Whats the catch?

Went to my doctors appt. today and everything was going fine and the nurse pops in and say urine, At first I thought ya im in line and have to wait, She said it again so I herd clearly. Damn, New years and all.

I don't hesitate and go, They leave me be? Said 'just stick it in the steel door when done and go back? Last time you pretty much wanted to hold the thing.

I go back, But forgot to completely close the door and my room is across from my doc's. News rolls in, 'His THC levels are very high!', Herd benzo another but couldn't quite make it out. I sit calmly and she knocks and comes in. Says hi as usual and sits.
Conversation is normal and she pulls out a new form. Says that the medicine prescribed to me, Have to be in my system. I said I account for all my meds and don't abuse them.
She asked last time I took a pain pill, I told her last thurs/Friday I took two the night before and two the next.
She said ok, Just wanted to make sure you don't have any problems with them and or selling them! 'Lets get the prescriptions and get you on your way.

Not once did she mention it, Not one fucking time. I thought I was done, Never expected it from the doctor, But I had no reason to hide it so I went along calmly.
New paper has: if you get mad at them or staff, Med's cut off!
Overdose will end in discontinuation of med's

I walk out, Get in my vehicle and asked did that just happen? I used drugs that are illegal here, But had no trace of opiates, You give refill(s) and send me on my way like it never happened?

Other than walgreens saying I cant refill these for a couple of days, Whats the catch? How can I over hear the nurse saying 'snoop dog would test this high' but other than that.....

Trippy fucking day! But I pretty sure next time will be different and they might even start cutting me down. I have legit reason, I have dropped from 270 to 215.7 on their scale, Work out and have a reconstructive knee.
I just hope they leave me be, I don't ask for any more, Only thing I did different in 3 years, Was call them last month and postpone my appt. until today because my aunt died and grandpa was in ICU. I cant figure it out.

 

Since when do they instantaneously test for drugs right in the office? Smells like BS to me. Make up better stories to tell.

 

sounds to me like he's on welfare or something where someone else pays for his meds

 

That too.

 

Pain management specialist and centers run blood within about 20 minutes to verify dosages and monitor for changes required. It is done on site.

 

That.

 

^ exactly...a friend of mind used to go to pain management and they tested her on site. The results were always there before her appointment ended.

and for the record, she quit going to the pain management center because she would rather try to deal with her pain using marijuana.

(Thanks for posting that, Heather.)

 

My bad then. I wouldn't know, since I am not dependent on pharmaceuticals. But it's funny how so many people that go to these "pain management" places are just a bunch of druggies looking for a fix.

 

Also in the state that Yogi and I live in there is a pain management Dr that has been charged with murder for over prescribing his patients. I'm sure they are all watching their backs right now. They want to make sure their patients aren't abusing their prescriptions. A lot of them will actually make you take your prescriptions in and count the pills to make sure you are taking the right amount.

 

That is precisely what my friend's pain management doctor did every time.

 

This Dr is being charged with 10 counts of involuntary manslaughter for prescribing pain meds to patients he knew had problems. One of his patients was the bass player for Slipknot that died. He is going to trial in February. I'm sure it puts all of the pain Dr's in our state on high alert to watch their backs.

 

Then perhaps you should be thankful that you have not ever had to be referred to one for pain that is not manageable. If you have not been through a screening process then you really have no idea what is involved in being accepted as a patient.

They are professionals that are dedicated to making life tolerable for those who have pain that is not manageable with a normal script.

There may be some that self medicate as well but people who need this service are not normally jonesing for a high they are looking for a normal life without pain.

 

I don't have a good history with doctors and I'm happy I don't take any pain meds myself, but I think of it as something to be grateful for. Not an excuse to turn my nose up at others. Even if they are druggies, it's another thing I'm grateful that I'm not experiencing.

 

I pay cash for my appt's and med's. Its also not a 'pain management' clinic, Regular place that takes everyone.

I don't abuse any of my shit, If I did, Don't ya think id be a little less of an asshole?

They have a lab in the center of the building, Piss in cup and open 'mail box' style door and put piss cup down. I was surprised nobody watched nor really cared about it. But questioning why Im not hopped up on pain killer you prescribed to me is not a positive message.

If you need drugs that bad, go to retirement buildings and go to the tv room. They have everything from plavax sp? to oxy/ms contin to steroids whatever you or a loved one needs.
They have to eat too, $50 a week aint shit to live on. They supplement their income by selling the med's/extra meds.

I on the other hand don't need or want anything but a hi, Im doing ok, How are you? And down the road with my prescriptions that are no more or less what I need and use only for myself. At this point im so immune to them they don't do shit and the smoking was never to 'enhance' the effects. It was to try and calm knee pain.

Wish I was lucky enough to get shit free, Im a regular white guy who pays cash.

 

Well that answers one question, Kodiak, American Black, Brown, Grizz, no a Polar


Hotwater

 

yeah..pain management clinics are for people who have un-bearable pain...


just like medical marijuana clinics are for people who...


ah nevermind..its wasted words here on an addict forum

 

I understand where you are coming from and I agree with you that the system that is in place for medical cannabis is abused by many who use the system to make their choices legal.

The issue is that it is time that cannabis laws need to be revised and with that controls need to be in place to make it a legal substance. By controls I mean a legal age, quantity for personal use not distribution among some of the issues that need to be in place before legalization. One of the largest issues for those who do not support legalization is the stance of many who use that there should be no restrictions, they are the most detrimental to the legalization of cannabis. Die hard stoners who want no restrictions are the poorest examples of why the laws should be changed.

On the other side of this, I have seen people who needed medical cannabis and have had to jump through legal hoops to get an exemption that they should not have had to. That they were considered end of life patients and had to wait months for approval.

The system needs to be revised and until that happens then there will be abuse of it.

On the pain management side, they do not simply prescribe drugs as the approach is total pain management. Most are simply counselled and medications may be tweaked but lifestyle and alternative methods of controlling pain are the focus. They work on looking at the total package of health. In cases where medications or cocktails are designed to alleviate pain they are monitored not only for abuse but also for ramifications on health such as damage done to other organs. We have come a long way in the management of pain and these professionals are able to provide a service to enhance the quality of life for many.

 

I don't think this is really fair, a lot of people who go to pain management clinics can't afford healthcare anywhere else and the clinic is really their only option as far as an affordable option for alleviating their pain. People who go to these clinics become hooked because they can't afford physical therapy or anything to treat the actual problem so they do what they can and treat the symptoms instead.

 

Perhaps Rat isn't aware.

The pain management practice my daughter works at, and also the one my husband is a patient at, do alot more procedures than they do writing prescriptions.

Here's a list of procedures from the practice my daughter works for:

Caudal Steroid Injection

Celiac Plexus Block

Cervical Steroid Injection

Dekompressor Discectomy

Discography

Facet Joint Injections

Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET)

Intrathecal Pump Implant

Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection

Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy

Lumbar Sympathetic Block

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

Medial Branch Block

Percutaneous Laser Discoplasty

RACZ Caudal Neurolysis

Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection

Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant

Stellate Ganglion Block

 

these sound like medical terms that an improv comedian would make up on stage.