Orthopaedic problems

[tinhuvielartanis]

If I don't got to a doctor soon, I'm going to go an a rampage and lay waste to as much as I can before the cops take me out. I can't stand the pain any longer, I just can't. There's no point to it. They'd rather have someone suffer than have an addict on their hands. Well, fuck that. As an addict, I'm far less dangerous to the public at large than I am someone in constant pain with no respite 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. What can I say to the doctor to make this clear to him, to let him know I'm not two-bit addict out for a hight? What is wrong with these doctors around here not wanting to help people? I just don't understand the medical community reservations in helping people like me when they give seemingly healthy individuals 90 to 120 number 10 Lortab a month. What do they do with them? They sell them. It's not fair. The world is turned upside down and I'm left hanging by a thread upside down and in pure fucking agony. I'm near the end of my rope with the pain.

Comments

[waterdawg.livejournal.com]

Major, major hugs. Chronic pain SUCKS. It is all about finding the RIGHT doctor.

My experience is the younger the doctor the less likely they'll prescribe proper pain control medications. However, I prefer the younger doctors because they are more up to date on *new stuff* In your case, you aren't going to get your needed surgery anytime soon... so...

David finally found his - and is prescribed Talwin, which is stronger than Lortab.

Ask around if you know anyone with any similar problems aka pain.

In the end, it is the addicted people that have ruined it for people in true pain.

[hilhilbean.livejournal.com]

(((hugs))) I wish I knew what to say to you to help you, but I got nothin'.

Just more hugs.

(((HUGS)))

[circumspectly.livejournal.com]

I. Hear. You.

When I torque my back from it's normal hurts-on-about-a-7-level to something more like AUUUUUUGH-HURTS-LIKE-15 (on a 1-10 scale), and go looking for meds from my PCP, you'd think that I was asking for a Heroin prescription. This happens, basically, every couple of years...and she gives me Hydrocodone 5's. Christ...yeah, they work if I double 'em up and take 'em every 4 hours...kinda.

So yeah, I hear you. I hope that you find a good doctor soon, who will help.

[ici1011.livejournal.com]

Hope you get the pain situation dealt with. I've been living in pain for so long, that my doctor finally sent me to a pain management clinic. They prescribe the pain pills and I can't get anything else except what they put me on. It's good in that I have a steady supply. However, I almost have to keep doped up because they do a urine test every appointment. If I don't have enough in my system they wonder what's happening.
Good luck and keep us posted.

[turelie.livejournal.com]

Its not just around there, girlfriend. :( My sister is 24 and has a recurring polonidal (sp?) cyst on her tailbone, and three herniated disks. She gets no end of grief from her pain management doc about the meds...and then she has to go BUY them from people she knows are selling them. Ironic eh?

Mom was getting pain meds in the hospital after her knee surgery and if she asked them 5 minutes early for her next dose, they would literally make her wait.....and then get busy and it would be another 45 minutes to 90 minutes PAST due til she got them...and was CRYING in pain.

I mean....if you're 4 days out from having your leg bones sawed thru, and you have to all but beg for pain meds.....there is a fucking problem!!

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Docs would rather you suffer than run the risk of addiction.

[turelie.livejournal.com]

Pointless, I think.

Perhaps since she was IN the hospital, they could I dunno, MONITOR her as they were, but does 5 friggin minutes really make a difference?

Just another reason why I always wanted to be a patient advocate.