Mar 20, 2008 02:30AM
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My husband is in the United States Air Force , and 4 years ago we moved to guam. It's a very small island in the south pacific.
While we were living and working there I sustanied a knee injury. My Pcm at the afbase clinic didn't see that on the inside of my knee I had a sever injury. I had laserations and the such on the out side. My skin. It took 6 weeks for the pcm to send me to the navy hospital and the orthopedic doctor. At such time I had my 1st surgery. I have had 2 surgery's and 4 munipulation. I have pretty much been taking percocet since the injury. And following surgerys.
We know live in arizona, because the navy did all they could and the air force was not happy with what had gone on with the navy ortho and my knee. After the navy finished and pretty much gave up, my pcm on the air force base put me on MS Contin ER. And I got percocet for break through pain.
In 2006 I got sick ( we think from withdrawls) with galbladder problems. Which in turn gave me pankeritists. I had my galbladder out and finally got out of the hospital. If you have never had these problems then let me tell you, You entire abdamon hurts and you can't stop throwing up. I have been sick several times since and had to be in the hospital.
The problems I was and am having is my so called "Pain Doc". I don't like go to him. Or the clinic he's in. He's the 3rd pain doc I have seen since arriving in arizona. I can't get in to see him, or his "team". And he wont let you get your med perscrption unless you have an appt. Which you can't ever get.
I'm at a lose. I am going to see a new ortho doc, which I have been waiting to do for a long time. My doc on base know's I need to be on these meds until such time as my knee can be helped. But they don't want to deal with giving out pain meds. I have ran out this week and couldn't get in to see my pain doc. I had to end up going to the er.
I really doing that. They treat you as a addict or criminal and don't hardly give you enough.
I'm really tired of the whole situation. The pills suck, but with out them I can't walk. And I am meeting with the chief of staff at the base tomorrow, But I don't know what is going to come out of it. My case worker say's she's going to help as my as she can but she's not a doc. Other than talking with my and what ever they do, I don't know what kind of help she'll be.
I'm really tired of running out of my pills!!!!!!!!!!
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