Where you able to get an appointment with the new Dr yet? I really hope you can get in to see him.
Yes, this is happening a lot. Patients being dropped and not given a reason why. I would imagine it's the new laws. The least your Dr could have done was given you an answer as to why he was not going to continue to treat you and recommend another pain specialist. They have to realize how upsetting this is to the patient and with cutting off their medication it can cause withdrawals. Yet, it seems that they don't care because they're so afraid of these new laws. You have been seeing the same Dr and taking the same medication and same dose for all these years. It's not like you're a new patient with no history of any medical problems asking for medication.
I hope things will go well for your husband on Friday. If they don't you will most likely have to make an appointment for both of you with the new Dr.
Please keep us up to date on how everything is going with you and your husband.
Thank you for your kind words. I really don't know why this was done. My husband has an appt on Friday and I am waiting to see how he will be treated vs how I was treated. Hes more level headed than I so hopefully he will be able to keep a kind demeanor should it go south. I would hate to see him to suffer for something that was aimed at me. My father said it was probably nothing personal, with all my issues that he just didn't want to take the risk any longer. Im unsure, and really I don't know I will ever find out.
You are not the first person who has said that this is happening all over. I agree whole heartedly that these laws are making it hard for us that actually need them. I noticed they haven't been reporting on it much this...I wonder why (sarcasm).
I am so sorry you're going through this. The stories I've been hearing about this happening with people is just terrible.
My own primary Dr was treating me for chronic pain and a couple of months ago I went to her office as usual and she flat out told me she would no longer be prescribing my pain medication. And, to just deal with the pain. This was right after the new laws. After trying to get in to a pain management Dr, with sending all my records from my primary and GI dr and waiting almost a month I called only to find out she would not take me on as a new patient. So, I went back to my primary and she was much different this time and did refill my medication. I'm not sure how long she will continue to do this. I told her the stories I've been reading about pain clinics and people getting treated badly or dropped for no reason and my fears about all of this. It's just crazy. It makes me so mad that the Dr patient relationships have been destroyed by these laws. I do believe Drs are so scared to treat chronic pain patients that they will just let those patients live in pain. It's just awful.
I do hope the Dr your pharmacist recommended can help you. I'm sorry for the very long post. When I read a story like yours it just breaks my heart knowing the stress and pain you're going through.
Please keep us up to date on how things turn out.
And thank you so much for replying quickly. I really appreciate it.
I did forget to mention I am a cash pay pt and that I have been having headaches. I asked to go to a neurologist 2 mos ago but even he said "Best of Luck" bc specialist will not typically see cash pay pts. I am trying to get insurance but it hard as no one really wants to insure me with all my issues (he knew all of this). I am on Norco 6 x a day (he moved it up 1 two months ago) and soma 3 x a day. Before that I was on Norco 5 x a day for 4 years.
I forgot to add - my PM doc also felt the need to reduce my dosages a little on my last visit too as his "limits" have been squeezed. He wasn't pleased with it either but said there wasn't anything he could do but comply.
This is a bit strange. Just for our understanding, have you been on the same dosage levels the entire 3 years and how high are the levels? From what I've been seeing, the max equivalent levels (per our gov friends) have recently been lowered (is this true and how much?) and this may have flagged you as your doctor's patient to the DEA?