jesse59's Journal

What a waste of a trip to the doctor. I believe it is time to find another doctor. My current one does not have my best interest’s at heart. At least that is the feeling I am left with after today’s appointment. First off, I didn’t even see him, I saw the nurse that takes my blood pressure and reads my paperwork. Every time I go in I have to complete a 3 page form detailing how I feel, when my pain rises, what medications I am taking, etc. I swear, I spend more time with her then the doctor usually. Anyway, then Andrea comes in. She is a higher type of nurse. She can do everything but write prescriptions. When she came in, before I could say anything, told me what my new treatment plan would be. She said she and the doctor went over my form. (On that form I told them how much the patch sucked. How it worked only two days not three. On the form I told them I had to use Norco’s on the third and the beginning of the first day.) Well, guess what they decided? Yep, the patch again. Last month he told me I would wear the patch a month to get off the Methadone. And that I would go back to it after the month of patches. I guess that went out the window. They did up the patch from 75mg to 100mg. I couldn’t stand this anymore, so I interrupted her. I opened my notebook and began to discuss what I was feeling and thinking. I had done considerable research on medications and treatment plans. I was going to ask for a combination of medications. An option of wearing the patch, (for two days only) and also taking the methadone. I tried to tell her I needed this to try to fulfill the schedule this ball busting vocational guy was putting me through. I barely got into this and she took the conversation over again. Asking me to walk, walk on my toes, walk on my heels. All that doesn’t add up to a tinker’s damn. No consideration was given to my notes. I tried to start a conversation about the SSI process. She went back to talk to the doctor. I am thinking, what the hell, why not bring him in to my little room. 15 minutes later she came back. With all my prescriptions already written. I would be allowed to change the 100mg patch after two days, only if very necessary. And, I was told not to take any Norco’s for breakthrough pain. I was taking too many they said. I asked what I could take for breakthrough pain….no answer. They never even considered it. I just stared at her after that. Oh, I almost forgot. About the SSI, she opened my file and re-read the MMI report to me. It states I could work 4 hours at a time for 60 days then try to go up to 5, 6, all the way to 8. I can’t sit longer then 30 minutes, and I need some special chair. Blah, blah, blah. No one is going to hire me with all those restrictions. I don’t think I can count on him for help with SSI. Even though I already have received support from my psychologist and my shrink.

Time to talk to my lawyer and find a new, non workman’s comp, pain doctor. They sent me to him and I fear he is leaning more to their side. I hope he chokes