Re: My Doctor's Visit Today

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SIS

our friendship will last a life time as far as i am concerned.... you are

very special friend.. please pray for me and kevin today ,, yesterday he

acted like a total jerk while he was at the fire dept.. i am getting where i

cant handle it anymore.. there is no sense in acting like that.. he is

getting worse... i cried all day.... was suppose to get zack last night and

take him to church and keep him all night. i didnt ... cause i was so

upset... i just dread for him even comming home when he is like this..

please pray that god will take over here .. cause i am not going to stay

around .. and put up with this.. i cant sis..

lots of love and gentle hugs..

Anita (your sis)

My Doctor's Visit Today

> >

> >

> > > Hi,

> > > Hope you all don't mind but I'm sending this

> > one

> > > letter to everyone to save me from some typing.

> > > I went to the new pain mgt. dr. and am not

> > happy

> > > at all. We were there for over 3 hours. He was

> > in &

> > > out seeing other patients while consulting with

> > me.

> > > First he went over my past med records I brought

> > in &

> > > asked me lots of questions. Was upset when I

> > couldn't

> > > come up with specific dates, meds, etc. Last he

> > did a

> > > physical exam..I had to undress to my underclothes

> > &

> > > put on one of those paper gowns...ouch...stayed in

> > my

> > > wheelchair. He says I can tell him to stop

> > anytime

> > > but said he wanted to be as thorough as he could

> > so I

> > > did my best to tolerate all he did. 1st he put

> > temp.

> > > strips on both hands & feets & took temps. 3X. He

> > > could get reading on hands but my feet were so

> > cold

> > > that the temp reading was lower than lowest temp

> > on

> > > the strip so he couldn't tell exact temp. He then

> > > took a big safety pin. He poked my chin & said

> > that

> > > would be a 5 & I was to give #s from 5 to 10 for

> > pain

> > > levels when he poked my arms and legs. NO

> > FUN...LOTS

> > > OF PAIN...especially left arm and both legs &

> > feet. I

> > > couldn't help it when the tears came. He admitted

> > I

> > > had RSD in both lower extremities but wouldn't

> > ssay

> > > for sure it was in arms & hands due to temp. was

> > not

> > > cold!!! No matter the pain....To finish up he told

> > me

> > > what he thought & dictated into his tape recorder.

> > He

> > > said I have several problems....RSD, Anorexia

> > Nervosa,

> > > IBS, Laxative Abuse, Smoking, Depression. He said

> > > that he couldn't help me. He stressed more about

> > the

> > > other problems rather than the RSD. He said if I

> > were

> > > to quit smoking & eat right I would feel much

> > better &

> > > it would help the depression...I don't agree. In

> > the

> > > end he stated that he feels I should go to the

> >

> > > Hopkins Rehab in Baltimore MD. Oh, he also stated

> > > that since my current pain pills aren't providing

> > the

> > > relief they should that I am taking them

> > habitually!!!

> > > He's sending a letter to my family dr.

> > recommending

> > > he lower my Ambien (why? I can't sleep & he knows

> > > that), change my anti-depressant, put me on

> > something

> > > similiar to Amitriplyne (started with 3 different

> > > letters), and take me off my current pain

> > medication

> > > and back on the methadone(even though my records

> > > showed I couldn't tolerate methadone)!!! And I

> > should

> > > go to this Hopkins place.

> > > I am just so upset. I wasted 4 hours there &

> > am

> > > suffering both physically & emotionally. He says

> > he

> > > won't see me again & won't fill out any forms that

> > > will come from my LTD. The only dr. I have is my

> > > family dr. who has been refilling my scripts in

> > the

> > > iterim between pain drs.

> > > I felt like he made me out to be a drug addict,

> > an

> > > emotional disturbance head case, and that the RSD

> > was

> > > not a matter of importance. After leaving there I

> > had

> > > to go see my psychologist...only to find I am

> > being

> > > assigned to a new therapist. Which is okay. It's

> > a

> > > woman & she did come in so I met her. I go back

> > to

> > > see her on Nov 16th.

> > > I went to the Hopkins site but looked &

> > > loooked but didn't find any info. needed in my

> > case.

> > > >From what this dr. told me I would be in this

> > place

> > > for quite some time. I feel like he just wants to

> > > lock me away.

> > > Yes, I've rambled on and I know I'm not

> > supposed

> > > to say I'm -----....I just hurt and don't know

> > where

> > > to turn. Thanks for taking the time to " listen "

> > to me

> > > vent.

> > > Hugs, Tracey

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________

> > >

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Hi DebD.

I have to get my aol IM name back up. I have to

wait til the kids get home from school as I'm not sure

how to do it. Then, I can join the chats again. I do

miss them.

What problem to work on first? Heck if I know!!!!

The main thing is that at least I woke up this

morning, I guess!!

Hope you have a good day, and hope to join you in

chat soon.

Hugs, Tracey

--- DDonben@... wrote:

> Tracey,

> rant all you want.

> I don't know your situation but it sounds dire.

> which thing do you need to

> work on first? I would love to chat with you during

> a chat session. Deb-D

>

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