Posted by Shortelise on December 14, 2004, at 18:31:13
Dear Fellow Babblers,
I am upset. Not tearing my hair out, nor weeping, nor anything else passionate, just upset.
There is a forum for a medical condition from which I suffer that I have been participating in for about two years.
Recently, someone wrote a fairly dire warning about a med that someone else had posted about having been given in ER. I was concerned that the person would flip out as the dire warning was about things that could occur after a single dose. It was not said, hey, you should go to your doc and talk about this - the med you were given can have some pretty scary after-affects.
I wrote this:
"It often annoys me when people write what Ms. X and Ms. Y have written, such strong warnings that scare a person. But, knowing them both as well as I do, I take seriously what they say. So, I Googled this med and it does seem like a scary one.
The doc you saw may have asked you all the right questions, may have had all the info needed to prescribe this med and KNOW that you would be ok with it. That is possible. And if so, he was right. You are ok. I didn't see any mention anywhere of a reaction days after from one dose.
But just to make sure, do you think maybe you should drop the doc a note about the med? Just in case he is unaware.
I am so glad this med worked for you and you are ok. I hope you don't panic about this - there is NO reason to panic according to what I have just read, and I read a whole bunch of stuff from a lot of different sites, all of the medical ones."
Ms. X wrote more about how horrible the med is, and I responded:
"Sorry, Ms. X, I can see you are annoyed by my post.
I guess that just happens sometimes."Next was from Ms. Y:
"It sounds like Ms. X and I have annoyed you in some way. If you think what this doctor ordered is appropriate, you have every right to post that opinion. I am just getting a passive-aggressive vibe from your responses here.
If I have overstepped my bounds and you have evidence that this drug is safe, appropriate and better than what Ms A (original poster) knows works (dilaudid), please post and correct me.The letter the drug manufacturer sent to the FDA is enough to scare the hell out of me. Why not you?"
I didn't respond at all after that.
I do not get it. I am always gentle, always kind, and always always as respectful of others as I know how to be.
Is it me, or is it them. And, I haven;t posted a single post there since Nov 29, and no one NO ONE has posted wondering where I am - and I often posted something every day. I had many warm contacts with many different people.
I'm hurt.
ShortE
poster:Shortelise
thread:429615
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20041209/msgs/429615.html