I'm really seeking advice here... I went to my GP today to BEG HER for some help with detoxing at home.... she looked at blood work that was taken over the weekend at emerg (due to an infection) and said she couldn't do it.... she wanted to make sure it was "medically safe" and wanted someone to supervise me...... or admit me to the hospital for ten days.... SHE WAS CRYING.
I seriously don't know what to do. I live alone with two dogs... have no friends, family or network locally... and no money to put them in a kennel.... I'm lost.. Truly.. I just wanted to walk out of there with some sort of medication that I could take over five days at home to help me through it.... and a referral to a psychiatrist.... and instead I walk out with a requisition for blood work and an abdominal ultrasound that isn't booked until March 6th... Yet my eyes are yellow (antibiotics from teh infection appeared to be too much for my worn out liver)....
Welcome to the joys of healthcare in Canada.... what do I do? I have tried "winnowing off" and have no success. I've tried "cold turkey" but the isolation of my life always pulls me back in when the twitches start....
And more importantly.... I don't know how honest to be with my mother. She is 68 years old... has lost two husbands (the last one to alcohol), and has a heart problem...
