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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 281091" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Thanks Marg! </p><p></p><p>I have heard of this pain clinic as it is the only one here in town. It is based right inside of our local hospital. I do know people who have utlilized it. My cousin who has severe rheumatoid arthritis and needs complete knee replacements (she's too young to quality, still another 10 years plus to go before they'll operate poor thing) is a patient there. I know there are MS patients, cancer patients, short term patients following car accidents etc. We also have a seperate clinic for abusers/addicts which includes a methadone program etc. They are pretty cautious round these parts about what clinic you get sent to. Docs are pretty smart knowing which patients are drug seeking and which ones need to have a quality of live due to a diblitating disease. </p><p></p><p>I do know with this pain clinic, whatever pain plan they put you on, for 6 months you must do urine tests a few days before each renewal. They are checking your levels to be sure you are taking the medications as prescribed. They also test each time for all other drugs to be sure you aren't using other street bought prescription drugs or illegal drugs. Caught once, you're out. Or if your levels show you aren't using your prescribed medications, they automatically assume you are holding some back to sell on the street, you are out. After a long period of this, once they are comfortable you are using medications as directed, your general practictioner can carry on from there to prescribe monthly, but at any time they can ask for a urine sample and blood sample to test you. I know some people get angry as they feel they are being treated like addicts instead of legitimate people in need of pain relief. I see it differently. I like the policy. I see too many people wandering round this town drugged out of their mind. I have no problem with this clinics policy. </p><p></p><p>I just don't otherwise know what goes on. As in other than prescribing pain management plans, if they also offer other ideas such as physiotherapy or other approaches to also help my body start acting like a body should lol. I'll try anything if it gives me a quality of life back. If that makes sense lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 281091, member: 4264"] Thanks Marg! I have heard of this pain clinic as it is the only one here in town. It is based right inside of our local hospital. I do know people who have utlilized it. My cousin who has severe rheumatoid arthritis and needs complete knee replacements (she's too young to quality, still another 10 years plus to go before they'll operate poor thing) is a patient there. I know there are MS patients, cancer patients, short term patients following car accidents etc. We also have a seperate clinic for abusers/addicts which includes a methadone program etc. They are pretty cautious round these parts about what clinic you get sent to. Docs are pretty smart knowing which patients are drug seeking and which ones need to have a quality of live due to a diblitating disease. I do know with this pain clinic, whatever pain plan they put you on, for 6 months you must do urine tests a few days before each renewal. They are checking your levels to be sure you are taking the medications as prescribed. They also test each time for all other drugs to be sure you aren't using other street bought prescription drugs or illegal drugs. Caught once, you're out. Or if your levels show you aren't using your prescribed medications, they automatically assume you are holding some back to sell on the street, you are out. After a long period of this, once they are comfortable you are using medications as directed, your general practictioner can carry on from there to prescribe monthly, but at any time they can ask for a urine sample and blood sample to test you. I know some people get angry as they feel they are being treated like addicts instead of legitimate people in need of pain relief. I see it differently. I like the policy. I see too many people wandering round this town drugged out of their mind. I have no problem with this clinics policy. I just don't otherwise know what goes on. As in other than prescribing pain management plans, if they also offer other ideas such as physiotherapy or other approaches to also help my body start acting like a body should lol. I'll try anything if it gives me a quality of life back. If that makes sense lol. [/QUOTE]
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