Re: More time wasted at the doctor's office

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A new doc was definitely MY answer. No way I would change pulmodudes, but

definitely without even thinking twice about it I changed my pcp.

But that is just me and I live in a medical town where there is always another

doctor choice.

I empathize about the doctor two-step they have given you. Clearly the doctor

and his PA have not spent enough time as a patient.

S, Lubbock, TX

NSIP w/PF 12/2006 et al

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> Well guys, I went to my primary yesterday. I saw a nurse practioner. (first

mistake)

> I made a list of all the things I needed to ask about. I went through

everything. She says she agrees that I should ge the flu shot while I'm there. I

haven't had any prednisone for 2 weeks and so it'd be ok to do it.

> I'm still trying to find a pain management clinic that no only accepts my ins.

but prescribes pain meds. My doc agrees that I need them. But, doesn't feel

comfortable writing for them because of liability concerns. I've already been to

the oly 2 in the area that accept my ins. neither write but have sent

recomendations to my doc says to write for me. My doc STILL won't write. I think

I've found a clinic that will write and now I need to find out if they accept my

ins.

> So, anyhow, the NP rushes out of the room before I have a chance to ask her

the last few questions. She never tells the nurse to give me the flu shot. So, I

had to chase her down to get her to order it. I ask her about this mess on my

legs. She says wear compression stockings during the day and take them off at

night. I ask her what about the rash and painful swollen shots on them. She says

let's get the pain clinic part done first and walks away.

> She told me she'd give me 80 percocet to last me for 20 days while I check

into the newest clinic. I leave the office and I'm heading home whem I realize

the script says 80 hydrocodone not oxycodone. Hydro is vicodin and oxy is

percocet. I call and the secretary says I'll put a message back and they call

you later. I tell her no, I have no car and have no way to get back up to the

office later. (percocet requires a paper script, can't be phoned in) So, I go

back and she makes me wait 20 minutes before she comes out w/ the corrected

script. I leave then realize that she wrote it for 60 not 80.

> By then I was so beat and I could barely walk. I just went home.

>

> I know, once again, I've rambled on. LOL I just get so mad.

> I think it's time for a new primary doc. Maybe I'll just look into getting a

primary at Beth Israel also. Looks like I'll be asking for a pulmodude there.

>

> I'm I wrong for being upset about my primary visit yesterday?

>

> Nan 49, MA

> List started '84

> RB-ILD '04

> PF '08

> Asthma '09

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[Guest guest]

Nan,

Instead od looking for a "pain clinic" try to find a sports medicine and ortho group. These usually take most ins and the have a dr that does just pain meds It took me a while till I learned the difference.All the pain clinics wanted to do was steroid injections. you can usually find the sports med around any pro athlets eyc.

A

Subject: More time wasted at the doctor's officeTo: Breathe-Support Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 4:11 PM

Well guys, I went to my primary yesterday. I saw a nurse practioner. (first mistake) I made a list of all the things I needed to ask about. I went through everything. She says she agrees that I should ge the flu shot while I'm there. I haven't had any prednisone for 2 weeks and so it'd be ok to do it.I'm still trying to find a pain management clinic that no only accepts my ins. but prescribes pain meds. My doc agrees that I need them. But, doesn't feel comfortable writing for them because of liability concerns. I've already been to the oly 2 in the area that accept my ins. neither write but have sent recomendations to my doc says to write for me. My doc STILL won't write. I think I've found a clinic that will write and now I need to find out if they accept my ins. So, anyhow, the NP rushes out of the room before I have a chance to ask her the last few questions. She never tells the nurse to give me the flu shot. So, I had to chase her

down to get her to order it. I ask her about this mess on my legs. She says wear compression stockings during the day and take them off at night. I ask her what about the rash and painful swollen shots on them. She says let's get the pain clinic part done first and walks away. She told me she'd give me 80 percocet to last me for 20 days while I check into the newest clinic. I leave the office and I'm heading home whem I realize the script says 80 hydrocodone not oxycodone. Hydro is vicodin and oxy is percocet. I call and the secretary says I'll put a message back and they call you later. I tell her no, I have no car and have no way to get back up to the office later. (percocet requires a paper script, can't be phoned in) So, I go back and she makes me wait 20 minutes before she comes out w/ the corrected script. I leave then realize that she wrote it for 60 not 80. By then I was so beat and I could barely walk. I just went home.I know,

once again, I've rambled on. LOL I just get so mad.I think it's time for a new primary doc. Maybe I'll just look into getting a primary at Beth Israel also. Looks like I'll be asking for a pulmodude there.I'm I wrong for being upset about my primary visit yesterday?Nan 49, MAList started '84RB-ILD '04PF '08Asthma '09__________________________________________________

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Nan,

So sorry for you, yes I would be looking for a new pcp asap. I am sooo

lucky it is amazing. My pcp is actually a specialist in helping people

beat opiod dependence, but he has never had a problem writing scrips for

percoset for me. Before I was on the predenisone I was taking 2 to 3

percoset a day for the fibro and neuropathy. And he never rushes

things, thank God. I am truely blessed that way. Get thee to a new

doc! and hand in there.

