Have Relocated From Ny To Pensacola/destin Fl Area, Does Anyone Know Of Pain Specialist Who Can Help Me? Need Percocet 10mg. I Have All My Records.
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Have a multitude of chronic pain issues and can not find doctor to help me.Have medical records with me. Reports from Neurologist, Rhuematologist, Pain Treatment Center, Physiatrist, MRI's, CT Scan and three years of pharmacy records. Being treated like a drug addict. Without meds for three months. (Percocet 10/325). Not functioning and very sick. Can anyone help me?
Re: Kaylee (# 5)
I can answer this question - I was labelled as a chronic pain patient from bad car wreck injuries plus a genetic disease that cant be corrected by any means, the pain is unending and must be tolerated OR a Dr can prescribe pain medicine which makes for a much better life to live. Unfortunately, the government DEA has declared war on these opioid drugs due to abusers and all drs are too scared to get involved -- all they care about is $$$$ money! If you are lucky enough to find a real caring person who understands all the bulls*** but helps you anyway, that person is worth praying for - I'm in need of one now. Let us who truly suffer every day from pain know who can help us if you've been blessed with this person. Thanks!
I'm in Palm Beach County, FL. The pain management dr's here are compassionate, i take oxycodone 10/325 4x daily, Flexeril as needed and was just put on Opana Er 10mg 2x daily so far I'm pain free which is weird been in pain since i was 14 for multiple things, in and out of hospitals all my life. Be NICE when in pain management offices trust me, they do listen.
I went through the process by looking up pain management in the area I moved to and wrote letters backed up by medical records i had sent to prospective doctors and was successful. Can't you read?
Thats because you NEVER ask that question on the phone. You make the feel like drug dealers when you do that and they are all instructed to give you that same reply when asked on the phone. You write a letter and have your medical records sent to the prospective physicians office first. That is basic common sense. Please!
You need to do your own research. Just look up "pain management" in Destin/Ft. Walton Beach/Niceville and make appts.
There are many in Destin and Ft. Walton Beach. Do your own legwork like I did thru Google the call or better yet write to each of them with copies of your records and you should have no problem. When I first saw the comments on this topic it scared me to death, but most of them are just bs.
Where are u located? My son is in Milton and has mrsa Crohns and a lot of other issues. Dr here tired trying to heal as hasn't. Who did you find that cares and will help with pain
Really? You can't be serious! I was in exact same position and researched pain mgt drs in the area i was moving to...even having face to face appts and was told by each of them that they DO NOT prescribe opiates, only injections! I too had over 3 years of records and was lied to over the phone.
Yes you definitely are missing something! When moving out of state the doctors that are in the state that you're moving from don't have those connections to the doctors that are in the next date that you're moving to but I figured you would know that it would be common sense like you're staying to the other people. Why don't you get in that position and then report back and see what happens. Don't dictate please tell other people and be rude and then say your not mean to be rude it's ridiculous. When you don't know you're talking about
Dr. David Norfleet in Crestview. Hes a jerk to be frank but his NP is terrific! And, you only see him the first time. He likes to start on the lowest possible dose, in fact, he even went as far as to reduce my dosage on my first visit. However, after that, you only see the NP and she is very caring and professional and actually listens!!!! She changed my Rx and got me on the right med and dose for me. She even skipped over the next 3 medications you are "supposed" to try first before going to what I am on because she actually READ my lab reports and noticed...OH! You have a problem metabolizing these other medications! They will make you sick! She knew before I told her!!!! FINALLY! I medical professional who does their job! What a relief!!!!
So, if you can put up with the dr for one visit and ignore and kiss a$$ to the office staff (don't piss off the office manager or she'll get you booted out the door!), the NP is totally worth seeing!
Good question so will answer for my situation. My husband's job transfered us. I had a 6 dis neck fusion. My doctors could not give me referral to any doctors her because they don't know them and do not want to be blamed if something went wrong.
Trust me I ask all our doctors and got same response.
Dr. David Norfleet in Crestview FL just north of Ft Walton Beach.
