Doctors Willing To Prescribe Heavy Pain Medication In Massachussetts
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I am in need of a new doctor in my area that is not going to blow me off when I am a new patient with a history of taking M S Contin, Oxycontin and Oxycodone. If anyone knows a decent doctor in my area I would appreciate the refferall it is hard to just call around for one when I say that I have been on meds they say they don't do that. Are you allowed to go out of state? to the next state over I am so sick of the reaction the second you mention a history of narcotics. I have recently lost feeling partially in my arms and legs from a car accident. What happened to good old doctor's

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Re: janet marie (# 5)

Are you far from NH. My neuro, Dr. Usher in Dover, NH is excellent.

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Re: Keikee (# 15)

Is he still around?im looking for a pm doctor in that area

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Re: de (# 14)

Someone told me about him 150. Is it a good first visit

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OMG!!! Looking for doctors to prescribe narcotics is an art and requires thoughtful, articulate and adult skill. It is an approach like this from the person to whom you responded to that is clearly making the problems chronic pain patients face , so much worse. People wake up, use your head. Take a referral from your dr, your medical records and MRI and cats can reports. Let things like this make your case for you. The less said the better, because I will tell you for sure, that dr that you are sitting two feet away from is giving you the once over with an eagle eye, for sure. And act and dress conservative. When you make yoyr first call, tell the office your appt is for pain management and stop. When you see the dr smile, look them in the eye and shake their hand. The first impression is everything. Your description of your pain management history must match your records. Don't try to make any changes at the first meeting., OR try to increase the dose u less your referring dr states in the referral letter that the dose you are on is inadequate for whatever reason. These docs feel threatened by pain management patients, especially if you are new. The last thing they want is a problem, especially a narcotic problem. An attempt to get a valid, ongoing RX for pain meds for chronic pain is an ART...please don't forget it, seat you do in your efforts, unfortunately. will affect the rest of us. Don't think for a minute that these docs are not discussing these situations in their professional forums,cause they are!!

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Keikee,

What about the website you mentioned in one of the other post about finding out the prescribing habits of Dr. from state to state? I think you called it Pro Publica, is that right? You said it told the percentage of narcotics each Dr. prescribed, right? What choices are we being left with these days? You are in PA, right? I am in NC & no luck with a good pain Dr. yet. Pls keep me posted, everyone. This back pain is like a blow torch & ice scraper every single day! I hope to hear from you, Keilee!

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Can u please tell me the name of the clinic that you are going through I am desperate need of a doctor please help me

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Wow and another who did not bother who actually read what I wrote. I Never asked them if they prescribed specific Narcotic Medications by Name. I asked them what they did for treatment of chronic pain. As in what options they offered and they listed injections, alternate therapies and non narcotics. And they specified that they no longer utilize pain killers in the treatment of chronic pain because they have a policy of not prescribing them and they do not take over the prescribing of any medications from primary care doctors .......... I sure as hell did not call around to pain management clinics and go hey do you prescribe fetnanyl or oxtcodone ??? I know many other chronic pain patients who are currently being seen not only at this specific clinic but 4 others who have all said the same thing and these are patients who have gone through multiple surgeries and when it comes to actual pain medications the clinics are doing pain consults which recommend what pain medication and at what dosage for there primary care doctors to prescribe. Problem is many of the primary care doctors are refusing to follow those pain consult recommendations because of the new guidelines

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@Keikee thank you!! That made no sense to me. I was a doctor an someone is telling me over the phone what heavy duty opiates they want I would say no also. Common sense should tell the person to make an appointment and go in for a consult with your medical records and discuss treatment options. Calling around trying to see which doctor will give you opiates without an assessment, makes no sense.

