Doctor who?

[NeverDreamed]

I came clean to my doctor 15 days ago, when I made the decision to stop taking pills.  I emailed the doctor last night regarding my ER visit, and wanted to let her know I refused any pain meds, so hopefully she would understand I was not there seeking medication.   She emailed me back today, telling me I should find a new doctor.  OUCH!  I am frustrated and hurt.  Aren't they supposed to help!?  

[bama88]

you said it!!

[n8tiv_ndn]

You know this seems to be all too commen...I had a similar experience with my (former) pain management doctor...I went in and told them I wanted off the opiates in order to better be able to judge my pain level and they went into this spiel about "someone with your problems will always need these medications" blah..blah.... and then offered to write me a script for Opana ER!!!  WTFO????  I swear i've dealt with street dealers that had more scruples than some of these MD's....geez....at any rate good job on what you did and move on with the confidence of knowing you did the right thing...stay strong and God bless you......peace...

n8tiv_ndn

[NeverDreamed]

I hadn't talked to her since the night I emailed her and we talked about the chemical dependency rehab prog.  I emailed he about the ER visit.  I was taken in an ambulance for chest pain/vomiting... they said my heart was fine.  So I emailed her last about the ER visit, asking also for a referral to the sleep apnea clinic...that's when she told me "I advise you find a new doctor."  
Yes im moving on.  I found another doctor today and emailed her...but first of course I had to email her back telling her I was hurt by her dismissal after I came to her for help....hopefully she will learn from me....
  Wish me luck.

[bama88]

what did you go to er for? im sorry your doctor did this to you...its very fustrating...but just move on...that doctor didnt want to admitt or have records he helped get someone hooked and then refused to help you. what a crock of poo..my pain mamagement doctor was like that..he threanted to fire me so many times..my addiction became obvious as all his patients..but when we ask for help..he pulls out methadone..he actually lost his licence.not all doctors are good doctors..

omg i got on my soapbox..lol..dont get me started about doctors...take it as a learning lesson...chin up..chin up...good post tho.

[sandstone27]

Hi,

I guess I'm a bit confused.  If your doctor didn't dismiss you as a patient when you came clean to her 2 weeks ago, why now when the only thing you did was to keep her in the loop about your ER visit?  

It doesn't make any sense..

[NeverDreamed]

I would even have taken the yelling at me.  I deserve it.  I would have taken that as a form of tough love, I guess.  but, to just not even answer my email and tell me to find someone else, just *****.  Now I have to find another doctor and tell them the whole situation all over again.  She was prescribing me 90 vicodin 5mg/month, with her warning, and making me sign a pain contract....which obviously I violated.  Anyway it just hurts to have her check out of this, when I wrote her an email after I came clean apologizing for any disrespect, and telling her I have a problem.  

[Reign30]

I got yelled at by my doctor when i came clean.  He said, that i should taper and not go cold turkey because i was using such a high amount of opiates.  And i told him i didn't have the self control to taper even if he gives me a long plan...if i had self control, i would never run out of pills each month...he was writing me 180 norcos plus 150 percocet each month and i was constantly running out before seeing him every 23 days..i couldn't even last for a whole month.

Honestly...any doctor that writes this much..i just see them as legal pushers now...

[IwillDoThis]

Man I hate to hear this.  It just makes my blood boil.  I guess your doctor took the Hypocritic oath - what a jerk.  It is stuff like this that make people hesitant to confide in their doctor.  I am so sorry you have  such a callous doctor who was more than happy to prescribe and not so helpful to help on the flipside.  I really wish there was more education.  I'm so sorry this happened.