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inquimous 2 points ago +2 / -0

This is the truth, everyone is compartmentalized and intervening in someone elses assignment is usually not appreciated or worse. I'm concerned that you've been on a medical floor too long, though. Try to move to surgery or something.

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Projectedsoulimage 0 points ago +2 / -2

My life is going through a really rough patch and im hyper sensitive. My thyroid level is low and I have no energy and they just got me on a new dose (had it taken out recently). My gallbladder bisnbad and has been causing me pain for months and I get it out on Jan 5th. I have a thoracic back hernia causing me pain for the last 7 years that nothing has worked on and I had been doing ok on pain management meds and had been walking a few miles a couple days a week then earlier this year the pain shot up and I can barely make it through my job and my activity level has gone to nothing. An epidural lasted 2 weeks of a breather then it was back to the marathon. I'm going across state at the end of the month to plead a doc to operate on me. A week ago my wife had an ectopic pregnancy and her fallopian tube ruptured and she came very close to dying. I'm supposed to be the one taking care of her now and our kids, but moving is painful and life is like a nightmare I can't wake up from. I suffer from depression too and am on meds for it and my mind goes on quite the roller coaster ride at any given point throughout the day and I've been quite erratic. I'm hoping this next year goes better.

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inquimous 1 point ago +1 / -0

Good heavens. You must be tough to have gotten through so much. So much pain causes depression regardless of other factors and between the two it's easy to get hooked on meds and add another problem. I hope you can find someone to help you sort things out and get your footing. God bless.

edit: And seriously, medical floors are frustrating and depressing. In view of your back pain, you might think about working in an office or something.