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They said they do not prescribe any narcotic pain medications at all and that they do not take over writing prescriptions from primary care doctors, which is what my doctor was referring me to them for. He said he could not give me a referral for a pain consult because management told him he cannot do that. But that he would refer me to a pain specialist who would take over my prescriptions. I contacted there office and did not specify what medications i was on but simply told them why my doctor was referring me to them and that was the response I got back, they said all they do is injections there and alternative therapies combined with non narcotics. I had also been to this pain management clinic before as it is the same place but different doctor that botched the epidural injection procedure to my neck and caused my injuries to become worse. I also contacted multiple other pain specialists and pain management clinics in my area but got pretty much the same responses from them being that they no longer utilize any opiate medications for treatment of chronic pain. But this week I did get a call back from one pain specialists office who I will have to change my insurance provider to be seen by the doctor there but they did say that it is a case by case basis in what they use for treatment of chronic pain, So at least they did not rule out pain medications 100% as all the other places I had contacted. So at least now there is a chance I will be able to get back on my regular dosage once I am able to get seen and they go through all my medical records, procedures, MRI's and the neurological evaluations I am about to have done next week. Unfortunately I will have to wait another month before being seen as my pain levels already have started rising with me back using the cane much more often which in and of itself causes more pain to my hand from the pressure, I am also having more problems as it seems my feet are getting worse with the uncontrollable cramping acting up way more often then it has over the past 6 years like it is happening anywhere from 1 or 2 times per hour now when for the past few years it would only happen a few times over the coarse of the day or if I was doing too much standing or walking. The spasms feel like my feet are being torn apart while burning on fire :(

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Well you are doing the right thing ddriiiiing water. You could ask try sucking on hard candy.

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DMHALIX, you called around and found out the pain specialists in the area will only give shots etc.? Respectfully, that's not how it works. No drs office is going to tell you over the phone, without ever meeting you whether they'll prescribe your meds or not. I should rephrase; No drs office will tell you they WILL write for your Fentanyl, oxycodone etc..without meeting you.

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OMGOSH TonyD, that's so freaking excellent! I'm so happy that you'll not be left to fend for yourself. Great job! I'm proud of you! Woohoooo!

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Hi Keikee,thanks for responding.I was getting 150 pills 750mg monthly.I have always asked my doctors if 4 to 5 per day was abusive, was always told no. My pcp of 17 years wouldn't help...very cautious man, who also told me if I had withdrawals to go to ER. Gave me 2 pain mgmt referrals, who don't take Medicare or new patients! Gee thanks a lot . Well, guess what ? I reconnected with pain dr (who had given me his cell #)guess he's not so bad after all. He said he didn't want me to go "bad" like he has seen too many times before. He agreed to prescribe 500 mg 120 pills and told me to cut down when I can. Happy ending, I guess. Thanks for listening . You're the only person who responded.

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Yep the fix is in and all us Chronic Pain Patients are getting bent over and abused like children at a Nambla meeting, When i went to pick up my prescriptions from my primary care doctor who treats me for chronic pain ( I have 3 ruptured & 2 Herniated disks in my lower back plus sciatica, 6 Herniated and Wedging disks in my upper back with Scheuermanns Disease, And 4 Herniated disks in my neck. On top of this the Neurologist thinks i have CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome as after they did a Epidural Injection Procedure in my neck back in 2009 I lost all tactile feeling in both my hands and feet along with them feeling cold to the touch for others but burning on fire to me 24/7 with them changing color turning dark red / purplish and swelling up and spasming anytime i stand / walk to much or do any kind of repetitive actions with my hands. I also started getting severe headaches / migraines and having short term memory issues and sleep problems. And on top of this the real kicker was I start blacking out / passing out all the time, It now only happens when I am in a moving vehicle or sitting in a reclining position or laying flat on my back. Now when I went in to pick up my scripts i was stuck waiting for almost 2 hours before the doctor came out and told me his hands were being tied due to the new guidelines and what management at the large medical group he works at. As he now has to abide by the new guidelines and must taper me down to 120mg morphine equivalent. I asked if he could send me for a pain consult as it is stated in the guidelines as procedure for chronic pain patients who have been on high dosages for a long period of time and need them. He told me that management has told all the doctors who work there that they CANNOT send any patients to the in house pain specialists for consults and that no matter what they cannot prescribe above the new limits and must start tapering everyone down asap. Now he has to taper me down from 150mg Oxycodone daily total (30mg @ 5 times per day, down to 80mg daily total (20mg @ 4 times per day) and he must also taper down my Fentanyl Patches from currently 150mcg down to only 50mcg. He says he is going to get me a referral to a pain specialist who is not connected with the medical group to have them take over prescribing my medications, But after calling around I found out there is not a single pain specialist or pain management clinic at all in the area of western mass that prescribes opiate medications at all anymore, all they do are injections and other treatments and no way in hell am i letting them do those to me again as that is what destroyed my life. I used to own a small drywall company and even with all the busted and f****d up disks i could still work though in a ton of pain. Once they did those injections to me and i lost all feeling in my hands and feet and started blacking out all the time i was f****d and had to close my company down as i could not drive or work anymore. Now the government is screwing us with these new bogus guidelines as the few doctors that are left in the state who are willing to prescribe are being forced to stick to the guidelines as the DEA is putting pressure on everyone.

