RE: Doc frustration..Alison

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Keep fighting sweetie. I don't care how old or young a person is, they should

not be made to suffer in pain everyday. Ask that doctor, " do you think my age

makes my pain less or more tolerable " ? It is ignorance. It is labeling is what

it is. It feeds into the same old saga that most doctors just don't believe we

have pain if they don't see a broken bone. They want to label people with

fibromyalgia as " drug seekers " . I ticks me off to no end. Just keep going and

find a doctor who is a decent enough person not to want you to live with pain

everyday.

love and hugs,

Debra V.

Tigger wrote:

Alison,

I'm still not sure that I won't punch the doctor in the face who treated med

(or should I say mistreated me) when I was in the hospital.

Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

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From: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

[mailto:Fibromyalgia_Support_Group ] On Behalf Of Alison

Dormouse

Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:31 PM

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

Subject: Doc frustration... thank you

Re: Help!!! So frustrated i'm ready to go bolistic on the whole doctI just

wanted to thank everyone for their support... It is very frustrating that

these docs jump back and forth month to month... the only reason I even had

to go to her was because I was on Medical Assistance, they dropped me as of

March 1st and are making me apply again because I sent in the wrong paystub

and couldnt get my newest one to them on time. Bastards!Unfortunately this

isnt the first doctor that has played this game with my meds. They seem to

look at me and say your 29 you've been on the drugs for 6 years, you should

get off meds. My liver and kidneys have tested as being fine, they dont

effect my day to day living, but since " I'm so young " I should get off meds.

They don't look at my pain they look at a paper and their own thoughts that

I shouldnt live my life of meds, and thats it. FRUSTRATING. If I had a

better job, or better benefits I could go back to the doctor who

first diagnosed me, who has been with me throughout my accident and

surgeries 6 years ago. Unfortunately they don't take medical assistance

anymore, and I can't afford the 45 a month, but i'm still thinking of going

back and finding that 45 somewhere. So frustrating.

I had a long talk with my guy last night. When I go back to the doc on

Thursday I will make her tell me what her goal is for me. Since she insists

that I should be on less pills I want to know her reasoning. I'm not cured,

she hasn't " fixed " anything so what is going on in her head to make her feel

less medication would be a help rather than hindrance. If I don't like what

she has to say, I'll go somewhere else or see a different type of doctor, I

was thinking a Rhuemo since everyone on here seems to recommend them.

Thank you again everyone who gave me support yesterday, it helped!

Hugs! Hope your having a good day!

Aly

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