Doctors Willing To Prescribe Heavy Pain Medication In Colorado (Page 261)
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I have a serious problem. My dr. had two patients start dr. shopping and has decided it is too big of a pain in his butt to continue prescribing, even though I have gotten MRIs and Xrays to prove my problems. I have over a half a dozen herniated discs in my low back, along with degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and arthritis in my facet joints. I am currently on5 30mg oxycodone a day for breakthrough and 60mg of methadone for my long lasting meds. I REALLY need a doctor in the Denver, CO area who will not judge me because of my age, thinking I'm just some drug seeker as I TRULY need my meds to function. I am even being placed on disability until I can get my back healed because if something doesn't change I will be in big time pain for the rest of my life. If ANYONE knows of a good doctor that prescribes strong meds willingly in the Denver area please let me know. I am in desperate need of help as I am going to be SCREWED if I cannot find a good doctor. SOMEONE please help me with a doctor!!!!!

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I just got out of the Er got 13 stitches and they did a CT and found that I have a new fracture in my L1 @ L2 they did not give me anything for pain my Er sucks balls bad here in Harford county I just want to find a Dr who will find the right meds I hate pills I hate pain I am so about ready to start DRINKING AGAIN ATLEST I WAS NOT IN PAIN

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Yes! I rather works like an insulin pump or a long term spinal anesthesia! You have a small pump which typically the Dr sets and it delivers the amt of narcotic the Dr orders! I'm told it's quite effective and u still have "break through" meds ordered if needed! I've personally only seen it used on long term terminal patients, not ones that are up and walking but those I've talked to in the Dr's office swear by it! I have a totally numb left leg so it isn't a good choice for me! It's worth a chat with your Dr if oral meds aren't working and some Dr's use this as an adjunct if your medication levels are getting so high from tolerance to give your body a rest and allow it to start creating its own pain relievers! I'm not sure how truly effective this is as the folks I've talked to said yes for a week or so they were able to decrease their dosages but within a month, they were right back where they started! So lots of pro's and con's! I hope this helped! Take care!

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Janey how do pain pumps work? Wouldn't they have to still be filled up every so often?

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Kevin what do you mean you're a private doctor?

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I know there is a Dr Chiacca ( not sure of spelling) but he does a lot of pain pumps! I also believe Colorado Rehab, they have offices all across town, they do lots of invasive procedures and I'm quite sure someone there would provide this service also! Dr Primack, who is difficult to get into is excellent! I do have many resources due to my previous job but due to government changes and the crackdown of pain medication management, I found it really difficult to find a Dr that would allow just medicine management! Any resources for things like pain pumps, I can usually give u names of folks! I hope this helps!

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Have any of you ever asks ya Dr for a pain pump if so whut did they do say no or you all still waiting to hear back from ya DR

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fitzbella91, that would be great. I'm going out of my fricking mind worrying about all the new Drs and diseases. I can honestly say just by the way I've gotten treated by my dr clinic for the past 2yrs, I honestly wanted to give up. I didn't ask to be in pain and that's the way they treat u. Hopefully we can find a way to email each other. That would help so much.

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Rob just use the contact button after you click privacy policy on the right of this and just let them know you want to be able to email me. I already emailed them and they're waiting on you to confirm from the other side.

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No worries. I'm glad you're pain is under control. That's why I started this forum.

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PS- THANK YOU to the people who are informative and supportive and to the one that started it all of course ;) I appreciate it sooooooo much! Finding a great pain Dr. may change my life!!!

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CJK this is for Colorado residents bro. Read the forum first. This isn't Maryland.

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WOW! Things got kind of interesting on here since I last posted! I just wanted to come back and update to the few people that took the time to reply directly to me. I called Dr. May and because I have Medicaid, it is illegal for them to accept me as cash pay. I got kind of discouraged, but I called Unified. Since my primary Dr. had discontinued my care, I was still re-establishing care with my old primary doc. Not my favorite choice, but medicaid makes the choices fewer and farther between. Luckily my Dr. did the referral to Unified. I go in Tuesday, but OMG can I just say I am already just thrilled with them! They have done two.... TWO in length phone consultations. The second one was them calling back for more information and it was the first time anyone has taken interest in the WHOLE history. They were clear about what they do and don't do and they have in house x-ray and will do an MRI as well. They cared about what hasn't worked for me and what has. As of right now, my primary Dr. has me on the maximum dose of tramadol (400 mg a day) and gabapentin at 1800 mg right now, titrating up to max as well which is 3600 mg. I am definitely not out of pain or nearly as functional as I was, but some of the bad side effects of the narcotics are gone and so I would say I feel OKAY on most days.... I am open to looking at some more non-narcotic options with Unified. I know this thread started looking for high doses of meds, and if treating the source doesn't work, I am comfortable working with Unified as of now. I will update again after my actual appointment.

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That to me is insane but it is what it is

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Hello
I am moving to Harford county Md, I am am in need of a Dr who can give me what I am already getting for my pain do anyone know where a good Dr is ?? Is their any

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I don't remember now but go to the privacy link on the bottom of this page then click on it then click on contact form maybe.

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I'm trying to find how to do it. You contact the server administrators and tell them who you want to contact personally and then they contact that person, ask them if it's ok for the two to communicate and then they email us each other's info. Tammy do you remember how you and I did it?

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No prob Mac teach me how to e mail so we can e mail each other and I can give you more info.

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I couldn't agree with u more! That's why I've been encouraging folks to share other Dr's names than just CPR! They did lower my dose when I first started and then they had to adjust my dose! Although I have issues, I tend to overdo! Now they have me on a dose that works well for me and have never felt better! I have real issues with Dr's that just write scripts and don't actually listen to your issues or even look at you! Because I "look well" and am functional, they tend to believe I don't need my medications! CPR actually listened to me! Looked at my history and quickly realized I had issues! I have hardware in my back that needs to come out but I had a cardiac arrest and have a pacemaker so they don't want to do surgery that isn't necessary and can b managed medically! I appreciate what u have gone through, I think many of us have done the same! Hang in there and let them know what's going on, they did change my dosages and medications to fit my personal needs!

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Well said mac also find one that you are comfortable with and who actually cares not one in it to make money and write whatever so they get paid cause that will get you and the clinic shut down fast and some without meds and another bad rap for the true patients in need of good medical care.

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And Janey, finding out which doctors are willing to help in what sort of way is an important part of finding the right treatment plan. Some analgesics don't work as well for some people as others, certain doses may not work for someone with tolerance. That's why I started this forum to be able to find the doctor that suits my needs and others' needs the best. CPR is great but because of all the drug addicts and seekers they lowered my medications for no reason. So it's important to me to know what sort of meds a doctor will write and what their treatment plans are before spending money to go and see them. It's not about who writes the most meds, it's about finding which doctor will happily help to get your pain under control.

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