streetpharmacist84
Bluelighter
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- Aug 10, 2015
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Ill get the thread going and share some of my go to tactics and ways of dealing with my doctor.Warning: Drug Seekers Trying To Get Info to Scam Doctors. I Know My Shit and Will smell you a mile away, so fuck off. I wont even tell you I know ill just give you bunk information so that you get thrown out and laughed at at your DOCTOR. People like you make it hard for paitents like us to get what we need, which is the reason we have to play games at our doctors. A quick background on my disability. I have been rear ended twice, once at 80MPH and once at 30MPH. I have fell numerous times snowboarding from at least 20 feet in the air resulting in several trips to the hospital and a missing tooth and broken collarbone. I was born with a spinal hemangeioma that is intertwined with my vertabrae, spinal cord and muscles at my L4 to L5 vertabrae area. Its a benign tumor mass of blood clots that is non operable that was only discovered a few years ago. Up until then because of my age and difficulty confirming my injuries I had a hell of a time getting relief. As a paitent and because of my severe condtitions and young age I have had extensive experience in jumping through all the hoops pain patients go through to get the specific medications, doseages of said medications, and earning the trust of you provider that's essential. Unfortunately, I have found that its essential that you play their game, even when they are denying what you know you need. I have found myself asking many times for an increase, a certain med, etc. only to have the doctor tell me its dangerous........when they do this as hard as it is I know, Ive got to telll them if they think its dangerous then I don't want it and trust their opinion. Other scenarios include that month you twisted your back at work and your out a week early, even if it means withdrawl........you absolutely 100% cannot tell them you took extra, or youll be discharged 99% of the time. I have went as far as to call my doctor, and take the time to explain them what happened. Then asked their permission to take extra so that I can function......and surprisingly he has told me he understands, and to come in when your close to running out and Ill take care of it. You might be surprised but not only is asking respecting the risk they are taking prescribing them to you, it shows that your concerned about your health. One scenario that Im currently facing (and putting on the back burner) I have two teeth that need pulled and am super nervous about getting dental surgery as far as management of pain is concerned. When I had my wisdom teeth removed I wasnt using opiates daily, only as needed and rarely anything more than a 10/325 percocet or hydrocodone (at the time, I always thought they were about the same) occasionally a low dose of morphine or maybe taking two at once. When I got those teeth pulled I was on state health care and had to be awake.......living nightmare. I was fortunate enough at the time to have a friends mom who was chill and gave me some liquid morph so that I could be comatosed. I now have insurance, but have other dental work that needs done besides the extraction so I want to strech out my 2000 dollar limit of getting cavities fixed etc, rather than paying 100 bucks a piece to pull teeth with an anesthesiology bill for 1500. So, obviously am going to bite the bullet and go through it again.......except this time nothings gonna put me in a comatose, im tolerant. When I have talked to the dentist he says with the amount of pain meds im prescribed you need to go through your doctor because he is not qualified to help me in that department and if something happens its on him. Any suggestions folks? Currently right now, for pain management purposes I am on 30mg Oxycodone IR 5 to 6 times daily, Hydrocodone 120 per month with the privilidge of my doctor telling me to use them however I need, no more than 8 in one day or 120 per month, and rotating every few months soma 350s and valium 10mgs for spasms because it seems like I get better relief when do that. Another important factor to consider is cannabis really helps me potentiate my opiates, as well as replace the hunger they take away. I cant smoke after dental surgery so I was wondering what the rest of the PM Paitents out there have done in the past. Thanks guys.