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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 555627" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I'm sorry that the drive is too much for you. I guess it is a bit different here because we routinely have to drive much farther for things. Just how it is here - my dad drove almost 90 min to work (one way) for over 20 years and if we want a mall or most any major store except Walmart and now Best Buy (opened about a year ago) we have to drive that far. But I usually have husband with me when I go to the city, mostly because he has worked one job or another there for years.</p><p></p><p>If Tony cannot/will not take you, why can't Billy? He drives, and if I remember correctly he isn't working a lot of hours at Radio Shack, right? Maybe taking you to appointments should be part of his rent/chores? If it would save you from the horror of this pain doctor, and if you explained how dangerous this pain doctor is, surely he would do this for you. </p><p></p><p>How far apart are your appointments? My pain doctor only sees me every 3-4 months. For refills I just call or go to their website and fill out the online form and they print them up for me to pick up. They mail them to some patients, but after I had two rx's not come, mine are for pick up only. It takes less than five minutes to go pick them up. Unless we are changing medications there really is no need to see a doctor every month unless the doctor is just very hungry for $$$. From other people I know who see pain docs, this is how their clinics are run also. Some pain docs want you to bring your medications in each month for a count, and mine tried this. But it got WAY too dangerous and they had a problem with people lurking in the lot or the parking lot next door to try to rob people. That lasted about a month and they told patients to not bring in medications unless asked. If you keep running out of medications early then you have to bring them in to be counted, but otherwise you don't. They still have a cop on the premises when they are open, but they always have. Not a security guard, a police officer.</p><p></p><p>Plus my pain doctor is now accredited as a hospital. they follow all sterile procedures and would NEVER talk about a patient the way your doctor does. I have only heard staff talking about a patient as they make appointments ("Mrs. X, will Monday the third work?") and one time I heard the phone nurse explaining that the reason someone ran out of medications was because they took too many and they couldn't get a new rx until the refill date even if they ran out. I only overheard taht because I could hear the patient screaming - not the nurse. It wasn't on speaker but this person was screaming like a banshee. My doctor would fire anyone who talked like your office does. They use VERY soft voices when discussing patients except when they are in their offices.</p><p></p><p>I hope you are able to find a really GOOD pain doctor who is close enough for you to not have too many problems getting to them. There is NO reason for a pain doctor to act the way yours is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 555627, member: 1233"] I'm sorry that the drive is too much for you. I guess it is a bit different here because we routinely have to drive much farther for things. Just how it is here - my dad drove almost 90 min to work (one way) for over 20 years and if we want a mall or most any major store except Walmart and now Best Buy (opened about a year ago) we have to drive that far. But I usually have husband with me when I go to the city, mostly because he has worked one job or another there for years. If Tony cannot/will not take you, why can't Billy? He drives, and if I remember correctly he isn't working a lot of hours at Radio Shack, right? Maybe taking you to appointments should be part of his rent/chores? If it would save you from the horror of this pain doctor, and if you explained how dangerous this pain doctor is, surely he would do this for you. How far apart are your appointments? My pain doctor only sees me every 3-4 months. For refills I just call or go to their website and fill out the online form and they print them up for me to pick up. They mail them to some patients, but after I had two rx's not come, mine are for pick up only. It takes less than five minutes to go pick them up. Unless we are changing medications there really is no need to see a doctor every month unless the doctor is just very hungry for $$$. From other people I know who see pain docs, this is how their clinics are run also. Some pain docs want you to bring your medications in each month for a count, and mine tried this. But it got WAY too dangerous and they had a problem with people lurking in the lot or the parking lot next door to try to rob people. That lasted about a month and they told patients to not bring in medications unless asked. If you keep running out of medications early then you have to bring them in to be counted, but otherwise you don't. They still have a cop on the premises when they are open, but they always have. Not a security guard, a police officer. Plus my pain doctor is now accredited as a hospital. they follow all sterile procedures and would NEVER talk about a patient the way your doctor does. I have only heard staff talking about a patient as they make appointments ("Mrs. X, will Monday the third work?") and one time I heard the phone nurse explaining that the reason someone ran out of medications was because they took too many and they couldn't get a new rx until the refill date even if they ran out. I only overheard taht because I could hear the patient screaming - not the nurse. It wasn't on speaker but this person was screaming like a banshee. My doctor would fire anyone who talked like your office does. They use VERY soft voices when discussing patients except when they are in their offices. I hope you are able to find a really GOOD pain doctor who is close enough for you to not have too many problems getting to them. There is NO reason for a pain doctor to act the way yours is. [/QUOTE]
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