to get his attention) and that he knew that he could not deal with them in his current status. He said that it's really hard, because as a T you can't possibly like every patient that you're treating, but you also have a responsibility to provide treatment. He said that his current limitations make it easy to keep the most difficult patients for him to handle at bay until he's feeling comfortable to take them all back on. He told me that his decision on who he would work with right away was based on need (which means he's read at least parts of my chart). He also sent me an email telling me that he had spoken with my pdoc about the "beyond excruciating" pain that I'm in (and not handling very well). It's nice that my docs all tell me that I'm not being a baby; that trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most painful conditions that exist, but other than all kinds of major Schedule II drugs that don't work very well, no one's been able to tell me how to cope with this horriffic pain. I was so relieved to hear from him about this because he said that he'd be coordinating with my pdoc and Internist as of MOnday on how I'm managing, and that he felt that he could help me with coping strategies. He said that he would work along with everyone else to make sure that I get the best pain management possible, since this type of pain has really had an effect on the depression and I've had a big increase in suicidal ideation when I'm getting hit with these waves of pain all in a row. I know that he'll be able to help me, and I'm so relieveed that I get to see him on Monday. He's a great guy as well as a T (at least I think so.)
I'll try to remember to post the results of my appt with him on Monday.
Thanks again,
/m
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