Pain Management Doctors In And Around The Baton Rouge Area That Prescribe Meds To People Who Really Need Them & Accepts Medicaid (Page 10)

Does anyone know of a doctor in and around the Baton Rouge Louisiana area that will prescribe pain meds that takes Medicaid? I'm seeing a doctor now in Maryland but I really need to move back to Louisiana very sad that your pain keeps you from moving. I have a sister that is terminally ill and sad to say dying...and meds are keeping me from going to take care of her in her final days. Please help

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Horace,

Do a google of the Feldman Pain Institute one in B.R. and three others in the vicinity about six doctors there now.

Addiction is not the same as physical tolerance, all are tolerant from taking opioids within a week actually.

Methadone is not for addicts, any pain specialists office stating that is weak in the brain. not one you want to visit or make an appointment with. It was created under Hitler for pain and it is the cheapest LA pain management drug known in our healthcare industry. Trust me as a professional nurse and published researcher I know my s***.

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David,

Addiction specialty is not AMA accepted. the QUACKS who jack Suboxone are making a 40% profit and ruining you from getting real pain management ever again. This drug and seeing a QUACK will ruin you. Stay clear. This drug is poison. It is addictive and further there is no reversal for overdose. You can die in misery if you overdose on this. Methadone is not used for addiction and it is the best LA cheapest drug available in the industry. However, that and Duragesic have the worst withdrawal. I tapered due to the loss of Dr. Famous and am housebound and was on super high dosages because I am an ultra rapid opioid metabolizer.

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Im very very concerned about long term use of suboxone. I can say I had it with the old 120 of these n 60 of this n another 60 of that
I have no choice but to find a better form of pain management. You named a class of meds that Im not up with, Dur... something. I have not seen a qualified pain management doctor. N it's due to the failed medicaid program. Can you tell me more on this class of medication. I was given the fintal pain patch. 25 mg, but it didn't break my pain. These 15 mg oxicodone, that reminds me of the same old 120 of opids. I dont like the roller coaster stuff. I was given the morphine pills, that helped. I have nerve damage, had lower n neck done. Pain not stable since 2012.

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I can see you know what your saying. Ill pay for good health care, if available. I had been burt out on the pain management off the past. I went to methadone for chronic pain. not a street drug issue. As you may know I have had years of mthly u/a's. Im to old for that mess. Now the group in BR. I had read that they are a clean group. I think one of the nuro' may have worked on me before. The question of the day, can I pay cash for pain management group if Im on medicaid, which I am. Oh, and thanks for your time. Im very concerned about me taking suboxone for pain management. I'll rate it a 6 to 7 and Ill give methadone or morphine tablets a 10 on chronic pain management for me. My big question, can these doctor accepted cash from me if they dont accept medicaid? I will pay the cash, I'm just a little gun shy of the take 3 of these a day deal. Oxytocin, that was a little to strong, but it did do the job. I had the non norco inj. in shoulder, that helped.

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If you're interest in Methadone for the treatment of chronic pain, you may want to read the info below.

"This review also shall identify any current practices, such as use of methadone as a preferred or first-line pain management drug that are inconsistent with the goals of reducing opioid use disorders and overdoses."

Presidential Memorandum -- Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse-
whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/21/presidential-memorandum-addressing-prescription-drug-abuse

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BL,

This is a joke, physicians and professional nurses are trained. We do not need government telling any of us what to do.

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P450, back to my issue. I think it would be clear to say I have nerve damage, muscle whatever. A chronic pain case. 20 yrs of this, I'm done with the roller coaster ride of opioids. That's why I feel I elected to use methadone or morphine tablets for extended pain care. The non narcotic inj. is nice, but costly. What way would you lean if you're me?

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The United States has countless laws and regulations that governs everyones Medical care. We can't pick and choose. In Washington State when they put all of the Medicaid Receipents that were receiving pain management on Methadone due to cost the deaths soared. Unfortunately, not all medical professionals are equally trained and educated.

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P450,

I'm glad you at least got some temporary help! And Yes Suboxone will destroy a person's chances of any pain management ever again! However, the poster originally said he is taking it and does not want to take opiates, but I see where he has discussed perhaps differently, in more recent post. I recently had a much younger friend go through Suboxone WD and it was BRUTAL! Much worse, than the opiate WD, he would have suffered from. You are right, about the $$ and the greed, of these Dr.s. They should also be informing these Sub patients, of this also, but of course that wouldn't earn them any $$$$. I've seen where a certain Dr. in BR has been mentioned, for Pain Mgmt. I'd be very careful of him!!! He loves to force people, under the knife. I know!! From my own personal experience with him! Anytime a Dr. states "You will let me do surgery, or I won't treat you." makes me wonder???? Also the comments, from the Dr. to me, verbatim: "The Doctors you've seen in the past are Chevrolets and I'm a Cadillac. What would you rather drive?" I know, it seems crazy, but these EXACT comments were made to me, by this Dr. which I got rid of, after 3 months. Thankfully. I only tried him, because my treating Dr. had retired. Kind of left me, in a position, somewhat, that you are, with Dr. Famous. Talk about a wake-up call.