Tip...DO NOT piss off the office girls or manager. THEY control your scripts, NOT the doctor or nurse practicioner and they know it! The Dr and NP don't realize what's going on and I don't think they care. BUT. If you get in good with the girls up front, paticularly the office manager, she'll give you scripts without having to get the Dr permission and even signs them. I know this. She did it right in front of me. Print from the computer, add signature and there you go, have a nice day. Dead serious here. DO NOT make her mad or you're gone as a patient. Seen it and heard about it while sitting in the waiting room too many times. They don't care that the entire waiting room can hear them because they know they are gods in the PM community. They hold our lives in their hands. They know it and LOVE it!
But, you can get what you want if you play it right. Don't fail a ua, have your records and make sure you cry...when you go in...DON'T take your meds that take the pain away before you go in. Make sure you go in with your full pain in effect. They need to SEE it. Otherwise, they just hear blah, blah, blah, I want pills, blah, blah, blah...
Moultons pharmacy in Crestview or the Prescription Place in Niceville carries their heavier scripts like Oxys, Dilaudid and Fentanyl. No trouble filling any of those ever!
Not one time. Always in stock.
I would like any info you have on pain Dr.s. so hard to get treatment in Florida. Thanks
I've worked in medical so I do have insight on the subject. A doctor cannot refer a patient to another doctor outside of the state they practice within due to state laws being different. I am currently eat up with malignant cancer that is metastasizing through out my body so I am having to move to Florida for medical care. Now I'm living in unbearable pain as I grip to life and having to deal with the possibility of not receiving proper pain management due to drug addicts
Start with a new primary care maybe they can refer you or network with people u may know that have injuries. Me personally? I walked into a pharmacy mom n pop joint and said hey guys i wanna avoid the pain doctors that just write lots of meds n make people addicts as i need a good pain doctor? The nosy busybody pharmacist and 2 techs chimed in fighting to tell me OMG u need to avoid these 5 DOCTORS they write 2 n 300 pill scripts to people? I said oh wow yeah ill avoid them for sure. I called every doctor they mentioned got an appt with one and had no issue getting pain relief. In fact the doctor was very caring ordered an mri lined me up with epidural inj. but well worth it but u could imagine when i returned to the same pharmacy with a fat rx they glared at me as if i had leprosy but its ridiculous that one has to do these things as it doesn't matter what pain issues u have, many doctors that do care wont write because of i****s in their business removing their discretion and treating them like dope dealers. I used to play fair but i gave that up. My quality of life is worth more than the narrow mindedness of i****s.
I am also moving to Ft. Walton and am in need of medication. Please let me know if you have found anyone.
Thanks
I live in Fort Walton Beach and I know the problem your having because I live with them problem myself and will probably resources to looking in Alabama.
Thete is no help from the medical community in Florida. I am in pain management and the doctor does not care or listen deepite 15 years of prior records amd treatment from up north. My pcp even told me to go to Alabama or Georgia because of the horrible situation in Florida with people not getting the proper help with pain management. The DEA has scared doctors so badly that it has been very detrimental to legitimate patients.
I hope you found someone. Medical care is poor in this area and even in Florida. I highly recommend Orthomolecular medicine (usually a Naturopath) Some dr's say they're alternative/conventional but when you actually get in to see them & get established, they always prescribe something or want to sell you something they've ordered & are selling (which you can't get OTC) so....it's either very expensive (I'm on the Standard Process) and all of everything combined, including organic and gluten free diet all adds up. Dr.'s and Hospitals are becoming very insensitive to those in pain & in fact have become paranoid in thinking anyone who needs or requests pain medication is a drug addict. It's getting bad. Dont' give them your business, go online and rate them & perhaps they will get the picture. Good luck!
Definitely stay away from Cymbalta. I was put on it for fibromyalgia and I thought I was losing my mind. I'm so tired of being a guinea pig. My meds were working just fine until they changed the laws this year. Now I feel like s---. Before it was "let me know if the pain is worse and I will make adjustments." And was always told whatever you do, don't not take your pills. Makes you wonder how this can be fixed so people get the care and compassion we deserve. Is there a way I could get in contact with Megan via email?
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