Doctors and do they listen?

[Guest guest]

As I was reading the emails today, it dawned on me how often " we " ask for

medication, not just and increase, but maybe a different one to control our

symptoms of our disease.

Many of us have depression at times, or all the times,and some of us are not

depressed at al but are prescribed medication for it because that seems to be

the " in treatment " at present. Many of us can't sleep, (yet there has been

numerous articles about the benefit of sleep),still we are prescribed anything

else except the very medication that would work. Many of us have severe muscle

spasms, (but ineffective medication)as I used to have a doctor that prescribed

Soma, but now I am lucky if I get flexeril.

It seems that most doctors got on the bandwagon-depression-and stopped

listening. I now take way less medication than I did and it's not due to the

improvement of my condition but to the doctors I have to choose from that refuse

to prescribe for me those medications that I use to take, but are no longer

ordered, for whatever reason they have imagined. I go to a doctor who is on a

" good list " but since having to see him, I have less medication and NOT what I

need.

I had 8 feet of small bowel removed 2 years ago and for 2 years my family doctor

prescribed codiene 30 mgs 4 times a day to control my chronic diarrhea. Sadly

when I received SSI and hence Medicaid that doctor will no longer see me even

though I have another insurance. So after seeing 6 different doctors I had to

choose the best of the worst. I am no longer on the codiene (as every one

thought or knew I was taking it for pain and I was already on Duragesic 75's and

Norco, (only 60 a month for breakthrough) now every month I lose weight and I

was below 100 lbs to began with, (prior to surgery I weighed 105-110) and

despite what the scale says all I have is the Lomotil which does not control the

problem. I have explained, illustrated and even begged but to no avail!

I am sooooooooooo tired of going to see " qualified " medical personnel only to be

ignored and disregarded! I can no longer go anywhere unless I don't eat for at

least 18 hours prior to leaving the house. I even had the surgeon call and talk

to this doctor but he might as well have phoned my animals, at least from them I

get a response!

Well enough venting. I wish that those doctors who say they know about chronic

pain, actually understand chronic pain!!

Peggy/MI

" Dance like no one is watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like

nobody's listening; live like heaven on earth. " Mark Twain

[Guest guest]

Peggy

I have the same GI problems. Maybe the soca will increase the patch? I can

understand them not wanting to prescribe codeine as fentanyl is way more

constipating as is Vicodin. However with that said your total dose of narcotics

has been decreased and due to tolerance the fentanyl should be increased. Will

the surgeon Rx for you?

Deb rn

Mo

>Peggy/MI wrote:

>I am sooooooooooo tired of going to see " qualified " medical personnel only to

be ignored and disregarded! I can no longer go anywhere unless I don't eat for

at least 18 hours prior to leaving the house. I even had the surgeon call and

talk to this doctor but he might as well have phoned my animals, at least from

them I get a response!

[Guest guest]

Peggy i couldn't agree more with you. Seems if the problem is not easily fixed,

the quality of help decreases over time. I hope you are able to get some better

support soon.

Huzs, Tami

>peggy/MI wrote:

>

> It seems that most doctors got on the bandwagon-depression-and stopped

listening. I now take way less medication than I did and it's not due to the

improvement of my condition but to the doctors I have to choose from that refuse

to prescribe for me those medications that I used to take, but are no longer

ordered, for whatever reason they have imagined. I go to a doctor who is on a

" good list " but since having to see him, I have less medication and NOT what I

need.

[Guest guest]

>Peggy/MI wrote:

>It seems that most doctors got on the bandwagon-depression-and stopped

listening. I now take way less medication than I did and it's not due to the

improvement of my condition but to the doctors I have to choose from that refuse

to prescribe for me those medications that I used to take, but are no longer

ordered, for whatever reason they have imagined. I go to a doctor who is on a

" good list " but since having to see him, I have less medication and NOT what I

need.

I had my current Pain Management PA say, Well, we used to believe that way but

we don't titer up any more, we give different medication.

I have saved articles of a 20 year study and 30 year study about opiates and

their safety and I do not believe this.

There is a three tier system they use. My main point is the more medication you

are taking of different things, it is more

side effects to deal with or interactions . She did not answer this question.

Be sure to keep up with the pain laws in each state and your pain contract.

Anesthesiologists want to do epidurals, surgeons want to cut, and primary care

don't want to deal with the regulations.

That is why it is so important to document it and ask that the documentation be

placed in your medical charts.

Bennie