Re;Concern For Some Members

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Kerry,I know what you mean on more than a couple of issues.I too have

been getting my meds from my PCP,I am using only Duragesic Patches and

get an attitude from his staff,I finally said look I've been a nurse

for 21 years and know more than a little about pain meds and who

really needs them and who doesn't and that seemed to have changed

things.Also being a nurse,I too have seen what you were discussing

about how a lot of docs are,especially in the E.R.I've also noticed a

lot of it among nurses as well and have seen instances where nurses

just don't want to take the time and effort of getting the narcotics

out of lock-up and documenting it in the 3-4 places where it has to be

done,they will say things like " oh,she couldn't be in that much

pain,she just likes the drugs!As far as I'm concerned there should be

no reason why pain meds should EVER be withheld but it

happens.Hopefully all of this attention in the media and with politics

help the sitiuation instead of making it worse.............Donna