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Yay, I become a test subject in the local hospital. (startrek.website)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, get this. Yesterday night I broke my foot by dropping something real heavy on it. I knew something was slightly wrong, and I went to the local ER here to get it checked out. Broke my foot in 3 places, refused a cast (I'm into drumming again) and they reluctantly sent me on my way.

I've been dealing with a slight case of glass bones for the past 5 years now, it sounds dramatic, but it's just very, very low bone density. Broke my hand this year, broke 3 of my ribs this year, just by random silly accidents, and I just got a phone call from the hospital because apparently my pain charts are so underwhelming, they want to do a full check up and brain scan.

Broken foot on a scale of 1-10? 1. I actually tried drumming again today. Broken hand? 2. Ribs were sort of really annoying, I gave them a 4. The latter was supposed to be at least 8 according to them.

Now they want to know if I'm just used to a hell lot of pain or if there is a malfunction in my brain. I am actually curious.

Bit of a background: I broke so many of my bones in the years before I got ill. Used to skate a lot, did lots of self defense classes, so, even I wonder now what the heck is going on. ^^

AMA, btw. ^^

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

I just got out of a five-week hospital stay and I think giving the conservative estimate for your pain rankings is pretty helpful in being taken seriously when your pain actually gets bad.

Some of the roommates I got over that time were absurd. "What's your pain level at now?" "It's worse than earlier, it's at a 10." "A 10 is the worst pain you can imagine. You said your pain was at a 10 last time we talked." "Oh yeah, I mean it's got to be at a 10.5 or something now." Guy is clearly comfy sitting up in bed eating a meal.

There was one point where I was in so much pain and I gave a 9 which I think was accurate, and I suspect they may have taken more time to attend to me if I hadn't been trying to give genuine answers for my pain rankings through the previous couple weeks I had been there.