Additional Info on Rhonda and Losing Doctors

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Good Afternoon All,

I hope this message finds all having a relaxing 4th of July, with

reduced pain levels. Faith posted a message last night asking anyone

that has lost doctors to contact Rhonda. I have a little more

information so I thought I should share that.

It is not only the people without insurance that her doctor has

dropped as patients. They are the cash paying patients that are only

receiving maintenance pain medications. It seems that the doctor

believes that if there is no further procedures that can be

performed, then they do not want to see the patients, or provide

them with maintenance pain medications.

The letter that Rhonda received when she went to her appointment

mentioned that the doctor would no longer write prescriptions for

any medication at all, that are needed by the patients. I am going

to try to sum it up for everyone to understand, and if I fail write

me back any questions that you may have.

The doctor is dropping all patients that do not have health

insurance when the only treatment being provided is the writing of

any form of prescriptions. The doctor's office has told Rhonda that

they provided a prescription for the 30 period after providing her

with the notice. Rhonda is contacting legal services to see if there

is anything that can be done. She has an appointment with another

doctor, so hopefully she will not have any period of time without

care.

Thanks to all of you that have supported both Rhonda and I through

all of this chaotic nightmare of the last couple of weeks. I know

that it was very special to me to have your support and prayers, and

I know Rhonda appreciates it as well. Have a Happy 4th Everyone!!!

The Furball Formerly Known as Greybeard

Mark B

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Mark - I wonder what the reasoning is behind their decision. COuld it be the "cover your butt" kind of thing that's going on with docs worrying about prescribing pain medications? In any event, it's pretty rotten......"I have no cure or treatment for you therefore I'm just gonna let you sit there and hurt. Good luck." Garbage. Barbara

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I've heard of doctor's dropping "maintence" patients due to lack of money because the Insurance companies not wanting to pay what the doctor's normally charge....but to drop cash paying patients?

that doesn't make any sense unless he's afraid that the DEA is going to start checking him and his records out because he's writing out too many Class 1 and 2 Drug Prescriptions.

If I was Rhonda, I'd check and see if he's been written up or checked by the DEA before......because it sounds like they are right on that Doctor's doorstep!

Tonia

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> I've heard of doctor's dropping " maintence " patients due to lack

of money

> because the Insurance companies not wanting to pay what the

doctor's

> normally charge....but to drop cash paying patients?

>

> that doesn't make any sense unless he's afraid that the DEA is

going to

> start checking him and his records out because he's writing out

too many

> Class 1 and 2 Drug Prescriptions.

>

> If I was Rhonda, I'd check and see if he's been written up or

checked by the

> DEA before......because it sounds like they are right on that

Doctor's

> doorstep!

>

Tonia,

I totally agree with you on that. I think that may be the case. I

know he does prescribe a lot of meds like I am on. I dont get that

much but I do know people who get what I consider way too many.

If that is the case, I hope to find a better doc who understands

that I have remained on the same dose for almost 3yrs without ever

asking for anything more. I have told my doctor that I am smart

enough to be afraid of my own meds and I know this is for life.

I am going to recommend to my new doctor that he have in his

contract a " Pill Count " randomly done. They could call and tell you

to bring in your pills within 2hrs and do a count. That would not

only weed out the abusers but also the sellers. If you are only 2/4

off, that wouldnt get you in trouble but it would definately weed

out the riff raff.

If this may be what you are speaking of, I wonder why every single

pain doctor I called no longer accepts patients without insurance

only in Louisville, KY. I have found a doctor closer to me in my

state of IN who finished his name before I could get it out and is

taking over many of his patients.

Read what my doc did to me and see if that makes any sense to you.

Thanks,

Rhonda

> Tonia

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> Mark - I wonder what the reasoning is behind their decision.

COuld it be the " cover your butt " kind of thing that's going on with

docs worrying about prescribing pain medications? In any event,

it's pretty rotten...... " I have no cure or treatment for you

therefore I'm just gonna let you sit there and hurt. Good luck. "

Garbage. Barbara

Barbara,

Thank you for your concern and also describing exactly how I felt I

was being treated; Garbage

Please read what my doc did to me for further explanation of the

letter that was handed to me with no date on it

Thanks,

Rhonda