I can assure everyone here that stee is exactly who and what he says he is.ok?
that post was completely uncalled for.
as for the clinic and this program,most places have 1 or 2 docs that prescribe.you usually only see them a few times as your case worker will handle it all,he just has to sign.
But in any job where you are using heavy machinery,you do have to inform them you are on methadone.In fact,the place I went to said I needed to inform my employer anyway-which I obviously didn't
As for assumptions,when i had my emergency surgery last year-in prep room,they decided they wanted to give me an epidural as they weren't confident they could manage my pain afterwards.I was only concerned that I would still be getting my morphine(that is prescribed by my GP).The nurse there said "Oh!Are you an addict?",but the anaesthetist jumped in and explained how being on those meds for so long,I would withdraw without them.settled that I would still get my morphine,I agreed to the epidural-I was SOOOO scared of that-a needle in my spine-all it achieved was a numb left leg.
But I have been lucky with meds.When i was in prison,they moved me onto a fent patch from methadone-for physical and mental reasons.then when i came out,i told the doc they kept falling off-i have badly scarred skin.so she put me on morphine pills instead.not tramadol or bupe or any of that crap-just morphine.since then i have barely used at all.been months now.It's good to be able to save some cash.
and when i was in the hospital,they even gave me a patient controlled morphine drip,but when you are already taking 400mg a day,a 5mg morphine drip isn't helping much.I should have asked for ketamine but I was very blurred as i wasn't getting my psych meds.being prescribed the morphine is great cos medical people don't treat you like a junkie.although the doc that originally prescribed the patches,wrote to the DVLA to make sure I couldn't drive.