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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 434231" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Janet I understand where you are coming from. Although my pain doctor won't see someone who looks like that 25yo at all. Not because age but because they appear to be in the drug culture. Pop positive on ONE test for things you are not supposed to be taking and you are gone. Period. Show up smelling like pot or stoned on anything, even drugs he rx's and you are gone. Period. The stoned thing is because you are supposed to take the same amt every day and after a few months you don't look or act high on them. So if you are, you are abusing them. </p><p></p><p>Until recently he didn't test everyoen all the time. Now he is starting to test at least at every other appointment. But he only sees you every 3 months. Last time I was there I sat and listened to what was going on. His phone nurse is now right at the main desk and every call I heard, at least six, were telling people that they were short on medications because they didn't take them as prescribed and they were not going to get an rx for more until it was due. Then I understood why the attitude from the nurse when my rx did not arrive. I missed one appointment, then was sent home from the next even though I did the urine test and it was exactly what was expected. But hearing every single caller give them a hard time and I understood.</p><p></p><p>My doctor tells me I am rare - honest about pain levels but other than saying that a medication wasn't working I don't ask for increases except at appts and rarely even then untill i ahve tried everything else. I even gave them ins records and notes from the pharmacy that I hadn't gotten the one rx filled at all. I still think the nurse didn't send it because the way she treated me, and because no other mail from them has ever taken more than three days, and usually it is in my mailbox the next business day. I call in the am and by the next afternoon I have it. But that one did not come and her attitude about sending it was combative and accusatory. because I only asked for enough to get me to the appointment, not a full month worth and somehow that was </p><p>evidence that I was abusing the medications.</p><p></p><p>He apologized for her - said it was because so many people do try to scam them for more medications. I am glad your doctor recognized that you were compliant and trying hard to get relief in other ways too. I hate hearing the people griping about not enough medications, etc.... They are so rude so often that it bothers me on the doctor's behalf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 434231, member: 1233"] Janet I understand where you are coming from. Although my pain doctor won't see someone who looks like that 25yo at all. Not because age but because they appear to be in the drug culture. Pop positive on ONE test for things you are not supposed to be taking and you are gone. Period. Show up smelling like pot or stoned on anything, even drugs he rx's and you are gone. Period. The stoned thing is because you are supposed to take the same amt every day and after a few months you don't look or act high on them. So if you are, you are abusing them. Until recently he didn't test everyoen all the time. Now he is starting to test at least at every other appointment. But he only sees you every 3 months. Last time I was there I sat and listened to what was going on. His phone nurse is now right at the main desk and every call I heard, at least six, were telling people that they were short on medications because they didn't take them as prescribed and they were not going to get an rx for more until it was due. Then I understood why the attitude from the nurse when my rx did not arrive. I missed one appointment, then was sent home from the next even though I did the urine test and it was exactly what was expected. But hearing every single caller give them a hard time and I understood. My doctor tells me I am rare - honest about pain levels but other than saying that a medication wasn't working I don't ask for increases except at appts and rarely even then untill i ahve tried everything else. I even gave them ins records and notes from the pharmacy that I hadn't gotten the one rx filled at all. I still think the nurse didn't send it because the way she treated me, and because no other mail from them has ever taken more than three days, and usually it is in my mailbox the next business day. I call in the am and by the next afternoon I have it. But that one did not come and her attitude about sending it was combative and accusatory. because I only asked for enough to get me to the appointment, not a full month worth and somehow that was evidence that I was abusing the medications. He apologized for her - said it was because so many people do try to scam them for more medications. I am glad your doctor recognized that you were compliant and trying hard to get relief in other ways too. I hate hearing the people griping about not enough medications, etc.... They are so rude so often that it bothers me on the doctor's behalf. [/QUOTE]
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