seekercranny said: I’m so sorry they’re acting like that. I get that they don’t want to be enablers but it shouldn’t come at the cost of patients who are in pain. I hope you can get through to your doctor soon. Yeah, I know there's definitely a problem with addicts seeking out meds, buy my doctor knows fully well that I'm not one of them. We've talked extensively about pain meds and a pain management program, and she's said before that she knows that I'm not an addict just because I use narcotics everyday, that that's just what I have to do for chronic pain, and that she's on board with that. It was actually her idea to begin with, since I'd exhausted all other pain relief options (physical therapy, different exercises, home remedies, etc.). But also, it's not the nurse's call to make whether I get a prescription or not, it's up to the doctor. The nurse is just supposed to relay messages back and forth. And I really don't appreciate someone who doesn't know me personally or my medical history at all calling me an addict over the phone. But also, the nurse called back a few minutes ago and sounded super pissed off. She said that my doctor went ahead and refilled it for me, and that she explained to her that I needed the meds, and that she expected my usage to go up after the surgery. The nurse was pretty passive aggressive about the whole thing and sounded super mad, so I'm guessing she was laid into pretty hard. But now I'm happier, because at least I have meds now and don't have to worry as much about what I'd do without them, because I think I'd pretty much just go insane what with the amount of pain I'm in. Also, thanks to you and everyone else for the nice words last night about my other ranting post about abuse / rape. I'm just going through some hard shit right now, and dealing with all of these awful people is not making it any easier.
