Talking to my doctor about my planned detox.

[planningmyfreedom]

Looking for advice and tips on speaking to my doctor about my opiate addiction. I have a planned out of town detox with help from a close friend taking care of. Of course I'm embarrassed and scared, but I know how important my honesty will be to my health. How can I get the bewt out of my doctors visit?

[Julia M Aharonov, DO]

It is very wise to include your personal physician in your detox plan. When we schedule a patient for detox in my clinic MDS Drug Detox, we encourage our prospective patient to put us in touch with their doctor. This is important on many levels: first, we get a more complete medical history and are able to discuss past and current issues that may affect our strategy; second, we discuss any pain issues that may have existed or may still exist and work out a plan of how to address it in the future without the opiate; third, we like to bring the patient's doctor up to speed as to what we are about to do and what medication the patient will be on as a result of our treatment. This is also our opportunity to answer any questions the physician may have and address any concerns.
So, I highly advise you to get your doctor and whatever the facility is you are going to talking together. If the facility shows any resistance to openly talking with your physician, I would recommend you to find another.
You can find more information about my clinic by clicking on my name in blue and than on my clinic's logo. Good lick to you.

[ywf27]

You are doing the right thing. Getting help is one of the hardest parts but what your doing is courageous. Come out hiding and put every thing on the table. That's were you will find your best success and the correct path to beat this disease.