Doctors Willing To Prescribe Heavy Pain Medication In Colorado (Page 27)

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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Im sorry they shldnt of dne you like that and sorry your havin so much trouble but at rocky mt your doctor talks 2 u they dnt count your pain meds and my doctor is awsome we lol talk bout everything let me no if u wamt a few diff numbers they have alot of clinics

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It was GoodGirltoo who was being judgemental, not rainbow

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since when?

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I just have to really give a good report on Unified. I have had some really messed up stuff happen with my insurance and they have gone so far beyond what I would even expect from them. I had to come up with a plan and thier financial guy has told me "Don't worry I don't want to *%&* up your life... we will make it work!" Kaley is SO attentitive and compassionate. I have cried at my appointments several times. I never feel rushed. The only complaint someone might have is waiting a little when you get there and that is because they do take the time needed with each patient.

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I would like to try unified but I don't want to go, get dropped from cpr and then not even get prescribed what I am prescribed at cpr. Then I would be really screwed.

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I agree with u Mac! I go myself in a real "pickle" which is why I ended up at CPR, which turned out to b the best thing! My old Dr quit doing pain management because of all the BS that's been going on and his main practice was general medicine! I called all of the Dr's on the list he gave me and the only one that would take paitent's was Spine One! The rest of the Dr's only did "interventional medicine" or anesthesia! Spine One of course sent me to yet another Dr for pain management! I saw the Dr! He had nothing of my history, didn't seem to care, wrote me scripts and said "next visit we will talk about injections"! He never listened to my history, couldn't care less I didn't ha e my MRI or examined me! Needless to say, I didn't like him! I scheduled another appointment, thank God with CPR! They told me that I had been "flagged" for Dr shopping! So, if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it! Makes me laugh, all u try to do is get a compentent Dr and u get flagged, while the crappy Dr's like the one I saw are out there practicing! Seems a little. Backwards to me!

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That's why I get so pissed when stupid people like that lady who said she has doctors that will write WHATEVER YOU WANT but she won't share because we're "judgmental" of people who are addicts and use them to feel high. Damn right I don't like people like that!!! They're the reason the DEA is getting involved and screwing up the ENTIRE THING just so they can keep their addiction. I don't care how they got addicted. Get on suboxone and stop your addiction in it's tracks before you screw everything up for people who needs meds for WHAT THEY ARE MADE FOR!!!!!! It just plain pisses me off. Now the DEA is down every dr's throat because people are treating these meds like recreational drugs who have NO reason to take them whatsoever. Go do some other drug if you want to feel high. Don't use pain meds and screw it up for everyone else.....

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Mac i agree with you 100%.u said it perfectly.

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U know I agree with u! It just irritates the heck out of me all these "Doctor's Against Pain" and pain mamagemt docs that when u actually talk to them, they actually will only do "Interventional Medicine" that actually say "why should I spend 45 minutes to write a script for u and make 60 bucks, when I can do IV's for the same amount of time and make $1200?" Not that they are useful but because they can make more money. And they call themselves "advocates" for folks like us! It used to make me mad when I worked doing workman's comp and their bosses saw them out hitting golf balls and would judge them! I'm thinking "what great progress!" then end up fighting with their bosses about what it took to be able to get him to be able to hit a few fold balls! Month's of physical therapy, surgery, more physical therapy, medications and then probably days in bed after and that was for them to just to get 15 minutes of a "normal life"! Pain folks goal should be to get them a "normal life"! My "normal" and can do things is at a level 4 on a pain scale! I'd love for these Doc's to have to work knowing that was going to be the best you were going to feel! It really angers me! If u went around and interviewed 6 general practice guys to see who was the best one, know one would think anything! You do it with pain doc's and you are doctor shopping! Why shouldn't u b allowed to pick someone u can get along with? And someone u trust? There r some really shady guys out there! Why arent they looking at them? My pharmacy had someone try to give a script for tons of oxy from a Dr in Florida! They called the Dr, who was no longer in practice! They paid a grand for several scripts that had the docs name on it and dea number and the person just filled it out with what they wanted! Needless to say the cops were there in seconds! My biggest complaint lately is that you can't get your scripts filled anywhere anymore! The pharmacies legally have three days to fill narcotic scripts! I don't know about u guys but some places can't fill them within that 3 day period! Making the doc's having to rewrite scripts! I don't take much and as per contract only fill at one pharmacy, they can't get any more oxy's in until at least Jan and they can't even promise it will b in then! Now what's going to happen? We going to get in trou me for pharmacy shopping also? Additionally, I couldn't believe it when I got my meds the prices went up close to 50%! Between the doc's visit and paying for my meds. It costs me close to $800! I'm not going to b able to afford this! So what do u do? Work and only b able to afford your meds or quit work, laying on the couch drinking beers? I've written my reps, governors and Obama! Someone has to get ha e on all this and a "reasonable" one!!

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I agree 100%. But don't expect help from Obama that's all I can say. But all these problems are from people who have abused meds to make themselves feel high and have gotten the DEA involved because more people die from pain meds than from coke and H combined. And those are the people abusing them. So screw people like that lady telling me I'm too judgmental. She's not in pain. She's just a junkie. And is screwing up being able to live a normal life for many other people who are absolutely legitimate. It pisses me right off.

