Hey Marnie64
What a crappy situation to put you in. That really hasn't happened to me the way it happened to you, but when my mother was sick, and this was 6 yrs ago, she was dying from copd and some other things, I remember being in the hospital on this one occasion and she needed some pain meds, she was almost in tears and afraid to ask for something. I called the nurse and I get this look, she then says "well Mrs.******* rate your pain. At the time like I said my mother was dying. I became so irate. I went off on this nurse, I did do it politely. All the woman wanted was a pain pill and they wanted to question her and put her through the third degree for this. I had to fight tooth and nail to get her on decent pain meds while at home. They were worried about this 73yro woman getting addicted to something, never mind making her last few months comfortable. And to think this doc assist. thought 3 vics was WAY to much. I too have fibro and I can sympathize with you as I do know how painful it it. I also have nerve damage in my left arm, sounds similar to your symptoms, pm me if you ever want to compare notes

chevygal