About a year ago, my CP dr left town with about 3 weeks warning. She said she was turning over her patients to a GP, (NEW and young) here in town. At the time, I was on methadone for my pain control, and it did work well. I called the clinic and asked for an appt. When I was asked what is it for? I answered that I got monthly scripts for pain control. I was immediately chastised and told: WE DO NOT Want a bunch of pain pill seekers in this clinic. Before long that is all that we would be seeing. I called back to the original office and the NP said she would call and talk with them, as she was looking for a job there. I tried calling again, and got the same treatment, and was not offered an appt at all. SO, the day before the dr left town, I went to the office, and asked what I was to do, since I could not get into this dr. She called him while I was in the office and told him that I was an RN, very compliant, had never asked for additional meds, and followed the treatment plan to the tee, and that she thought he would enjoy me as a person. SO I go home, call for an appt again, and was told WE DO NOT Want pain pts. SO I asked for the office manager, (who happened to be the new Dr wife, which I knew)She came to the phone, and I explained the above situation, that I had called three times, and how I had been treated. I told her about the phone call from the dr. to her spouse. She told me to hang on, and came back in a few moments, and apologized, and asked me for the names of the perople I had talked to before. She made me an appt for that week. When I arrived for the appt. the Dr was pleasant but explained that as he was not a Pain Management dr, he did not want to prescribe the methadone for me. BUT he would prescribe Oxycontin, and that we would slowly, over the next few months decrease methadone, and increase oxycontin. In additon to the oxycontin ER, I take vicodin for breakthrough pain. I am prescribed a monthly amount of the oxycodone ER,and given 45 pills of Vicodin, with 5 refills, as needed. At my last appt, I asked that they call in the refill for the Vicodin, the nurse, (who does not believe anybody is in pain) told me WE filled that in November for you so you won'tneed it for awhile. I looked at her and said THEre are 45 pills, I take 3 a day, each script lasts 15 days, 5 refills is 10 weeks. Dec. 4 Jan 4 Feb 3 (at that point) PLUS the dr has NEVER limited me on the vicodin , just gives me 5 refills when I need it. SO she never called in the vicodin. The office requires you to call your pharmacy and have any scripts that need refilled escripted by the pharmacy. I did that last Friday, TOday, I went to the office and told htem I need the meds, and they were not called in, and that when I filled my oxycontin last month the pharmacy only had 80 pills so I lost 10 on the 90pillscript. THEY told me too bad the dr is gone for a week, and you won't be getting any till next week. SHE proceeded to call the pharmacy to see if I lied to her about not being able to get the 10pills in front of me and I looked at her and said I AM AN RN< I have been for many more years than you dreamed of answering a phone in adr office, I DID NOT LIE . She then said she had to check. Eventually she told me she would turn in the problems to the dr who was in the office and see if he could get me some. I told her that if I had to make 4 days worth of oxycontin last for 7 she better be telling me now, as withdrawals are not fun. I know this was long, but it never ends. I have been a cp pt since 1994. IT does not get easier, I just stand up more.