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I agree but the h use has gone up past pain meds since they are harder to get now. But i say stick to the h addicts leave the meds for us who need them.

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Hey guys I have great news, my old pain dr. called me yesterday and I have a appt. on Monday.thank god. i called all the places everyone suggested and the earliest I could get in was with ,uh I forgot the name but I believe u go there rainbow flowers.but they told me they don't do long term pain treatment and the soonest I could get in was jan.16.but my old pain dr. Isn't seeing new patients til next month and right now they are only getting his old patients in that haven't found a pain dr.but he's out in pueblo but we'll worth the drive.hes awesome. And then next month he is going to open up down her again in grand junction,I can't give out there number but as soon as I can I will post it for anyone that still need ps a dr.he is a great dr.he gave me my life back 4 yrs .ago and truly believes in pain meds.his thing is ,you have to live your life and being in chronic pain is like being tortured everyday.he truly believes that people in chronic pain need to have the best quality of life .he listens to u and asks you what works the best for you.when he first opened up down here in grand junction he got rid of all the drug seekers.and there was a lot.but I'm just so excited to be able to be back with him .hes also a internal medicine dr.and specializes in fibromyalgia .there are still so many dr.s who don't believe in fibromyalgia or are uneducated about it.when I saw him the first time he was like a breath a fresh air and always smiling and happy.he also does IV's and p.t.but I want to thank you Mac for starting this blog and everyone else ,I always felt welcomed with you guys and knowing other people are dealing with some of the same issues ,you don't feel so alone.this blog got me through some days ,just by reading.so thank you everyone and as soon as I can I will post all the info about my dr.

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I agree with you Tammy! Don't screw it up for us. If people insist on getting high, do it without medications. It pisses me off so badly.

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U two know I agree! BUT I was talking to an attorney that told me that we should be calling or writing our representatives! I told him I didn't like the idea because we r already judged, what happens if they know our names! He said we didn't have to give our names! He said to write the reps and tell them the issues we are having and basically being judged for our issues! That we aren't being able to truly get good medical care because the doctors are afraid, pharmacies are now making it impossible to even get our meds- using up even more of the doctors times than they need to, pharmacies can't even get the meds in, making many people go without and being accused of being a "Dr shopper" if u even interview doctors. Basically that we r being discriminated against for legitimate medical issue! I've heard the DEA realizes that they have gone too far, maybe writing letters could help! What's your thoughts? Something has to be done! There are always going to b folks like that lady but what about us that have real issues? Do we just keep jumping through more and more hoops, to the point that we can't even get decent medical care and be functional anymore! I'm going to talk to the guys when I go again and c if they have any great ideas! Would love to hear yours!

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I'm down to write our reps. I just feel like something has to happen at the federal level. I know the DEA is just trying to keep people from dying but they are making it to where doctors are literally scared to even write pain meds even in situations where they're needed. I guess it couldn't hurt to try.... What do you think Tam?

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I'm down hopefully it works.

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I will write them too!! Its just getting way out of hand!! For some reason i went to Target Pharmacy to get my scripts from CPR filled but was told that Target will no longer be able to fill any scripts from CPR. Not sure why,i was just told the corporate office sent a letter to all Target Pharmacy workers not to fill CPR scripts. Just a little heads up for anyone that goes to them for your pharmacy needs. Im kinda worried about this & why they are not filling for CPR!! Hope all is well with our doctor because they are the most caring & understanding clinic ive been too!! Everyone have a great holiday!!!

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MaC686 Hi there this is f100, was reading some of the post. .....the state of california passed thier law called the pain patients bill of rights, changing the law wit hthe help of dr. Forest Tenant and legistrators but they did and it lets the people who have intractable pain get the meds the need. California has also limited the number of meds a pharmacy can have at a time, hence the dea really are the ones. But it does take all the people that live in pain every day to get these laws changed. I wanted to get some kind of advocacy group here in Nebraska to try and get this done but have no luck so far. Seems like this is going on in alot of states. thier are a few that have changed thier statues to help the people in pain get enough meds to carry on a comfortable life. Look up Dr. Forest Tenant on Google he is a well known and one if not the best pain Dr. He does alot of studies and writes numerous papers on pain and the treatment of it. please look him up he has a handbook guide to treating pain. you can get free copies. well worth your time and can learn from it.

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It's because CPR has had SOOO many people discharged because of being sneaky little poops that try to screw the system to make themselves feel high and so it's given CPR a bad name!!! And I completely agree that things need to change. it's not right. I'm only 23. If I can't get meds when I'm 35 and in worse pain then, I don't know what I would do. Probably end up using H unfortunately. Because I NEED the pain control. But H is so much more dirty and acidic and just bad for you. Plus it's cut like crazy with God only knows what. But I agree, we should try to mail our representatives to try to enact change. It's the same as with our government policies. The people need to stand up and fight back for our rights.

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DO NOT go to rocky mountain. They.are not pain management. They are general Dr and will refer you to a pain doc. You will waste Money if you already.are diagnosed with chronic pain

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