Had I listened to him and let him do his surgeries he tried to FORCE me into by bribery, or terror tactics [Thankfully I was not a patient that had addiction problems or I may have fell for it, as he told me he would withhold all pain meds, if I didn't allow him to do surgery] I would definitely be in a wheelchair and paralyzed, from the neck down today. Immediately upon firing him I saw Dr. Isaza, who helped invent the Disc implants and was told by Dr. Isaza [whom I trust much more] that these surgeries would be a fatal mistake!! I also got other opinions, than Dr. Isaza, by reputable surgeons, who agreed, with Dr Isaza's opinion 100%. My battle is hard enough, without these type of Dr.s working against me, or anyone. Just for the $$$$$. I hope no one goes to this DR. I saw his name mentioned in these post. I'm sorry you're housebound and praying for you and sending positive vibes your way. Hoping that you can find someone soon, to help you out. Just as you I received my 100% disability and benefits long before Obama thought about office and as you said this system is lumping us all together.

BTW: I'm having Rt.knee replacement Dec. 21st. Merry Christmas to me!!! Also trying to figure out how to financially afford Stem Cell Treatment, as the Dr, who does it in Miss. called me this past week and talked to me about it and thinks he can help me, on so many levels, with the Stem Cell Treatment. So do I. It would be amazing to have some real, natural treatment and remedies and not so much poison!!!

Please keep in touch!! If you ever make it this way you have a friend indeed, if you're a friend in need!!

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I think you mean OxyContin. Although it's interesting: oxytocin is the "Feel good" hormone released when we cuddle a loved one. Touch is a very important pain reliever.

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Anais, Oxycontin and Oxytocin have nothing to do with each other.

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Desitin,

My comp award is the issue the GP here is lovely wrote me 10 days of patches only 20 but $2,000 they are refusing to pay saying his office only is doing MVA. Well I am a professional nurse and helped his practice manager when I was done cleaning up a nursing home her mom was dying in hospice and took my usual interest in coordinating humane care. She got me in. He does not take WC but is taking me. So I ran over and got a note and sent it to the jerk adjuster.

I am afraid to ask this lovely GP to fill out J and J paperwork for free patches but if they have not paid for 10 months and I do not have part D will get it in 2016 but need brand so had this 100% medical award for life you see, now I am still running hypertension bad for over 12 days without the medication filled. Already reported it to the comp court which I won and appeal cannot affect medical award.

I do need help and have not gotten the damn LA ID, been too ill to do so.

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Anais,

BL is correct that other chemical has to do with birth and hormonal induction of labor.

Serotonin type hormones are released from the brain but not when we are on opioids, they take a long time to recover post withdrawal.

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I do see a dr for pain management and I am on medicaid. I pay for my visit but the medicaid WILL pay for your pain meds, all of them. There's a few drs I can recommend. There is 1 dr in Hammond that WILL take medicaid for pain management but I have to get his info for you. I'm happy with my dr and live a bit further out. Do not believe all the people that say medicaid won't pay. THEY DO. Even charity, like former EKL or the new LSU health care will write you pain meds if needed. Do you think they will let people with Cancer etc suffer..

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colleend, Cancer patients and patients with non cancer related chronic pain are Not the same. Any dr can write prescriptions for chronic pain patients. There are other specialists that will write pain meds for chronic pain patients that also take Louisiana Medicaid but they are very few. Louisiana Medicaid won't pay for the management of chronic pain. And even if they did, no pain management dr is going to accept what little Louisiana Medicaid will pay when they can be paid close to $200 or more in cash. Not to mention the additional hassles and cost of Medicaid when it comes to paperwork and prior authorizations. University Health will not write opiates for chronic pain. They will for acute pain, but not chronic pain. Louisiana Medicaid will pay for pain meds when you pay a pain dr or any other dr cash, as long as they would have paid for it if you had gone to a Medicaid Provider, because the prescriptions and provider care are handled differently.

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Collend hey sweetie look my fiance is on disability as she is really messed up with so many health problems. She suffers first with a broken back, needs a hip replacement, spinal stenosis, disc deterioration, narrowing spurring bulging disc. She is on Medicaid and her doctor she's used for many years retired as the doctor was like 85 years old. So she's been having absolute hell/problems trying to find a doctor who takes Medicaid but hasn't had any luck because as everybody knows no and/or pretty much no doctors accept Medicaid. So could you please just send to me the doctors in Hammond who can help her? We would greatly appreciate it Correne as she really is in bad shape without her meds. Incidentally I went to Southeastern Louisiana University back in 1988-1992 and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management with a Minor in Marketing. So I love Hammond and always have. {edited for privacy}. Thanks so much! Richard

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Richard, the vast majority of doctors that are listed as taking Medicaid in the BayouHealth Plans will only accept Medicaid if you also have Medicare. Unfortunately, the database that Medicaid has that the health plans use don't distiniguish between the two. It is very misleading from appearances because it appears that there are many, many private providers that accept Louisiana Medicaid, when in reality it is very few. A PCP's, neurologists, ect can prescribe pain meds for chronic pain, but they are far less likely to do so if the patient has Medicaid. It is always best to call and verify that a provider accepts Medicaid and your health plan. Even though they say you can change your health plan if you have a good reason, they will seldom allow it just because a dr you want to see isn't in your health plan. There is Open Enrollment every year, but it just closed Nov 6 2016 for 2016.

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P450 sorry to hear you're still having problems. They always fight what they know they must give in the end. Always. I know. I also had a 4 1/2 year battle, with WC a few years ago. Thankfully, I won. Best of luck!

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Hey Collen, I just wanted to remind you to please help out my fiance with a dr. in Hammond. She suffers from major/all kinds of pain issues for over 25 years.

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i just found that out today. i have been a month without my pain medication. i have djd and spinal stenosis. i have undergone two back surgeries with the second one being a lumbar fusion. called numerous pain clinics and no one takes medicaid as a primary insurance. the one i called today advised me that louisiana medicaid does not pay for pain management. that stinks

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