Oh Pam, this is just not good enough and certainly not right, there is no justification for leaving you I pain. It is part of duty of care, a legal requirement,  that they give you pain medication as you need it. Policy be damned. 

Sue the director of nursing said I needed to go to my room in a shower chair or wheel chair to get the pill. I was crying in pain not temper tantrum. I was polite. I never curse. I called ombudsman and the lady said be careful of complaining. They can say they cannot meet my needs. I have been here 3 years. They said that was policy. And no blood checks no insulin out of room. Nonononon. No one lives by that here before ever. They discouraged it in dining room. I would walk by nurses station and take insulin on way there. Hoping to get to food before it hit. 

The ombud said are they lying to me?

I took a picture of it today.

Ok so weekends are not mon fri but yes

People first.

It was not my fault to be in there. 

Another man went before me. We said ok.but he took longer than expected.

And pain comes on harder sometimes.

I am in a high priced affluent neighborhood close to the hospital.

Inhumane treatment.

So sorry Pam, all of this would not happen in a perfect world. (((hugs)))