I Love Doctors

[tinhuviel]

...not...

I went to the orthopaedic doctor. He poked around my knee, told me I needed a knee replacement, then suggested I take Tylenol for my pain. He wrote me a prescription for an anti-inflammatory, which I can't take.

He can suck my ass.

Comments

[waterdawg]

WTF!!!

Call that office back in a few days, talk to the nurse & tell s/he that Tylenol isn't cutting it & you can't take the other. Unless *they* wanna do the knee replacement on their dime - you nned relief. (Well not so nasty, I'm in that mood). Seriously my orthopediic called in better meds after I called.

{{hugs}}

[tinhuviel]

He won't do it. Period. It's a policy of his. This is an increasing "policy" in this area. And people wonder why pharmacies are being robbed.

[waterdawg]

Major hugs - pain sucks.

Do you have stomach problems? If so check out Arthrotec - it is an anti-inflammatory that is coated so it doesn't desolve till it reaches your intestine. Non-narcotic. Might help you. It does a fair job with me.

[irenes]

It's ridiculous. I have a friend in the area who is documentedly Bipolar and has PTSD from a physically abusive relationship. She can't find anyone in the area to even give her an rx for a few ativan because of their friggin "controlled substances" policies.

[tinhuviel]

I may take it if I can drudge up another big pre-pay chunk o'dough. I gave this doctor right at $100 to hurt me and do nothing for the pain. Gotta love American healthcare.

[elfwench]

WTF?!? Holy hell. :(

EDIT: After the initial reaction, I want to add, find a physiatrist, a.k.a. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Doctor, a.k.a. pain doctor. They are the ones who can offer the good drugs for chronic pain problems like yours.

[tinhuviel]

I have to have money for that first. And he'll want to send me to phys rehab, which I can't afford. I'm just screwed.

[turelie]

Not to be a downer....but pain specialists don't always just hand out the meds you need either. My sister has chronic back pain from herniated disks and her docs always give her issues about the drugs, treating her like she's a damned dealer.

She's too young for fusion surgery...they won't go in with a scope and shave off some of the bulging disk (which was mentioned previously as an option) and instead they want to shove a wire up her spinal cavity with a battery pack in her butt cheek that shocks the nerves into thinking there's no pain.

Right. So she can do more damage, IF it even works? (most people say it hurts worse afterwards).

Still....better chance, if you can rack up the dough, to get the meds from a doctor who's job it is, rather than some lazy asshat in it for the $$$, because he obviously doesn't give a fig about YOU. Someone should remind him of his farking job.