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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 230513" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Come to OK if you are somewhat close and see MY doctor! He is AMAZING, and if he writes a scrip for 1-2 tabs every 4 hours he actually gives you ENOUGH pills to take them that often. He also has me using both the lidoderm patches, licocaine cream, and fentanyl patches. </p><p></p><p>He has a condition of his own that looks painful. So he really "gets" it. I had the funniest "argument with a friend with RSD over "my doctor is better" no, my doctor is better. After about 5 minutes we realized we were talking about the SAME doctor.</p><p></p><p>I was refused by EVERY pain doctor in the state because even with over 20 YEARS of records of chronic pain, I didn't have enough data supporting it. Made me very angry. Then, with the back surgery I had to have an epidural injection in my spine and I react badly to contrast. But they wouldn't listen and gave it to me anyway, then lied about it though it was on my records. The pain doctor asked me flat out why, with my problems, I was seeing a rheumatologist and not a pain doctor. I told him flat out that his practice told me I wasn't in enough pain for a long enough time. His jaw just fell. He had a stack of previous medical hx that was 10" tall and went back to age 14.</p><p></p><p>He did say he would make them accept me as a patient, but I told him I was happy where I am. And then, just weeks later we discovered the BEST Endocrinologist in hte state is around the corner of the building as my amazing rheumy. Literally, not 30 feet away. And they consult, sometimes while I am in the room one will call the other in - and only charge me for seeing 1 of them!!!</p><p></p><p>Look on messageboards for your disease(s) and try to find a list of docs who are recommended. That is how I found Dr. Wonderful. Actually his collegue was on a list, and I called and she was on my ins, and then she wasn't taking new patients. She cut her practice back when she had kids. But I asked who they could recommend who was as good as she was, and they said that this doctor was. The receptionist said such great things (as in my mom has terrible arthritis and couldn't walk for years and finally I talked her into coming here and now she is on new medications and actually WALKED down the aisle with me at my wedding - that level great things) so I made my appointment, waited my 3 months and was as WOW!!!!!!! as everyone else seems to be by him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 230513, member: 1233"] Come to OK if you are somewhat close and see MY doctor! He is AMAZING, and if he writes a scrip for 1-2 tabs every 4 hours he actually gives you ENOUGH pills to take them that often. He also has me using both the lidoderm patches, licocaine cream, and fentanyl patches. He has a condition of his own that looks painful. So he really "gets" it. I had the funniest "argument with a friend with RSD over "my doctor is better" no, my doctor is better. After about 5 minutes we realized we were talking about the SAME doctor. I was refused by EVERY pain doctor in the state because even with over 20 YEARS of records of chronic pain, I didn't have enough data supporting it. Made me very angry. Then, with the back surgery I had to have an epidural injection in my spine and I react badly to contrast. But they wouldn't listen and gave it to me anyway, then lied about it though it was on my records. The pain doctor asked me flat out why, with my problems, I was seeing a rheumatologist and not a pain doctor. I told him flat out that his practice told me I wasn't in enough pain for a long enough time. His jaw just fell. He had a stack of previous medical hx that was 10" tall and went back to age 14. He did say he would make them accept me as a patient, but I told him I was happy where I am. And then, just weeks later we discovered the BEST Endocrinologist in hte state is around the corner of the building as my amazing rheumy. Literally, not 30 feet away. And they consult, sometimes while I am in the room one will call the other in - and only charge me for seeing 1 of them!!! Look on messageboards for your disease(s) and try to find a list of docs who are recommended. That is how I found Dr. Wonderful. Actually his collegue was on a list, and I called and she was on my ins, and then she wasn't taking new patients. She cut her practice back when she had kids. But I asked who they could recommend who was as good as she was, and they said that this doctor was. The receptionist said such great things (as in my mom has terrible arthritis and couldn't walk for years and finally I talked her into coming here and now she is on new medications and actually WALKED down the aisle with me at my wedding - that level great things) so I made my appointment, waited my 3 months and was as WOW!!!!!!! as everyone else seems to be by him. [/QUOTE]
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