Dyane Phoenix ipf 02

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> Well guys, I went to my primary yesterday. I saw a nurse practioner.

(first mistake)

> I made a list of all the things I needed to ask about. I went through

everything. She says she agrees that I should ge the flu shot while I'm

there. I haven't had any prednisone for 2 weeks and so it'd be ok to do

it.

> I'm still trying to find a pain management clinic that no only accepts

my ins. but prescribes pain meds. My doc agrees that I need them. But,

doesn't feel comfortable writing for them because of liability concerns.

I've already been to the oly 2 in the area that accept my ins. neither

write but have sent recomendations to my doc says to write for me. My

doc STILL won't write. I think I've found a clinic that will write and

now I need to find out if they accept my ins.

> So, anyhow, the NP rushes out of the room before I have a chance to

ask her the last few questions. She never tells the nurse to give me the

flu shot. So, I had to chase her down to get her to order it. I ask her

about this mess on my legs. She says wear compression stockings during

the day and take them off at night. I ask her what about the rash and

painful swollen shots on them. She says let's get the pain clinic part

done first and walks away.

> She told me she'd give me 80 percocet to last me for 20 days while I

check into the newest clinic. I leave the office and I'm heading home

whem I realize the script says 80 hydrocodone not oxycodone. Hydro is

vicodin and oxy is percocet. I call and the secretary says I'll put a

message back and they call you later. I tell her no, I have no car and

have no way to get back up to the office later. (percocet requires a

paper script, can't be phoned in) So, I go back and she makes me wait 20

minutes before she comes out w/ the corrected script. I leave then

realize that she wrote it for 60 not 80.

> By then I was so beat and I could barely walk. I just went home.

>

> I know, once again, I've rambled on. LOL I just get so mad.

> I think it's time for a new primary doc. Maybe I'll just look into

getting a primary at Beth Israel also. Looks like I'll be asking for a

pulmodude there.

>

> I'm I wrong for being upset about my primary visit yesterday?

>

> Nan 49, MA

> List started '84

> RB-ILD '04

> PF '08

> Asthma '09

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I already tried the sports med center. They did steriod injections. In fact, one

of the injections they even put me in the hosp. to do it. I've been to just

about every doctor my primary can think of. That's the reason why I've decided

to try Beth Israel.

Nan 49, MA

List started '84

RB/ILD '04

PF '08

Asthma '09

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> Subject: More time wasted at the doctor's office

> To: Breathe-Support

> Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 4:11 PM

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> Well guys, I went to my primary yesterday. I saw a nurse practioner. (first

mistake)

> I made a list of all the things I needed to ask about. I went through

everything. She says she agrees that I should ge the flu shot while I'm there. I

haven't had any prednisone for 2 weeks and so it'd be ok to do it.

> I'm still trying to find a pain management clinic that no only accepts my ins.

but prescribes pain meds. My doc agrees that I need them. But, doesn't feel

comfortable writing for them because of liability concerns. I've already been to

the oly 2 in the area that accept my ins. neither write but have sent

recomendations to my doc says to write for me. My doc STILL won't write. I think

I've found a clinic that will write and now I need to find out if they accept my

ins.

> So, anyhow, the NP rushes out of the room before I have a chance to ask her

the last few questions. She never tells the nurse to give me the flu shot. So, I

had to chase her down to get her to order it. I ask her about this mess on my

legs. She says wear compression stockings during the day and take them off at

night. I ask her what about the rash and painful swollen shots on them. She says

let's get the pain clinic part done first and walks away.

> She told me she'd give me 80 percocet to last me for 20 days while I check

into the newest clinic. I leave the office and I'm heading home whem I realize

the script says 80 hydrocodone not oxycodone. Hydro is vicodin and oxy is

percocet. I call and the secretary says I'll put a message back and they call

you later. I tell her no, I have no car and have no way to get back up to the

office later. (percocet requires a paper script, can't be phoned in) So, I go

back and she makes me wait 20 minutes before she comes out w/ the corrected

script. I leave then realize that she wrote it for 60 not 80.

> By then I was so beat and I could barely walk. I just went home.

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> I know, once again, I've rambled on. LOL I just get so mad.

> I think it's time for a new primary doc. Maybe I'll just look into getting a

primary at Beth Israel also. Looks like I'll be asking for a pulmodude there.

