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Everything's fine at home.. so far anyways. LOL
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LoriView Thread

I know it's frustrating to have to wait. I loathe anything to do with worker's comp as they're only out for themselves, and don't really care about the worker's who get hurt on the job.
When I was on worker's comp, it started in Oct 2006 with carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel, I had 5 different workers in two months. So I'd have to wait, and wait, and wait for them to collect all my paper work. I blew up on the last one I had, his name was Michael, because I was suppose to see the neurologist again but was waiting for them to ok it. Poor Michael got the brunt of my impatients. But I got the appointment ok'd by the end of the week. LOL
Four days to go!! I'm keeping you in my thoughts.
LoriView Thread

My PM specialist mentioned Soma and asked me to talk to my primary doctor who flat out refused to prescribe it. She said it was very addicting, and since I take .5 mg of Klonopin, it could stop my heart. I dropped it because it seemed to make her mad. Now I'm back on Flexeril 10 mg twice a day.
I'm going to talk to my PM next time I go. Maybe he can prescribe it since he suggested it, and my pcp flatly refuses.View Thread


I'm very glad that you got to go back to your PM doctor. Always be truthful with them, especially about your pain and the levels of pain. They need to know this so they can treat you appropriately.
Good luck!
LoriView Thread

It's not considered doctor shopping if you go the ER. I live in Kentucky and they do not give prescriptions of narcotics out to pain patients where I live. They may give you a shot that will offer some relief but rarely do they give prescriptions for any type of narcotic. .
It's also not considered doctor shopping for your own MD to give you meds until you can get into a PM specialist. Have you gotten a regular doctor now? Your obgyn might can help you find one.
You can request your medical records from any physician's office who has ever seen you. You'll need to sign a release form and it usually takes a few days to get them together and make sure there are copies of any tests, blood work, x rays, MRI's, etc included in the copies. Look them all over and make note of any discrepancies. I don't know how to get inaccuracies removed from medical records but you can make your own personal notes and go over them with a new doctor.
I really wish you the best of luck and please keep us posted.
LoriView Thread

However, I really hate it when hospital ER personnel label incoming patients as "pill heads" because they are pain patients, and don't treat them accordingly. Do you live in KY because they do that a lot here! Seems to me they should have, at the very least, done an ultrasound.
I wouldn't take the antibiotics though. They won't treat a virus, and any self respecting MD, PA, or APRN knows that.View Thread
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