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Have Any Of You Fired Your Doctor?
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I had a very frightening experience last month. I went into my regular pain doctor (A nurse practioner, I only saw the actual doctor on my first visit.) I was out of Tramadol my prescribed pain pill but my regular NP was now only available on Friday so I had to see another one who did not know me or my case. She saw me prescribed me more pain pills wanted to give me something stronger but I am allergic to codine that limits what I can take. I ask again for anything she could suggest but… read more

posted December 7, 2015 (edited)
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That is so great to hear you found a doctor that works for you. I'm still trying to find something that works. I tried Lyrica and had a really horrible reaction. It seems the pain is getting worse and I'm not sure what to do. I thought eating healthier will help but I'm still working on that. My dr told me it's not going to go away.

posted December 7, 2015
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At my pain management office, I was required to give urine each month to monitor my levels. I take my medicine as prescribed. At a visit to another location first thing in the morning, I noticed they did not have labels on the u/a cup like my other offices did. I thought it was weird, took care of business, and went on my way. DON'T DO THAT!

I was treated very poorly when setting up my next appointment and was required to go in even though I had just seen the main doctor. At my appointment with an unfamiliar NP, the inquisition began. When it came out my test was positive for marijuana, I laughed. When told it was positive for adderall, even though I am prescribed and take Rittalin, I began to get upset. When told it was negative for the medications I take religiously 3 times a day in order to function, I became livid. I said obviously there was a mistake with the u/a samples. Find out who was at that location at the same time that was pisitive for my meds and negative on theirs, because that damn nurse swapped the cups. I would admit if there had been wringdoing on my part. I asked how to get that taken off my record. Did I need to go to another lab, give a hair sample, what?!? All I got was my doctor added a note saying the results were an "anomaly" compared to the rest over 6 years. Thanks...

The new regulations are about big pharma, in my opinion. Further regulation means more appointments, more scripts, higher med costs. The people that abuse the system make it much more difficult for those that follow the guidelines. I NEVER share meds, because that is a dose I will miss and illegal. The last thing I would do is jeopardize being fired from my job or pain management. I need the job to pay for pain management and pain management to be able to go to job. Having just being forced into resigning over medical issues, I now have no job, no insurance, and am weaning off ALL meds. Great.

My recommendation is to keep a journal of your meds, dates of changes, and amounts given, and results. Keeps it organized for your appointments. Look for swelling (Lyrica and Cymbalta gave me cankles in the worst way, another made me vomit all summer, another black depression) or anything that you notice. Ask your pharmacist about the combinations. Mine caught on to the cause of my intense nausea. I didn't listen to her, because surely the doctors knew what they were doing... over a thousand dollars worth of tests (results lost by GP before leaving on vacation), and having a specialist say he didn't need the test results because it was obvious the RX combination... my pharmacist was RIGHT!

We have to advocate for ourselves. I was lucky to have my husband fighting for me and attending my appointments when I was too sick to function. The doctors DON'T always know. They are only given 5-10 per patient and see hundreds of people.

posted March 6, 2016
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Its a new law from the CDC. Too many OD's they changed all the laws about how, when and if they are dispensed. You have to sign a contract, take a drug test to see if you are taking too much not enough or none at all and possible selling it here's a link ( and BTW I just had to do this at my doctors office)

http://www.safemedication.com/safemed/Pharmacis...

posted December 17, 2015
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I would take it up with the board of dr's .. @lilkelly... I wouldn't want that on my record either. I hAve taken my concerns higher when I felt I was being treated unfairly.. we all deserve proper treatment.

posted March 25, 2016
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Gabapentin has helped me a lot with the neuropathy pain and really helps with the deep aches during a flare up

posted December 14, 2015

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