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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, boy. I had an emergency c-section at a hospital an hour and a half away from my home (long story). My OB made a mistake on my prescription for Percocet when I was discharged, so the pharmacy wouldn't fill it and Advil wasn't cutting it. [b]She told me the best thing to do was go to the local ER. (We all thought it would be faster than my husband driving 3 hours round-trip to her office - you can't call in Percocet)[/b]

So I did, and was treated so horribly that I walked out in tears. My milk had just come in, I was in pain with a fresh incision and newborn, and the ER doc told me he "thought I was just looking for oxy." I've never been so ashamed and horrified in my life.[/quote]

That was just shitty advice from the doctor, who knew perfectly well that it was going to take a hell of a lot longer than 3 hours to get in and out of an ER.  Especially considering you didn't have any true medical emergency- you just need a scrip re-written.  And this is the problem- an ER is not the place to go to get a scrip re-written.  It's for medical emergencies.  You were only doing what your doctor advised you so I don't fault you, but that's insane of her to say "oh yeah, post partum mom in a lot of pain, just go to the ER and ask them to re write the prescription instead of having your husband drive up here and get a new one while you rest comfortably at home with your baby for the next few hours".  [/quote]

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