Guest guest Posted November 6, 1998 Report Share Posted November 6, 1998 S. I think that was terrible for your doc to yank the pain meds.Hopefully the pain mgt clnic wll help In my prayers...Lyn ~~~~~~~~~Oh,Bother...(Pooh)~~~~~~~~~ Homepage: http://home.talkcity.com/spiritcit/lynmari/index.html ArthritisWarriors: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/rheumathritis FibrolandNewsletter: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Fibroland DachsieHeaven: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/DachsieHeaven DachsieBirthdayPage: http://members.tripod.com/~Lynmari/DACHSHUND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 1998 Report Share Posted November 7, 1998 Dear , I'm so sorry that your doctor did this to you. I was in a similar situation. I camped out on his door step and cornered him. I tried to be unemotional about it and that lasted about 5 seconds. He did agree to let me have my meds until I got to the pain clinic. But having to go thru that was another blow to my all ready low self esteem. Things did work out at the pain clinic tho. I hope the same goes for you. Gentel hugs Kathleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 1998 Report Share Posted November 7, 1998 Ken I agree completely...Kathleen consider a new doc.... Lyn ~~~~~~~~~Oh,Bother...(Pooh)~~~~~~~~~ Homepage: http://home.talkcity.com/spiritcit/lynmari/index.html ArthritisWarriors: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/rheumathritis FibrolandNewsletter: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Fibroland DachsieHeaven: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/DachsieHeaven DachsieBirthdayPage: http://members.tripod.com/~Lynmari/DACHSHUND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 1998 Report Share Posted November 7, 1998 Hi , Hope I,m not being too abrasive about this, but I can't understand what planet you Ortho is on, and suggest you look for another dock, hopefully on the same planet you're on! We tend to get into some kind of loyalty syndrome sometines when considering changing docs, or simply consulting another for an opinion. If I understand correctly, you are still in considerable distress, but that makes your dock think that therefor, he/she should reduce/discontinue your meds. I cant quite follow this logic (?) The pain program you mention, does it have a doctor or other dox attached to it?. Ken At 03:09 PM 11/6/98 -0600, you wrote: > > >Hi all had my Dr. visit, as of yet, I have still just been seeing my >Orthopedic surgeon...he finally recommended me for Pain Management & my >First appointment is this coming Tuesday afternoon. >But also very unhappy about todays visit, my orthopod decided today that I >didn't need my vicadin or nortriptyline anymore, prescribed me only >Neurontin!!!!! >I have been having a lot of pain with the meds & have only been sleeping 2 - >4 hrs a night with the nortriptyline. So I am looking forward to some more >pain filled nights & days with very little sleep til tuesday >I hope then the pain management Dr. will do something to relieve the severe >pain I am in. >Later all, off to try to relax & prolly cry some more. > > S. in Houston TX >rosebud@... >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 1998 Report Share Posted November 7, 1998 Kathlleen, I suspect that your emotions helped make your doc take you more seriously, or suggested to him what you were saying was real. Emotions can help you make your point a lot. One just has to be sure to make the real message short & to the point, and include the highest priority items. Then, expressions of how you feel will only strengthen your position, or at least cause the doc (or whomever) to take more serious notice. Why shouldn't someone in major distress show some feeling. If you really cant control what you say when you become emotional, tell that to the doc & give a written list of major points & explain how hard it is to communicate when you are so upset. If a treatment person doesn't take this seriously, check to see that they are actually human & still alive. Ken At 11:36 AM 11/7/98 -0500, you wrote: >From: KAKRAG@... > >Dear , >I'm so sorry that your doctor did this to you. I was in a similar situation. >I camped out on his door step and cornered him. I tried to be unemotional >about it and that lasted about 5 seconds. He did agree to let me have my meds >until I got to the pain clinic. But having to go thru that was another blow >to my all ready low self esteem. >Things did work out at the pain clinic tho. I hope the same goes for you. >Gentel hugs >Kathleen > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Need a jump start on your web site? XOOM.com Web Site Templates 250 helps >you get your site up and running in no time. Only $29.95! >http://orders.xoom.com/tmp/lstmp1105/ ---------- Turbin | Mailto:kturbin@... | webmaster@... Net Biz Development | *Page me: http://www.mirabilis.com/1719872 Tel. (702) 312- 6888 | Fax (702)312-6889 | GetICQ http://www.icq.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 1998 Report Share Posted November 8, 1998 Hi, Actually since I did my cornering act that doctor now takes me seriously. I recently told him that I felt it was too bad that it had to come to that for him to believe me. He didn't apologize tho. I only see him for the run of the mill things now, colds, bronchitis etc. I have thought of changing doctors but in this town the choices are limited. He seems to believe me now when I come in with a migraine and need a shot. How do you interview a doc to make sure it's someone you can work with? Also it is written in my chart that I am in recovery, which can set off alarms with some doctors. Some people in the medical field have the mind set that because someone is in recovery (13 years for me) they cannot be treated with pain meds. This has come up quite often for me. I would like to have that information deleted from my medical records, only because it has put me in a position that I have to explain myself to some dense doctor. I think I'm ranting again....sorry Kathleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 1998 Report Share Posted November 8, 1998 > >But also very unhappy about todays visit, my orthopod decided today that I >didn't need my vicadin or nortriptyline anymore, prescribed me only >Neurontin!!!!! >I have been having a lot of pain with the meds & have only been sleeping 2 - >4 hrs a night with the nortriptyline. So I am looking forward to some more >pain filled nights & days with very little sleep til tuesday This makes no sense. To just take away your pain meds after you've been using them is not only inhuman but possibly dangerous. Did you ask him WHY he did this? I had no luck with nortiptyline for sleep. Useless. Trazadone helped a LOT more. Good luck with the pain management folks. CULater, Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 1998 Report Share Posted November 8, 1998 Kathleen, I am assuming there must be a way to have medical info deleted from your file.Afterall, it is YOUR information. I would check with medical records at the clinic. Someone awhile back posted a site where it gave info and a check list on how to interview and what questions to ask a new doctor. Anyone have that yet? Lyn ~~~~~~~~Oh,Bother..(Pooh)~~~~~~~~ Homepage: http://home.talkcity.com/spiritcir/lynmari/index.html ArthritisWarriors: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/rheumathritis FibrolandNewsletter: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Fibroland DachsieHeaven: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/DachsieHeaven DachsieBirthdayPage: http://members.tripod.com/~Lynmari/DACHSHUND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.