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Originally Posted by bobinjeffmo
You're not the first person to have a pain management doctor who gets locked into one or two major types of treatment that just happen to make him a truckload of money, meanwhile writing out monthly scripts for narcotics is not near as profitable, hence I'm sorry to admit that I think this doctor has his values driven more by his profit margin instead of your care and needs.
Real pain doctors look at the damage and then decide what's right for "you." With the type of injuries you're battling and the pain that goes with them, you do need a multiple discipline approach which will probably include medications. As much as I believe in the power with staying with one doctor, I think that if you were to look for another doctor and explain yourself out the way you've told us here, other pain doctors would understand why you're unhappy, therefore not holding your need to change to a new doctor against you. Your well grounded attitude will show the doctor how and why this problem is occurring. This will lead to better pain management. The problem isn't you, it's just your doctor if you ask me. By the way my heart really goes out for you. Bob.
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I agree!
And regarding his office being 'bothered' with too many people requesting pain meds.....well, there's NO EXCUSE for neglect! If he's willing to do these high dollar procedures, he needs to be responsible for the ENTIRE package that goes with this. These doctors know dang good and well that the SCS usually still needs supplemental pain relief options.....
This is what DELEGATION is for!! He certainly can afford to staff a licensed individual to take care of these follow thru health needs. It wouldn't be that big of a deal to have someone taking calls and filtering the pain med requests to someone who can be on top of this.
There's only ONE other thing that peeves me more than what this thread is talking about and that is PHARMACY SKIMMERS!!!
I've seen up close and first hand the reality of what this type of corruption is doing to innocent people trying SO HARD to do whatever it takes to have their legitimate pain needs taken care of and yet for one reason or other, so many are not able to get the pain relief they need and deserve and end up hopelessly looking at ending their lives as the only way out.
I'm sorry to be so dramatic, but it's a reality that I can not comprehend.
There's NO excuse for pain patients to suffer, when there is PLENTY of REAL pain relief available.
Why not just let the street junkies be left to their own fate - the 'war on drugs' has gone wayyy over the top.
Can't we just shove them all in one of those multi-BILLION dollar space probes we are spending tax money on and send them out into space......
yeah.
Cuz obviously that money isn't going to go to the cause of trying to PROBE for cures of these conditions that plague us.
Ok, done with the Andy Rooney Rant
I'll shut up now.