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Hello TonyD! How many Vicodin were you prescribed? Per day I mean. What did your Dr say is the reason he wasn't going to see any longer? There's a chance your pcp could cover you for a month. Depending on the reason for the Pain docs dismissal that is. Ultimately, you'll need your records and a referral from your pcp or orthopedic doctor for sure. A new doc(pain specialist) will want to see the records from the former pain doc. They WILL check the pharmacy board's data base and see who's been prescribing the Vicodin for 3 years.........good luck & keep us posted!

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After 3 yrs my pain mgmt Dr cut me loose on Tuesday 4/12. I have been on Vicodin for a terrible disc problem... Torn labrum in hip....ankle and knee pain. (had open heart surgery 15 yrs ago) removing artery from leg. Much pain now from nerve damage.. Also severe arthritis ..have all Mri and ex rays. 60 yrs old..perm disability... On Medicare ..dr treated me like crap.. After 3 yrs!! No refill.. Now in a lot of pain. Also very ill from withdraw.. Very unfair...made some calls... No one takes Medicare and can't afford supplement insurance. This is awful. Here in Bergen county New Jersey.. can anyone please help or advise?

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Janet Marie,

Did you ever get to a teaching hospital with evaluation?

I was near deaths door and am finally and hopefully restored to care I'd like to know.

Blessings to you dear.

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Folks,

Nationwide the CDC and FDA have mandated that overdoses are occurring with death and have pushed liability on physicians demanding first they prescribe less than 200 mg. morphine equivalent and now lower much lower. The liability occurs then if a patient who is higher because this is what works suddenly has death or complications the physician is sued based on these nationwide recommendations.

This is all due to Affordable Care Act and Odumma and pain patients are dying due to this and other issues. Physicians should do what they are trained for and this is not government control!

We all must accept for the time being that we are being treated as criminals. What they are not telling people is the overdoses and deaths are by people not prescribed these medications who abuse them, not legitimate pain patients.

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I went for an MRI in 2010 and it was abnormal. I have signs all leading to MS. Went to Neurologist last month, had new MRI after passing out again. The results came back normal. I explained that I have a couple of friends who suffer like I do and my symptoms match their's. I was told that if the brain MRI was normal, they don't go any further! I am very agitated and worried that this will get out of hand and it will be too late to help me! My PC, diagnosed me with fibromyalgia way back, before it was known what it was. I was in my 20's. Now, I was diagnosed with seizures. My body tells me something else is going on. Why won't they admit they could be wrong?! I am in constant pain and my body tells me what to do! I am in a tough situation and as far as pain meds...might as well suck on lolipops!

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Last Thursday, 2/18/2016, I had an appointment to talk about recent MRI. My previous MRI was in 2014. I have a great deal of pain. I have to try to function. Now that I have 2 new lesions, I can't believe it is ok to blow me off. I mentioned that I might not have new lesions if I had already started disease modifying meds. I am worn out.

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