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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 555391" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Janet, this place scares me. It has for a while, as you described the clientele, the long waits, never seeing the actual doctor, etc.... I really pray you can find a pain clinic that is more like the one I go to than a puppy mill that just wants to churn out procedures and rx's the way puppy mills churn out dogs with zero regard for the dog or the family that ends up with the dog. They have seemed very callous in the past.</p><p></p><p>I wonder what they will tell Tony and Billy about your private health issues. Even WITH a release a reputable doctor will only release info in person or in writing. I bet they are calling to either get $$ claiming you owe them, or to try to convince Tony and/or Billy to get some sort of guardianship over you so that you are unable to file a complaint. I know two people who have had unscrupulous pain docs do this. Or to convince them that you are crazy and just 'addicted' and not really in actual pain so they want to talk Tony and Billy into doing some type of intervention and sending you to rehab rather than to actually treat the medical issues at hand.</p><p></p><p>Do you know if the pain doctor is even board certified or if he had ANY training to be a pain doctor? Cause it sure doesn't sound like it. In many states a doctor can claim to be an 'expert' with-o actually being board certified. I know some docs who had NO training in pain management and what pain does to the body or anything but they said they were pain docs and they got quite a clientele. A clientele they overprescribed to, and some who were elderly who almost died from the amt of medications they were started on. It is truly scary.</p><p></p><p>My pain doctor's practice has had a few times where I was upset over something, mostly the 2 times the rx's were ordered and supposedly were mailed but never arrived. Once I got the bureau of narcotics here involved in finding out what happened, and they had proof that I did NOT fill the rx's anywhere, that got smoothed out. Having ME call the cops about t seemed to get through to the one nurse who gave me attitude and now we get along fine.</p><p></p><p>That shot is bad news for more reasons than just your bipolar. Yes, LOTS of them are done every year. but there is data out there that shows the steroids are not supposed to be injected into the spinal column and that this can cause real harm. I had it done one time because otherwise I couldn't get the disc surgery I needed desperately and it was truly horrible. The doctor who did it (ortho guy) did a wet tap and it didn't clot for a long time. The doctor also flat out refused to believe that I had problems because he 'never' has a patient who gets a wet tap. which is impossible, it is not something that can be predicted or fully prevented. My mom has had a lot of these shots and they have been super helpful for her though. She has few problems but did get a wet tap and that was just a nightmare. </p><p></p><p>You NEED a reputable pain doctor. I have seen the PA at my pain doctor's office, but no one can see her for two consecutive visits. They require you to see the doctor and nt just the PA. The PS is fantastic, usually talks about more non-pill things than the docs. She is the one who ordered my TENS unit, my good sleep study, and several other things have had been super helpful. </p><p></p><p>I hope you get a new pain doctor, one who listens and cares about YOU, not just abut his $$$.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could be more help. (((((hugs)))))</p><p></p><p>You might tell future doctors that you are allergic to steroids. It often simplifies it to tell the doctor that rather than that it spins your bipolar out of control. just my experience though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 555391, member: 1233"] Janet, this place scares me. It has for a while, as you described the clientele, the long waits, never seeing the actual doctor, etc.... I really pray you can find a pain clinic that is more like the one I go to than a puppy mill that just wants to churn out procedures and rx's the way puppy mills churn out dogs with zero regard for the dog or the family that ends up with the dog. They have seemed very callous in the past. I wonder what they will tell Tony and Billy about your private health issues. Even WITH a release a reputable doctor will only release info in person or in writing. I bet they are calling to either get $$ claiming you owe them, or to try to convince Tony and/or Billy to get some sort of guardianship over you so that you are unable to file a complaint. I know two people who have had unscrupulous pain docs do this. Or to convince them that you are crazy and just 'addicted' and not really in actual pain so they want to talk Tony and Billy into doing some type of intervention and sending you to rehab rather than to actually treat the medical issues at hand. Do you know if the pain doctor is even board certified or if he had ANY training to be a pain doctor? Cause it sure doesn't sound like it. In many states a doctor can claim to be an 'expert' with-o actually being board certified. I know some docs who had NO training in pain management and what pain does to the body or anything but they said they were pain docs and they got quite a clientele. A clientele they overprescribed to, and some who were elderly who almost died from the amt of medications they were started on. It is truly scary. My pain doctor's practice has had a few times where I was upset over something, mostly the 2 times the rx's were ordered and supposedly were mailed but never arrived. Once I got the bureau of narcotics here involved in finding out what happened, and they had proof that I did NOT fill the rx's anywhere, that got smoothed out. Having ME call the cops about t seemed to get through to the one nurse who gave me attitude and now we get along fine. That shot is bad news for more reasons than just your bipolar. Yes, LOTS of them are done every year. but there is data out there that shows the steroids are not supposed to be injected into the spinal column and that this can cause real harm. I had it done one time because otherwise I couldn't get the disc surgery I needed desperately and it was truly horrible. The doctor who did it (ortho guy) did a wet tap and it didn't clot for a long time. The doctor also flat out refused to believe that I had problems because he 'never' has a patient who gets a wet tap. which is impossible, it is not something that can be predicted or fully prevented. My mom has had a lot of these shots and they have been super helpful for her though. She has few problems but did get a wet tap and that was just a nightmare. You NEED a reputable pain doctor. I have seen the PA at my pain doctor's office, but no one can see her for two consecutive visits. They require you to see the doctor and nt just the PA. The PS is fantastic, usually talks about more non-pill things than the docs. She is the one who ordered my TENS unit, my good sleep study, and several other things have had been super helpful. I hope you get a new pain doctor, one who listens and cares about YOU, not just abut his $$$. I wish I could be more help. (((((hugs))))) You might tell future doctors that you are allergic to steroids. It often simplifies it to tell the doctor that rather than that it spins your bipolar out of control. just my experience though. [/QUOTE]
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