1 st day

Today was my first day of treatment with Suboxone.  While I'm thrilled with the way I feel, I am not thrilled at the procedure and the medical staff where I went for treatment.  I am a Kaiser member and found the way I was treated rather pathetic.
My situation, I believe, is different than most people's.  I became addicted, not because I was trying to alter my mood or because I wanted to "get high."  Pills were needed to control my pain and now that my pain is gone, the pills are needed so I don't go through painful withdrawals.  
I was told to come to the medical office sick...... yes, sick.  I hadn't taken a pill in 24 hours.  You would think, upon my arrival, the doctors and nurses would make it a priority to get me in and seen to relieve my withdrawal symptoms.  Not the case.  I was told to be there at 11:00 in the morning.  I was right on time.  I sat there, miserable, for 45 minutes before I got up and went to the front desk to find out what the delay was.  The doctor that was supposed to see me, was not in and they were trying to "squeeze" me in with another doctor.  Finally, 20 minutes later, I got in to see the nurse.  Another 40 minutes before I was given my first dose of Suboxone.  It did take the edge off in a rather short period of time.  But they kept me in the office, in a room (with a bed) laying down while the nurse periodically checked in on me.  I guess this was to make sure I didn't have any adverse reaction to the drug.  Mind you, before the drug was given, I was asked a long series of questions about my drug use history.  My history is none..... other than the pain meds that were given the first time I had kidney stones.... which I then too successfully got myself off of (by will power and a slow weening process).  After being at the doctors office all day...... the nurse came into the room and told me that I would have to make an appointment for tomorrow for "group meeting" and I'd then be given my doses for that day.  When I balked at the meeting thing, the nurse said to me, "Well the doctor thinks it's necessary."  This really irritated me ... I mean, how could the doctor even form that opinion when she hadn't even seen or spoken to me?  Very frustrating.  Another annoyance is the fact that they KEEP the meds at the office and I have to drive, 12 miles, every day, to the docs office to get my daily dose.  Weird.
It just seems like the doctors are actually working against my desire to get off the pain medication.  I suppose this is because they deal with people who ABUSE or use drugs because they want to....... not because they were dealing with an illness.  I just hated the way I was treated.  
Oh well, today is nearly over and I'm looking forward to a better tomorrow.
Ciao.

Kecia