Re: Newbie here-Need help?

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Hi All.

I am new and been a pain patient for going on 6 years now. I had a wonderful

doc who moved away on me, now am left with his refferal who has turned out to

be a total nightmare. After 5 years of being totally self-sufficient and

keeping pain at 6 (bad days) or less this doc decides out of the blue to take me

off my meds completely with no recourse as to what to do about the PAIN?

Unbelievable but true. I need to find aother doc who will look at my records

and

see what has been for the past 5 years and keep me on the schedule that has

given me life. I was bedridden for 2 years before starting my meds and now I

cannot believe this doc is taking them away.

Anyhow, I have

mostly musculoskeletal problems along with Fibromyalgia, osteoporosis which

is compounding bad back, knees-then recently told I have RSD in my legs.

Needless to say walking is extremely painful even with my 3 point walker.

If anyone out there knows of a good doc somewhere in Florida, hopefully

central east coast area could you let me know?? I have been at wits end, and

now

with the pain levels returning as they are I find it really difficult to even

think clearly let along be able to find another doc. I live alone since my son

was killed in auto accident in 2001 so I really need to be able to function

enough to take care of myself.

Thanks to anyone who has any help for me,

Chris-Daytona area

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Hi

This is just unbelievable. I don't see how a doctor can do something like

take you off all your meds and be done with it. That has always been my fear.

I don't live in Florida so I can't help you there. Just wanted to let you

know I'm outraged for you.

It takes us a long time to get to a point where we are comfortable and able

to have some type of life and then to pull that all away is awful. I hope

you find some help soon. The other way to go is to get meds online.

I have done it a few times. It can be expensive but if I don't have the

medication I can't function.

Kathleen in NC

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wrote:

<<After 5 years of being totally self-sufficient and keeping pain at 6 (bad

days) or less this doc decides out of the blue to take me off my meds completely

with no recourse as to what to do about the PAIN>>

Dear

Can i ask you what his reason was for taking you off your meds...isnt there a

law against that somewhere? I dont see how any doc can just stop a patient who

has been on these types of drugs just like that, wont you go thru withdrawal

symptoms..isnt it dangerous? I dont understand what that jerk was thinking at

all. janine

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Janie,

I just posted I have found a new doc(Thank God)-but the jerk I was seeing

took me only because he was a friend of my previous doc ,he is a nuerologist and

made it very clear he was not a pain doc. He totally just didnt care and I

truly believe he was simply trying to get rid of me. I do think there is a law

whereby I could sue him for his actions, but honestly since I had been to see

him for about 7 months I do not want him to be putting on my record things

that weren't so--I say this only because I know he would do it.

He had the gall to talk to me like a drug addict off the street over the phone

(no witnesses) one day and I never heard of a doctor speaking to a patient in

such language.

I mean it is a long story but now when someone posts about a doc that treats

them like a drug addict I do know it does happen. I simply cannot believe this

man was issued a doctor's license. He always made it apparent how busy he

was, how he was a specialist (nuerologist), and he charged almost 3 x's as much

as my previous 2 docs. I don't know if I will file anything against him-my

friend says I should, she went in my last 2 visits just to tell him how I was in

such terrible pain ,etc. Well, all I can say is everyone look out for these

types of docs and if they start out treating you like you are a nuisance (sp)

find another right away so you don't need to go through what I have these past

7 months.

Thanks for the concern-I wouldn't believe it either if I hadn't been through

it... It is terrible those of us in pain have to endure such things just

attempting to have some norm alcy back to our lives. We cannot function as it

is then idiots like him pull their sadistic power trips on us leaving us unable

to do anything. Ugh-thanks again,

Chris-FL