Re: To K re: Oxy holiday, withdrawal and pain control

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K,

the pain management clinic is done by referral from your doctor and yes,

it is a class but, you also get a three hour appointment with three

doctors(neurologist/anethesiologist, psychologist and physical

therapist) and after all of them speaking to you, then get together and

set up a treatment plan, which does include pain medication). After that

initial appointment, they meet with you periodically to make sure you

are doing well and you are always allowed to meet with any of the three

doctors for any problems and issues that crop up. It's a one day class

(this is before the three hour appointment) with a questionairre that

you fill out and that is reveiewed to weed out the druggies, etc. Then

is a ten day (once a week) class, and the three hour appointment, but

it is VERY helpful in discussing the types of pain managemt and ways to

deal with chronic pain. It's a multidiscipline class with an

nuerologist/anesthesiologist, psychologist and physical therapist. I

highly recommend it. I don't know if the other service locations have

as involved treatment plan, but I highly recommend the Oakland one.

When I went through this, there was a three month waiting list and I

don't know if there is still a waiting list or if they finally caught up

(they were behind because they had lost one of their doctors, but I

believe they hired a new one something in the past year or so).

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

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Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.