Originally Posted by steve6561

So, I finally told the case mgr. that she wasn't allowed in the doc's office with me. She said I had the right to do that and it was fine. So, I'm waiting in the office for the doc to come in, and hear the case mgr. talking with him, saying that she feels like I am taking too much pain medication. I hear him say to her, "So what are you wanting?" My heart dropped, as my suspicions of that case mgr. working with the ins. co. were finally proved. Now this is what I am taking, Neurontin 300mg 3xday, Vicodin ES- 1 to 2 every 4-6 hrs. as needed, and otc ibuprofen. The funny thing is that every time i get a new script, i have some leftover! I can understand that some people over do these meds and get addicted, but she straight-up called me an addict! So to make a long story short, I was taken off the vicodin, and told to take tylenol or aleve, and when I asked what if this wouldn't help, the doc's nurse simply replied, "well, then you will just have to be in pain"! Anyway halfway through the visit the case mgr. walks right in. I told her that I wanted privacy and she replied "you are finished here anyway" and the doctor sat and did nothing!
Then she asked yet again if this rsd could've flared up from 2 yrs ago when i broke my wrist, and the doc said there is no way to tell, but judging from my medical reports from the prev. injury, and evaluation by a pain mgt. doc whom said there was absolutely no way any chronic pain synd. was present, which i agreed. The only problem i had is they put a small pin in and from the incision, my skin was numb for a long time, and hurt now and again. The surgeon said this was normal due to the pin and the fact that i was on pain meds for 8 months consecutively, so i had "desensitized". Anyway back to the story at hand, the doc i saw told the case mgr. that if the prev. docs said i didn't have it then, then that was that. She kept repeating like a broken record, "but its possible right, but its possible right?" The doc said in these words, "anything is possible, but as for you and the ins. co. are concerned in a court of law if you cant prove one way or the other, but now the person has a condition from the latest injury, with a diagnosing doc's testimony, the decision will be in the injured person's favor most likely!" She seemed very upset and unconvinced. So, anyway thats whats happening now. If anyone has a good suggestion for me let me know! Thanks