>

> I'm I wrong for being upset about my primary visit yesterday?

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> Nan 49, MA

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Thank you Dyan for understanding what I've been going through. Lately, I've been

taking between 4 and 6 percocet per day. At that amount, I still have pain but

I'm able to walk and feed myself.

Nan

> >

> > Well guys, I went to my primary yesterday. I saw a nurse practioner.

> (first mistake)

> > I made a list of all the things I needed to ask about. I went through

> everything. She says she agrees that I should ge the flu shot while I'm

> there. I haven't had any prednisone for 2 weeks and so it'd be ok to do

> it.

> > I'm still trying to find a pain management clinic that no only accepts

> my ins. but prescribes pain meds. My doc agrees that I need them. But,

> doesn't feel comfortable writing for them because of liability concerns.

> I've already been to the oly 2 in the area that accept my ins. neither

> write but have sent recomendations to my doc says to write for me. My

> doc STILL won't write. I think I've found a clinic that will write and

> now I need to find out if they accept my ins.

> > So, anyhow, the NP rushes out of the room before I have a chance to

> ask her the last few questions. She never tells the nurse to give me the

> flu shot. So, I had to chase her down to get her to order it. I ask her

> about this mess on my legs. She says wear compression stockings during

> the day and take them off at night. I ask her what about the rash and

> painful swollen shots on them. She says let's get the pain clinic part

> done first and walks away.

> > She told me she'd give me 80 percocet to last me for 20 days while I

> check into the newest clinic. I leave the office and I'm heading home

> whem I realize the script says 80 hydrocodone not oxycodone. Hydro is

> vicodin and oxy is percocet. I call and the secretary says I'll put a

> message back and they call you later. I tell her no, I have no car and

> have no way to get back up to the office later. (percocet requires a

> paper script, can't be phoned in) So, I go back and she makes me wait 20

> minutes before she comes out w/ the corrected script. I leave then

> realize that she wrote it for 60 not 80.

> > By then I was so beat and I could barely walk. I just went home.

> >

> > I know, once again, I've rambled on. LOL I just get so mad.

> > I think it's time for a new primary doc. Maybe I'll just look into

> getting a primary at Beth Israel also. Looks like I'll be asking for a

> pulmodude there.

> >

> > I'm I wrong for being upset about my primary visit yesterday?

> >

> > Nan 49, MA

> > List started '84

> > RB-ILD '04

> > PF '08

> > Asthma '09

> >

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Hi Nan,

You certainly are not wrong for being so upset. That was an awful experience. I guess you never even saw the doctor. I think you might be right about looking for a new primary. You certainly need one that you can trust and feel comfortable with. Isn't is nice to know there is a place that you can vent and people understand.

AB

Subject: More time wasted at the doctor's officeTo: Breathe-Support Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 9:11 PM

Well guys, I went to my primary yesterday. I saw a nurse practioner. (first mistake) I made a list of all the things I needed to ask about. I went through everything. She says she agrees that I should ge the flu shot while I'm there. I haven't had any prednisone for 2 weeks and so it'd be ok to do it.I'm still trying to find a pain management clinic that no only accepts my ins. but prescribes pain meds. My doc agrees that I need them.. But, doesn't feel comfortable writing for them because of liability concerns. I've already been to the oly 2 in the area that accept my ins. neither write but have sent recomendations to my doc says to write for me. My doc STILL won't write. I think I've found a clinic that will write and now I need to find out if they accept my ins. So, anyhow, the NP rushes out of the room before I have a chance to ask her the last few questions. She never tells the nurse to give me the flu shot. So, I had to chase her

down to get her to order it. I ask her about this mess on my legs. She says wear compression stockings during the day and take them off at night. I ask her what about the rash and painful swollen shots on them. She says let's get the pain clinic part done first and walks away. She told me she'd give me 80 percocet to last me for 20 days while I check into the newest clinic. I leave the office and I'm heading home whem I realize the script says 80 hydrocodone not oxycodone. Hydro is vicodin and oxy is percocet. I call and the secretary says I'll put a message back and they call you later. I tell her no, I have no car and have no way to get back up to the office later. (percocet requires a paper script, can't be phoned in) So, I go back and she makes me wait 20 minutes before she comes out w/ the corrected script. I leave then realize that she wrote it for 60 not 80. By then I was so beat and I could barely walk. I just went home.I know,

once again, I've rambled on. LOL I just get so mad.I think it's time for a new primary doc. Maybe I'll just look into getting a primary at Beth Israel also. Looks like I'll be asking for a pulmodude there.I'm I wrong for being upset about my primary visit yesterday?Nan 49, MAList started '84RB-ILD '04PF '08Asthma '09