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Re: Pain Managment
From: kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Sep 29 07:32:56 2006
Yes, almost everytime I call in for refills on my pain medicine they
treat me like a junkie. I am looking for a new doctor however it is
hard since I have been seeing this doctor for almost 10 years now. I
just feel it is time to move on. No one should leave their doctors
office in tears, and I usually do.
Thanks for listening!
At Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Sabrina wrote:
>
>While I take Darvocet for pain, I also take it WITH 800mg of Motrin, My
>dr said I could do that. It takes the edge off but doesn't kill it. My
>dr told me to take the pain killer that is what it is there for. He
>also said he could call in a rx anywhere that I was as long as I gave
>him the name of the pharmacy, phone number, and address.
>
>I too hate calling and asking for a rx. Not because I think that my dr
>will say no. He hasn't. He has filled it each and every month since
>Jan (except when he was on vacation out of town). However the last time
>I called, I couldn't bear to deal with the nurses. They don't talk with
>you like your dr does and everytime it was the same questions. What are
>you taking, why, have you tried motrin and a heating pad. This last
>time because I couldn't bear to deal with a nurse, I called and left the
>message on the refill line. I called when I had a day's worth left and
>the pain was starting up.
>
>I simply said my name, birthdate (they require this), that I needed a
>refill of Darvocet, that I was in pain, and that Dr. XXXXXX knew why I
>was taking the Darvocet, and that if there was a problem they could talk
>to him about it. Ok maybe the thing last month still had me mad as
>heck. Anyway, not even 45 minutes later I had a call saying that my rx
>had been called to the pharmacy. Before last month's incident, they
>would call at the END of the day. That was the 2nd rx that was called
>in right away within an hour of me leaving a message, the other was
>progesterone.
>
>Anyway, that may be an option for you if you hate calling. Just leave a
>message on the machine, pill line, nurse line. I'm hoping that this
>past time was the last time that I have to call in. I have my lap on
>10/9.
>
>At Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Amber wrote:
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>>I had Ultram too for a long time and then it just completley did not
>>work. Then they gave me Darvocet which did not work either. Whatever I
>>take I alway alternate with 800mg Ibprofen. Now I have Tylenol 3, which
>>if you have very severe pain you have to take 2. I also have some
>>Toradol, but that isn't doing much either. I am almost completley out
>>of pain medication. I hate to call and ask for more, they do make you
>>feel bad about it. I tell them trust me I don't want to be taking pain
>>pills everyday either, but the pain isn't tolerable without taking
>>anything.
>>
>>At Thu, 28 Sep 2006, kelly wrote:
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>>>Hello! I would like to hear what forms of pain managment people have
>>>had.
>>>The only pill my gyno will prescribe is Ultram. I have to take like 5
>>>at once to get any relief. He will not prescribe me anything else. It
>>>is like pulling teeth to get him to even prescribe me that.
>>>Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, none of that works.
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