A positive RLS moment when least expected

[ziggypiggy]

About three years ago I admitted myself to the psyche ward at the hospital. Not the best place to be if you are an RLS sufferer. None if your comforts are available, no phone, early curfews, a strange roommate and being locked in at night. Pretty claustrophobic situation.

Of course my medications transferred through and I was giving my regular dose of nighttime opiate for RLS. The problem was I was basically in my bed all day with severe depression. As expected my daytime RLS was aweful. I explained to the attending physician my situation that I was suffering Severe RLS during the day from being bed ridden and that I would like a daytime dose to help me cope. I thouroughly expected a no or at best an "I'll think about it". Instead he just said "that makes sense I'll have that adjusted". I was floored! Gave him a your my hero look as he left.

I still fear hospitals because any extended stay in a bed there brings dread, but on this one trip it turned out all right.

Thanks Doc.

[musicforme1]

I wonder why you were in bed all day. it doesn’t seem right. Depression is helped by being outdoors. In a garden or better still gardening. You need fresh air and sunlight. I hope you feel better soon.

[Jumpey]

Thank goodness for good doctors. Hope you are better now.x

[Rfranklin38]

I know how hard it is to cope in the day time also. At age 83 I cannot stay on my feet all day I took took the extras very carefully but still got in trouble with pharmacy.

[Pagan707]

There are some brilliant commuted and caring Doctors and nurses out there. I have a great Pain Team at the hospital but my GP is an ego driven twat who thinks he is God. He doesn’t listen, talks over me and doesn’t follow through with health plans, constantly claiming he never received letters from consultants. My last Dr of over twenty years was superb, attentive, informed and treated me like a human being with knowledge of what is happening to my body. After my next prescription in two weeks time he is toast and I will be asking for a new GP. He has intimated that one of my chronic conditions, fybromygelia, doesn’t even exist. How can you be treated by someone with that fixed outlook? I’m glad you’ve got the meds you need. 😃

[sbark87]

Hi i also had a stay in the hospital as you said not good place to be with rls. Some of them are great i smoked then and couldn't sleep at night even with meds id have to get out and walk about i had a nurse with me 24 hours a day if i asked they would take me out of the grounds for a smoke no matter what the time was . im sure they could have got in trouble but im sure they could see the pain of my RLS some do care not all im so glade you found one that did. take care