Afraid My Pain Management Dr Is Going To Send Me Packing

My pain management Dr, that I have had for the last 18 months, I think he is mad at me and might send me packing when my visit to see him on the 18th of July 2012. He started me on Morphine Sulfate 60mg twice a day about 3 weeks ago. The first week I did not do well, I was vomiting violently, after 6 hours of taking that pill. So I poured the bottle down the toilet. I had called him up and told the nurse. He was not happy with me. Then about 4 days went by, and I was in my purse looking for a Neurotin, and came upon the little bottle I put my pain meds in, for my purse. i forgot I had put 30 of my pain pills in that bottle. Well I was hurting real bad, so I started to take them again, but the vomiting did not return. So I called up my DR. again and talked to the nurse, told her the situation, and told her that I was taking them again, but was not having the vomiting. Well the Dr. got mad at me over this, and the nurse told me, maybe I should find another DR. I am scared when I go and see him. On the 18th,( This Wed). I have only told him the truth about any of the medicines, so I don't know why he is mad at me. Since I am doing better on the medicine, i want to continue to take it.
I live in NW Pa. Does anyone know of any pain management Drs. in the area, if it turns out, he wants me to find someone else? Thanks for your comments.

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The doctor is mad, because there is some very questionable behavior going on here that makes them have to be suspicious of you. No, I am not saying this is what you've done, I am just explaining why the doctor is upset with you and how they have to look at it.

First, you said flushed a medication, without contacting them first, to see if there was some solution for its making you sick. This type of thing is an excuse they usually get from someone that's sold their medications, rather than taking them.

Then you said you found some of the medication, which leads them to believe that you might have purchased more on the street.

Learn more Morphine details here.

So, even though you didn't intend it, you showed various forms of drug seeking and selling behavior, which your doctor has to watch for and be suspicious about.

And I am not sure why you were looking for Neurontin, as that is not an actual analgesic and will not work that fast for any problem, like a regular analgesic does. So, if you also told the nurse that, you just added something else for them to be suspicious over.


Learn more Neurontin details here.

I'm very sorry this happened to you, but there is a good chance this doctor will drop you as a patient and you'll have to move on and just use this a lesson on what not to do in the future.

Does anyone know of a doctor in this area that they can suggest?

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I take Neurotin for real bad nerve pain from the lumbar spinal steno sis. This is why I take the Morphine. I don't even know why I take the Neurotin(800mg-3x a day). Because it seems to not even work.
And I am a Mennonite, and we don't partake of illegal situations. But now I am scared. What if he tells me he doesn't want me as a patient anymore. I guess I will just have to pray for it.

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Know this is some 6 months out, but lost my pain mgt center also in July due to something I totally did not do; must be their month for culling patients. Have spent last 6+ months looking for another good clinic & spent myself into bankruptcy. All places around here (Knoxville, TN) want to do is injections for nerve damage; which I do have but biggest problem is lack of any cushioning left between my discs; even neurosurgeon says they can't help me (not thar I could afford anyway); so unless those injections got some magic in them (they don't), I'm screwed (& broke & in wicked pain). Anybody know of a clinic nearby? I wish u luck cause I know what ur going through.

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I found a Pain Dr. in Greendale ,Pa. His name is Dr. Shah. He took me off the Morphine Sulfate 60mg, and put me 30mg oxycodone. 4 x a day. OH God, it works so great. He is also giving me 5mg oxycodone for breakthru pain, 4 x day. In between the bigger doses. I still take 800 mg of Gabapentin for nerve pain 4 x a day. Which works sometimes.
A couple of weeks ago, I found out I had Auto Immune Disease. Will be getting tested to see, which disease I have under that heading.
If you want Dr. Shahs phone #, leave a comment.

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I also have been having injections for 2 herniated disks, spinal stenosis, and arthritis in my lower lumbar. The Pain Management Dr. that I see does NOT write any prescriptions!!!! My primary care Dr. has given me 20mg Oxycontin in the past, but is now hesitant to give them to me, because the injections are supposed to do the trick. I'm going in for my 7th set of injections on Friday. I am afraid to ask my primary for more pain medication. I have been suffering for 2 years, after a fall down the stairs, which caused the disk problem. I have had to buy meds on the street! Should I go back to my primary? I feel there is a miscommunication between the pain management clinic and my primary. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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