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At what point should a dr be concerned about prescribing pain meds?From: Sunam (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Jul 30 12:56:08 2007
Just curious because with the chronic pain often associated with Endo, I have known many women who require prescription pain meds (narcotic level) for several days a month. As a general rule, I have cramps for about 3-4 days each month that Advil just isn't touching nor is any other anti-inflam that I have tried (rx or otherwise) A prescription of 20 Lortab can last 2-3 months if I really stretch it and endure a couple of tough days to make it last. My dr, however, (or maybe its more his nurse because so much gets lost in translation) seems to think that every 2 months is a red flag and I need to see a pain specialist. This coming from the same dr who after the birth of my son (no epi) and an emergency lap a few months ago was amazed at my pain tolerance. I have friends whose drs prescribe everything under the sun with multiple refills and seemingly no questions asked. They just trust the patient. I'm having a hard time not getting the umpteenth degree grilling when I call and ask for a prescription. I understand that there are people out there who abuse the system and that drs have to be careful. But stories I have heard are people with addiction issues who are taking 20 pills a day if not more. We are talking 10 a month here.....is that really at a level that I should be concerned about and the drs really are "protecting" me or is it more likely that this dr or clinic has been called on this before and having to be over-cautious or what? I just get so tired of the mess that Endo brings with it much less having to dread calling the dr for relief. Is this typical?
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