Not only is it the ANGER part......but to me it's the HUMILIATION...... !


I'm very curious about these open records of our medical profiles I hear about. Is there a way we can find out HOW they are being accessed?
I've heard that some states have them, but ...... how creepy.

It was very irresponsible of your Dr to just abruptly withdraw your meds like that......they are supposed to be safely tapered.....!
This sounds very heavy!

I would really like to know what 'my' records show! What an invasion of privacy!!!!!

jetjock1, reword what you posted and send it to your congressman and representative. This business of the DEA has always disturbed me to no end. It is the equivalent to a modern day witch hunt. I've been looked at as a drug seeker I'm sure, can't prove it but many times I've gotten those vibes. The thing is it's my wife who has RSD, I'm fine. I go to all her appointments because of the first 4 years of her condition she was treated very poorly and I had enough of that BS. I get so angry with this that I've contemplated moving out of the US and rid the both of us with this greedy cut throat business, lockem all up mentality. I never felt that way before my wife became ill, I was in-fact very conservative. We are in a nation that allows strong meds to be advertised on tv, give kids speed to slow them down, take a pill for this and that, allow outragious rates for treatment and medicines and at the same time when someone has a confirmed terrible, painful condition like RSD, eyes start rolling, DEA agents are looking at your records, RSDers and other chronically ill people are forced to doctor hop convincing these idiots that "yes in fact these are drug seekers only.

As I stated in earlier posts my wife and I lost our insurance coverage. Her doctor has recently started doing drug tests on her. She follows the rules, no issue there, however, these **** tests cost me $600 a pop, out of pocket. The last silly test couldn't confirm anything yet it costs $600.

In our state, the only records that are "public" are controlled RX histories. Only medical offices or pharmacies have access to these. When requested it will show which doctors have been prescribing which drugs in the Controlled class only, to that patient, quantities and dates. They can be very helpful in detecting diversion and potential problems with drug seekers.
All pharmacies in our state, send in electronic records on every controlled drug purchase with ID of patient (driver's license or state ID card).

HIPPA should be in place for other records and data. Unless you signed it off when you went to that doctor, etc.

The last time I was at U of Colorado was about 4 or 5 years ago and what I find is the form usually ask which Dr should recieve a copy of the visit. The only one I list on there is my PCP. I didn't expect for it to go global and wasn't ask if it could.

I went to see my Gynocologist last week and he had a copy of where I went to see another Gyno a month ago for another opinion on my pelvic pain. I was shocked when he ask me about it but thank goodness he was ok with me seeking a second opinion. I just couldn't figure out how he got a copy of it without me putting his name on the form. Again, I only put my PCP's.

Our records should not be out there where anyone can see them and I believe this will be used by WC and other insurance companies to find out things about patients we'd rather they not know as well as Drs. again thinking we are Dr. shopping and drug seekers.

Ada

Couldn't have said it better myself!!! Awesome post!! I refuse to go to PM anymore...they do nothing for me. My GP has MS so he knows about pain and does a great job helping me keep it under control as much as possible....

When celebs start overdosing on pain meds it gets the media's attention. I've been with the same pharmacy for the past 11 years. It is out of the way, but I've developed relationships there. I've had the pharmacist refuse to fill prescriptions a few times. It turned out he was right, my doc had made errors. Can you change pharmacies? Maybe a small, locally owned one, and not a chain...

I'm not fond of having to pee in a cup either, but I also realize that it is nothing personal. It only started in the last few years because of pressures from the gov't.

Personally, my goal is a level 5 or under most of the day, and to have some hours in the evening at the 2-3 level. I'm not a fan of feeling the narcotic, and to keep me that low all day would bring additional side effects I'm not willing to live with...like becoming Sleeping Beauty.

And as you know, the more you take, the quicker you develop a tolerance. There is a point where we can put are lives in danger.

Have you considered a morphine pump? It would take care of any concern about drug seeking behavior, and might give you a higher quality of life...??? Lower dosages, yet more effective.

To cut you off, when I'm assuming you'd go into withdrawls, is bizarre and scary as hell. I wish you the best of luck.

Geez..........He's a pain management doctor ! Shouldn't the DEA figure out that some of the patients need pain meds ? DOH !

Why do they make people pee in a cup? I'm not clear on that one?