A few years ago i went to have an epidural steroid shot in the cervical spine as a test/treatment for the broken bones feeling in my feet when i stand or walk. The doctor who was doing it was part of a pain center in a hospital and they wanted me to sign papers that they were the only ones who could prescribe me anything with substances such as hydrocodone, codeine(which i get prescriptions once in a while from my pulmonary doctor) or that i would have to get their permission to fill any prescriptions from pulmonary doctor etc. and that i had to give them the name of my pharmacy and i could use only that pharmacy for all my prescriptions even for things like anti biotics. I told them i didnt want any pain medication prescriptions from them that im there for a shot only. Anyway it went back and forth. I got the shot, it was a big mistake by the way, it increased my pain exponentially and still has to this day. The whole experience left a very negative taste to me.