Hell Tim,
I almost missed your post. This thread is very old, 2008 I believe. I encourage you to begin a new thread - it will get more visibility and responses.
JodyLew has disappeared too. I've reached out to her several times with no response. If you want to chat just with her try leaving a note on her Profile Page. If she has selected to be notified when she gets a note or message she may respond.
A few weeks back I read a post from someone that had retained legal counsel for a similar situation with a nasty PMP. That "post" is buried in an old thread similar to this one. It will be difficult to locate. I can go back through my posts and see if I can locate it. If you request me to do so.
What type of attorney should you retain? I would begin with a medical malpractice attorney. If that's that's the wrong specialty the attorney should point you in the right direction.
I encourage you to begin a new thread. Click on the "Post a Question" bar on the right hand upper portion of the beginning of this thread. Select an appropriate title - members and possibly prospective members searching for the same information - or trying to help - may find you. It's the best way to find the information you are seeking.
I'll comment further on your new thread. I'm sorry this has happened to you. It's an all too familiar complaint heard here. My heart goes out to you.
My Best,
~Tuck
I have stage 3 kidney disease and I also have to take fluid pills (lasix) which washes my body of potassium magnesium and minerals and I think this may have something to do with it and I have been told that your liver can have a bearing on this because of the way your body metabolizes medication. I also read on here that someone was going to take a lie detector test and would like to know what the out come was and if it was acceptable by the Dr. I am in North Carolina and am dealing with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem and their Pain Medicine Clinic.
What kinds of lawsuits were filed and what kind of an attorney would you consult for this kind of situation? I am in the same situation, I tested clean and they accused me of using some one elses urine. I am not near on the dosages as some of the other people but do take my medicine as prescribed. I had 5 surgeries in 3 days for blood clots and a renal stent and was sent to pain management clinic by the surgeon, no problem for 16 months now this all at once. I don't know what kind of lawyer to get. Office manager has lied to me more than once.There has to be something to hide or she would not have had to lie. The Dr. has made himself disappear completely and has not or will not approach me about this.
This is a very old thread. Are you addressing your comment to a specific person. The originator of this thread and many of the initial posters are no longer active.
We all realize the issues that physicians face with the DEA breathing down their necks and monitoring their opiate prescriptions. That said many are overly cautions and under-treat chronic pain patients.
If qualified physicians practice due diligence - including monitoring and documenting their patients conditions and prescriptions - the DEA has no grounds for charging medical practitioners with infractions. It's when practitioners get sloppy that they have reason for concern.
It's much easier for a physician to not RX opiates or under-treat the true chronic pain patients. That's a sad fact.
~Tuck
Physicians have to be careful or they can lose their license or ability to prescribe controlled substances. It doesn't necessarily mean they are picking on you, but a physician does not want to get on the wrong side of the DEA. After all, it is how they make their living, and you can not look at it from just your standpoint.
Sorry, Sandee1818 is no longer active and will not see your question - which is important to us.
Please begin a new thread as Sherry suggested.
Thanks,
~Tuck