Even if it was psychological (which i am not saying, even if you didnt have literal pictures of proof i would believe you) you still need treatment?? I agree with not going to the ER, nurses are overworked and the doctors dont give a single fuck. If you can get to a specialist or a Family Doctor, your chances of getting treated goes up tenfold.
If they continue to say it's psychological, make sure they realise that its causing you harm, psychological or not. Your mental wellbeing is necessary and if they refuse to treat it thats fully malpractice. Youve heard all of this I'm sure, but you deserve treatment. you shouldnt have to, but going full karen "i want to speak to your manager" talking to admin is also an option
I hope you have a good day today, sorry for the ramble
The ENT just rushed through and didn't analyze or consider the effort of my respiration at all, it wasnt even the main doctor it was a resident student of his who looked at me. I have a family doctor who perscribed me benzos, so im thinking he fully thinks its psychological going off of what the emerg doctirs were saying, and am going to see a Jaw surgeon tomorrow.
I hope he will have some sense and see fully what is going on, it's my last hope. The jaw surgeon will have access to my med evaluations from emerg but I hope he can draw his own conclusions.
I've been in pain suffocating every single day for prolonged episodes... I can't do it much longer. This last jaw surgeon is my last hope. I think after this I will attempt to CBT. It'll cost me 800 dollars to consult with him.
I endured clinging to hope, and I did my best to attend church one last time, I have faith in Jesus and God inspite of this. But I feel like I don't have much fight in me when doctors are dismissing physical symptoms of breathlessness and labored breathing as anxiety. It's too much to bear.
There's the risk that using benzos while sleeping with breathing problems could cause further damages related to deprivation of oxygen. It's worth talking about with the people that are running your sleep study as they may be able to give you better advice with the usage of benzos in your current condition than myself.
They didn't give any advice at all, they didn't even seem to care that I used benzos during my sleep study...
At this point I think I'm not going to get any help in Alberta.
Thank you all for your kind words. My appointment with the jaw surgeon is tomorrow. I'll update on what he says. . . I am hoping with all my heart he is a compassionate human that can see that I am in physical pain as a result of the breathing labor.