ENDO Messages for June, 2006: Re: I really don't want to be fired by my DR again!

Re: I really don't want to be fired by my DR again!

From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jun 21 08:14:29 2006

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Elle, Would it be possible to go to a pain management clinic? The doctors there are often a little better at prescribing the meds on a measured basis... not renewing the prescription frequently, but figuring out how much you need and how long it should last. They can also try some different pain relief treatments. My doc gave me the same lecture recently as well. I have only asked him for pain meds twice in the year I have been seeing him. I am so miserly with my percocet its ridiculous. As far as the male gyn/female gyn thing goes...in my experience it's a toss up. My first doc was a woman. She had no problem giving me pain meds when I needed them, but insisted she had "fixed" the endo with one surgery. Ha! My current doc is a male. He listened and agreed that I wasn't "fixed" and did a long and involved lap, but is stingy with the pain meds. He also has a hard time believing that I could still be having so many problems after he "cleaned me out". So, I think it comes down to trial and error with different docs until you find the magical one! Alyson

At Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Elle wrote: >
>I really don't want to complain but I am so frustrated. I am seeing a
>DR after my last one fired me. We decided on a course of BCP and
>Lupron. I will be taking my second injection on Thursday. Two weeks
>ago my pain started to increase and I started to spot heavily. I then
>asked for another refill of my pain meds (I usually take two a day at
>most), I was told that if my pain didn't go away I would be referred to
>the UW (university of Wa med center). So, I am in pain and advil is not
>cutting it but I don't want to complain because I don't want to see a
>3rd doctor in a year. I really think that Lupron and BCP combo will
>work because I get glimpses of good days more than I did a month ago. My
>DR even said I could have pain during the course of the 6 months. So,
>why is he wanting to refer me out? Because of pain meds. I already got
>the lecture of being an addict and not if it was going to happen but
>when. The hard part is, I take pain med only when I need it and it
>helps me lead a somewhat normal life. I have been in pain for the last
>four days without pain medicine. My body hasn't experienced any
>withdraw effects and the only reason I would like to take some is
>because I am in pain. I am just so frustrated and feeling like instead
>of keeping me having a normal life, I will just be passed off because
>the FDA/DEA laws in the US and DR's sucumbing to them. I just don't
>know what to do and just need words of encouragement.
>Another quick question....do you think there is something to be said
>about male GYN's and female GYN's?
>Wishing you all pain free days. Elle

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