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Pain doctor appointment today...I have to find a new one, idiots
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 560589" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>(((((hugs)))))</p><p></p><p>I am so sorry they hoover so badly. This is beyond ridiculous. This place is scary to me. I still cannot figure out why they must see you every month. Around here the ONLY places that demand a monthly visit are the pill mills. The other docs see you every month for the first few months to be sure that the medications are right and that the non-medication things that they can do are also helping. After 2-6 mos they are comfortable that they have you on an appropriate treatment plan and they see you every 3-4 mos. Of COURSE they see you more often if needed, but they do not make you have an office visit to get your medications. You call or email them and they get the rx's ready and you can pick them up or they mail them. I had mine mailed regular mail for several years. Then I had problems 2 different months in less than 6 mos and we changed to picking them up every month, even though it is a 90 min drive 1 way.</p><p></p><p>If you want proof that you have not asked for more medications or doctor shopped or just proof that you handled the rx's properly each month, check out your states bureau of narcotics. You should be able to find a number online and they can pull up your rx history for controlled substances and I think they can even give you a printout of the rx history. After my second problem the nurse came very close to accusing me of fillng them and then wanting more. I was FURIOUS and figured that I could PROVE that I didn't fill those rx's because the state keeps track oft hem. My state had just switched the way pain medications are reported so the pharmacist now has a very short time to register the rx in the system. At one point they wanted it to be 5 min, but I think it is closer to 20-30 min. Either way, they have to put this into the system before they give you the medication where they used to have 24 hrs. So I called and got my rx history going back over a year and I verified that my rx wasn't filled by me or anyone else. The dr's office can see this info right at the office, but I had to go through BUN to get it. I took it to the dr appointment and asked why I was suddenly being thought of as a patient who is bhaving inappropriately when I had never had a bad drug test or any other problems? Turned out he had zero idea what the nurse was tellng me and he couldn't see ANY signs of medication abuse and he was rather unhappy with the nurse. I was just glad I had also printed out her online responses (they have a secure website for you to ask for refills, appts, info, etc...) so that it wasn't me telling them what she said, it was her own words. </p><p></p><p>Things at your dr office are very very wrong. PLEASE find a new doctor to help with this. I wish I lived closer so maybe I could help you get to a good pain doctor if it was farther away than you can easily drive. I would do that for you, and even go in as your advocate if you wanted that and I could. </p><p></p><p>PLEASE insist that someone go into the exam room with you or you have a voice recorder with you to record the appointment. If you let them see the recorder they will get upset, but most phones will record voices and you could just have it ready and sit it on the table or your lap or whatever.</p><p></p><p>by the way, have you ever looked at some of the info online about those steroid shots? I will say that I LOVE the occipital nerve blocks that I get for migraines. But the epidural steroid was one of the worst experiences I have had. I only did it because the ins co would not approve my neck surgery unless I did it. So many people have huge problems with the shots, though some are like my mom and did get some help from them.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, get a copy of your narcotics rx history and take it when you see a new doctor so you have cold, hard proof that you behaved appropriately with your medications. I am very wary of what the current duck dr has put in your chart. in my opinion that is info you should try to obtain, but they will charge a large fee to release it to you. It is a 'copying' fee and is usually per page. Here it ranges from 50 cents to $2 per page! The doctor MUST send the records to other healthcare providers if you sign the forms, and they cannot charge for that. At least in OK and OH they cannot. </p><p></p><p>I am sorry this is so difficult. Don't these people have shady pasts that you found out about?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 560589, member: 1233"] (((((hugs))))) I am so sorry they hoover so badly. This is beyond ridiculous. This place is scary to me. I still cannot figure out why they must see you every month. Around here the ONLY places that demand a monthly visit are the pill mills. The other docs see you every month for the first few months to be sure that the medications are right and that the non-medication things that they can do are also helping. After 2-6 mos they are comfortable that they have you on an appropriate treatment plan and they see you every 3-4 mos. Of COURSE they see you more often if needed, but they do not make you have an office visit to get your medications. You call or email them and they get the rx's ready and you can pick them up or they mail them. I had mine mailed regular mail for several years. Then I had problems 2 different months in less than 6 mos and we changed to picking them up every month, even though it is a 90 min drive 1 way. If you want proof that you have not asked for more medications or doctor shopped or just proof that you handled the rx's properly each month, check out your states bureau of narcotics. You should be able to find a number online and they can pull up your rx history for controlled substances and I think they can even give you a printout of the rx history. After my second problem the nurse came very close to accusing me of fillng them and then wanting more. I was FURIOUS and figured that I could PROVE that I didn't fill those rx's because the state keeps track oft hem. My state had just switched the way pain medications are reported so the pharmacist now has a very short time to register the rx in the system. At one point they wanted it to be 5 min, but I think it is closer to 20-30 min. Either way, they have to put this into the system before they give you the medication where they used to have 24 hrs. So I called and got my rx history going back over a year and I verified that my rx wasn't filled by me or anyone else. The dr's office can see this info right at the office, but I had to go through BUN to get it. I took it to the dr appointment and asked why I was suddenly being thought of as a patient who is bhaving inappropriately when I had never had a bad drug test or any other problems? Turned out he had zero idea what the nurse was tellng me and he couldn't see ANY signs of medication abuse and he was rather unhappy with the nurse. I was just glad I had also printed out her online responses (they have a secure website for you to ask for refills, appts, info, etc...) so that it wasn't me telling them what she said, it was her own words. Things at your dr office are very very wrong. PLEASE find a new doctor to help with this. I wish I lived closer so maybe I could help you get to a good pain doctor if it was farther away than you can easily drive. I would do that for you, and even go in as your advocate if you wanted that and I could. PLEASE insist that someone go into the exam room with you or you have a voice recorder with you to record the appointment. If you let them see the recorder they will get upset, but most phones will record voices and you could just have it ready and sit it on the table or your lap or whatever. by the way, have you ever looked at some of the info online about those steroid shots? I will say that I LOVE the occipital nerve blocks that I get for migraines. But the epidural steroid was one of the worst experiences I have had. I only did it because the ins co would not approve my neck surgery unless I did it. So many people have huge problems with the shots, though some are like my mom and did get some help from them. Regardless, get a copy of your narcotics rx history and take it when you see a new doctor so you have cold, hard proof that you behaved appropriately with your medications. I am very wary of what the current duck dr has put in your chart. in my opinion that is info you should try to obtain, but they will charge a large fee to release it to you. It is a 'copying' fee and is usually per page. Here it ranges from 50 cents to $2 per page! The doctor MUST send the records to other healthcare providers if you sign the forms, and they cannot charge for that. At least in OK and OH they cannot. I am sorry this is so difficult. Don't these people have shady pasts that you found out about? [/QUOTE]
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