I'm not particularly proud of what I did but it needed to be dealt with immediately, not wait for two weeks. I called my local pain doc before heading up there, told him what was happening and that I was concerned that I was getting the run around.

He was quiet for moment and finally said, "If you don't get any satisfaction at the office, go to the ER where you are scheduled for surgery. You know what to do to get admitted. Do it." Actually, I was just following doctor's orders.