Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 : Recently they changed my meds from oxycontin (100 mgs. 2 times a day) to Kadian (60 mgs. 2 times a day). I also have Actiq pops for breakthrough pain. The Kadian doesn't seem to work as well as the oxycontin, and I noticed that they gave you that for breakthrough. I have an appointment at 3:00 this afternoon, and was wondering on your reaction to the Kadian? I did run short, and I think they were punishing me. They actually sent me home with a prescription that they knew I would not be able to fill for four days. They said I would have to " pay the price " for running out. I was not abusing the medication in my mind, I have several days in the beginning that I used extra, thinking I would be able to take less later, which later never came. I have now set up some help by a therapist, some antidepressants etc...I want to try to explain this to them, but I feel like they have already labeled me. Anyway, any thoughts on how the Kadian is working for you would be appreciated. Robin -------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the system manager: postmaster@... This e-mail and its attachments have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses, however it is always advisable to run a virus check on e-mails and attachments before opening them. -------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Robin, if the pain clinic continues to treat you that way, I'd suggest that you make a complaint to JCAHO and then find a new pain clinic if possible. They are required to treat any pain over a 3. Below are the pain management standards for JCAHO. The URL is kind of long and if it wraps to the next line, sometimes the link doesn't work then, so you might have to cut and pain the complete URL into your browser. http://www.jcaho.com/news+room/health+care+issues/jcaho+focuses+pain+management.\ html The JCAHO main website is: http://www.jcaho.com/ Kimber -- Kimber Vallejo, CA hominid2@... Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed physician or health care professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Hi Kimber and Robin, The corrected JCAHO url is: http://www.jcaho.com/news+room/health+care+issues/jcaho+focuses+on+pai n+management.htm I need to talk to someone about my pain management Thanks > Robin, > if the pain clinic continues to treat you that way, I'd suggest that you > make a complaint to JCAHO and then find a new pain clinic if possible. > They are required to treat any pain over a 3. Below are the pain > management standards for JCAHO. The URL is kind of long and if it wraps > to the next line, sometimes the link doesn't work then, so you might > have to cut and pain the complete URL into your browser. > > http://www.jcaho.com/news+room/health+care+issues/jcaho+focuses+pain+m anagement.html > > The JCAHO main website is: http://www.jcaho.com/ > Kimber > > -- > Kimber > Vallejo, CA > hominid2@c... > Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed physician or health care professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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