If you are among those who suffer from chronic pain and if someday due to excessive pain you land in the emergency room, then chances are likely that doctors will not take you seriously and treat you well. The reason is that they might think you are visiting the emergency room for fast treatment and you are actually not in a lot of pain. Pain is among those problems which you cannot show but only feel. In case of other problems like fracture or injury, doctor will treat you with utmost care and seriousness in the emergency room because your problem is visible. But in case of pain, you have to make them believe that you are actually suffering from a severe pain and you need to be treated in the emergency room. Sometimes, in such a case, you start fighting with doctors and nurses which can increase your problem. So how can a chronic pain patient convince the ER staff that he/she is really suffering from huge pain? Here are a few tips from the pain experts:
1. Visit a physician regularly
This helps a lot when you set foot in an emergency room. If you need to visit an emergency room, then your regular doctor can talk to the emergency room doctor and can easily convince him/her to believe that you are really having serious chronic pain, and that you should be treated in emergency room.
2. Show them that you have consulted a doctor before you go to ER
Before going to the ER, it is always advisable to contact your regular doctor, and if he/she suggests you to go to ER, only then go to ER. ER staff will listen to you more readily if you have called your doctor, and if your doctor has told you to go to the emergency room.
3. Bring a letter from your doctor
If you carry a letter from your physician with a diagnosis and current treatment then ER doctors will treat you easily. Make sure that you have your doctor’s name and phone number with you.
4. Bring a list of medications
Bring a list of your medications which your regular doctor has prescribed to you. The ER doctor can easily treat you after consulting the prescription.
5. Cooperate with emergency room staff
Instead of crying and fighting, try not to interrupt doctors and nurse on duty. You need their goodwill for an effective treatment.