Hello, I was just put on two new meds.(and long vent)

[amyrose2712]

I was recently in the hospital. I have a condition called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. It is pretty much what it sounds like. A cycle of vomiting. It is believed to be cause by some sort of underlying anxiety. Well, anyway, the only thing that helps it is a a very strong pain medication and a anti nausea meds. So long story short, I have been suffering with it for years, and have been on pain meds for quite a while on and off. Have been treated as a drug seeker, told i was crazy, it was in my head, I was making it up, or whatever. OK so, I was in the hospital that I had never been to, so instead of just getting the regular treatment I always get I had to have numerous consults, one of them being a psych consult. (Finally I get to the point, sorry just wanted to give some background)
So, I have this psych consult. I figure I was planning on seeing one anyway, so I talked to him. After about a 15 min conversation, he said he had some medication ideas and he wanted to look at my chart. Well, He went to the hall, while he was out there I needed to get out of bed and walk a bit so i went into the hall. He saw me out there and says to me loud enough for anyone in earshot to hear "I am stopping you pain med." This really took me by surprise. I asked him why he would do that, I am still having a lot of pain. And he starts giving me a lecture with an extremely condescending tone, telling me that I need to Detox an that I am simply addicted to the meds and that all I need is Psychiatric meds. I tell him that I have an appointment with Temple University GIs, ho specialize in CVS and that I wanted to ask them to refer me to a psych. so it will be easier for them to work together and the psych will understand the condition. It is a very hard thing to manage. And he laughed right in my face, and says very loud "Fine, I see you want to continue on the same path and do nothing to change" Now mind you this was in front of at least 20 people. And I am not so much upset with what he said (even if I didn't agree with it) But it was in front of everyone and he LAUGHED IN MY FACE!!!!!:grr: :nuke: :nuke: :grr:

I know I probably over reacted but it really broke me down and hurt me. I had only 5 minutes before felt very positive. So, he wants me to stop my med that the GI put me on, Elivil, and start on Abilify and Remeron. I did speak to his partner ,and she was much more understanding and easy to talk to. I mean did he expect to change 20 years of dealing with a disease in a 15 min consult? I'm not sure what I should do. I do have my appointment with the GIs tomorrow and I still plan to talk to them about it to. But I would love some input. UGH! Sorry so long and rambling.

[mopinko]

1. what a dick. was this his first day as a doctor or something?

even that is inexcusable. patient confidentiality should already have been drilled into his head. what an ass. i would seriously consider writing a complaint about that. he needs a lesson, like the kind you get from standing too close to the south end of a northbound mule.

pain care is so sticky. but i just hate these doctors who think that chronic pain is some sort of moral weakness. i wish it on them. see how high and mighty you can get when everything hurts all day.

and i do have to say thank you. i never heard of cvs, and wonder if my daughter has it. she has always had "an emotional stomach". throws up often. for a while we wondered if she was doing it to herself. she just had to have her gallbladder out, at 24, and spent most of the time it took to get her re-insured puking all day. i will be very interested to see if she is still vomiting after having the gb out. i will try to help her find some treatment for it if she does.
i had no idea. thank you for sharing with us.

[amyrose2712]

2. Thank you ...

I do hope it is not what she has. Although it is not life threatening, it can be dibilitating. It seems to manifest in children mostly, however, recently it has been seen more and more in adults. Here is a website :

http://www.cvsaonline.org/

[mopinko]

3. really interesting. i sent it on to her.

she has been to some of the top pediatric gi's and neurologists in the country, and nobody came up with this. she has migraines, too.
pretty interesting. hope she can get some relief.