I am fucking PISSED at my DR

[greenbriar]

in 1994, I shattered the talonnavicular (sp) bone in my right
>foot. 5 surgeries later over the next two years left me with
>limited motion but functional with some pain. One surgery
>involved removing bone from my hip and grounding it with some
>fake stuff to rebuild that bone. Now 14 years later, I have
>constant pain. My doctor gives me prescriptions for 5 mg
>lortabs 40 at a time when I fill . I take 4 a day and no more than that.
>One at 5:30-6 AM before I start teaching, then I take one at
>2:30-4pm depending on when I get home and then one or two before I go
>to bed at 10 or later. Because he only gives me 40 and I have
>to work, sometimes I do not take any on the weekend and just
>suffer through usually downing about 10 tylenol a day. My
>doctor always is quick to refil every 20 days but that
>involves a 5 buck copay each time.
>
>My husband says I should not have to suffer and that I should
>call the dr and have him give me enough for 4 a day each
>month. I do not want the doctor to think badly of me, is this
>a reasonable request?
>
>I do not care if I have to take 3 a day for the rest of my
>life because I can at least function and not suffer and cry in
>pain. My daughter would like me to do things with her on the
>weekend, but I hurt so bad, I just don't want to do anything.
>If I did not have to live on tylenol on the weekends, I coudl
>actually do things.



I called today.

I asked if I could do the 5 mg at 5 am and 3 pm

then bump up to 1 or 2 7.5 mg at night

HE says he would rather me not go up in strength

IT IS NOT his fucking foot he doesn't live in constant pain UGGGGGGGGGGGGG



why is he being unreasonable?

[Deja Q]

1. Strong side-effects that would damage you in other ways?

A chiropractor fucked me up royally once.

I'll have repercussions, and pain, til the day I die.

And when I die, I hope it's in my sleep, painless, and quick. Given my life, I deserve not to know when it happens.

[PeaceNikki]

2. Possible liver damage, perhaps?

:shrug:

[Akoto]

3. I have chronic pelvic pain, so I kinda know how you feel ...

Most likely, he'd rather not bump you up for fear of the DEA being on his doorstep. Pain management in this country is abysmal because the doctors are afraid of the government. The innocent suffer so that the few guilty people may be caught. Thanks, war on drugs.

I have meds from my pain management doctor, but no narcotics. Currently applying for SSI. I'm up to an appointment with their doctor, and have a great case handler, so that's something.