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I'm a 50 yr old grandma with end stage renal failure! With that being said I also have chronic pain, slipped disc, a bulging disc, neuropathy, severe nerve damage in my neck and down my shoulder, severe hip pain in not just one but both hips now. I have been on pain meds for about 15 yrs....And always feel like I'm being judged every time I walk in the doctor's office! I figured I would change docs and started with a new clinic. The first few months was ok I guess...Then whammmy, he said I'm discharging you at this time because you came back with a positive drug panel for "6 mam" which I have learned is heroin! I have not ever seen nor do I have a desire to see it or do it!!! But now I am without a doc and my meds have run out. I stretched what I had for as long as I could! Now I'm kinda freaking out! I'm in severe pain, I'm a damn basket case (crying at the drop of a hat) just really depressed and lost! I'm always in pain anyway but my medicine made it easier for me to deal with it! I dont know what to do and need help fast!!!!

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lucylove... in response to your solutions...yes i did go back to my last clinic and they have since hired a new pa and that is who i saw...everything was going relatively good until the end of the visit when he sd he needed to get my records, and was he going to find anything that i needed to let him know about before he got the records...so i came clean and told him i was not going to lie about it..and i told him what had happened he then sd he could not give me anything because of the positive--regaurdless that i had been a patient in that office for about a year and half and NEVER had any problems(positive test, no missed appt, always had my btls for my count)! they as well gave me a drug screen which of course was negative! the reason i left this clinic was because my main doctor got done and i did not care for the other doctor....my first and last visit with him was about how much he was going to cut my meds!!! and i went along with it for about 7 or 8 months and then just decided it was time for me to find a new doctor...and yes i kick myself in the a** everyday for making the decision! had i not tried another doctor i would not be in this situation now!!
as for the other clinic that i got the positive test from, they did a repeat test which came back negative(no surprise to me)! but will not return my calls ..and all they could say about the positive test is it was positive and thats that!!! they were suppose to recommend other doctors to see and never did! it took my kidney doc to request my records in order to get the second results!! so i last conversation i had with them they told me they could NOT treat me for pain but they would be(yeah kinda comical) i told them NO i was all set, i am NOT a heroin addict never even seen the stuff! dont need to ever see it im all set with that as well!
so yes i have done all that you sd, with no positive outcome!
No other doctor would treat me because i had that positive drug screen....the only person that would remotely do anything to help is another doctor who is in my primary docs office...its not what i want but cant be too picky at this point...for the time i will see him and let all this die down then try to fine another doctor!

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I just went to request my record's, HE GOT SHUT DOWN!!! HE CLOSES THE FIRST OF OCTOBER!!! Still does not help me any, and I have not been able to find another pain doctor. I went to one and he refused to even see me, due to my old doctor! I do not know what I am going to do. I have ANOTHER surgery for major nerve damage in my arm on the 15th, but the surgeon does not seem to know who to recommend me to after the last PM doctor refused to see me ! I DON'T want to go in and lie to a doctor, or anyone as far as that goes, I just still do not know what to do! Thank you very much for being kind, a couple of people that replied were just MEAN!!!

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Best of luck, this nightmare could happen to anyone of us at any time. I will set aside sometime this evening to do a focused prayer for you to have a positive outcome. Keep us posted.
Best Regards,

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michael h...i did finally get it! i did not initially because i did not want them to use that against me and insinuatr AGAIN that i was on heroin!!
i did find a doc temporarily! he believed me and iritated the same as i had been saying about the false + screen!!!
thank you too everybody that had kind words and prayers!!








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The Lost Yankee, I'm so sorry the doctor makes you feel like you're being judged. I've been there and it's an awful feeling. Anyone that knows me would tell you I am one of the nicest, most honest, and reliable people you would ever meet. Everything I've seen, heard, or personally experienced indicates that often pain management doctors behave that way. It almost seems like some that are normal, decent doctors go through a change when they become pain management doctors and they forget to treat their patients as humans who are suffering. Pethaps it's because they have other patients that see them just to get drugs and will tell them every in the book to get what they want. I know that must make doctors more watchful of such things, but it doesn't mean they need to treat every other patient worse than anyone would treat an animal. The way I see it, they should have your medical history, including labs, xrays, etc. and if that medical history clearly shows reasons that you mat be in pain, they should treat you with respect and trust you unless and until you give them reason not to. Anyway, I noticed you mentioned a lot of things that are wrong with you, but you never mentioned if you're receiving any treatment for these conditions. You mentioned, for instance, that you have neuropathy and that your legs hurt which is not unusual with renal failure. Has the doctor ever prescribed Neurontin (Gabapentin), a drug that gives many people a great deal of relief from this condition? And your severe hip pain, has your doctor checked to see if it may just be a case of bursitis? It would only take the doctor pressing certain places on your hip to see if it causes pain and where it causes pain. If bursitis is the problem, an injection of cortisone into the bursa will often provide complete relief for an extended period of time and it's usually done right at your primary care doctor's office. I don't really expect you to answer these questions unless you want to. I'm just trying to point out a few things that may help to reduce some of the pain you're experiencing. Good luck to you, Yank. You have more to contend with than most of us could handle. God bless you.

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File a medical malpractice suit against them for endangering your well-being based on false information. See a malpractice attorney - they move pretty fast because they want to earn their $$$ asap. Also, since you can't see your pain physician for help with your pain, find out if you can legally obtain what you need through other means.

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Dear Robb, I hate to say anything, but you sir/ma'am do not know what you speak of. I don't know if you are an ***** or if you have been lucky enough not to have truly physically suffered. I will pray that your ignorance will never hurt someone.

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Michael- i am sorry to hear about all that you are going thru!!i kno its not easy, to add NO meds on top of all that! i kno the meds may not take away all the pain but it defiantely helps take the edge off and allows me to function somewhat!...yes, as far as the government it sux! they will treat me as a drug addict, but not for pain! (which I have documentation to support my problems! we live in a messed up society! rather treat a drug addict than someone in pain, (which it is the drug addicts fault for ALL THESE RULES AND LAWS regaurding pain medicine..... I hope you can get help soon! Many prayers sent you way!

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My dear, you have truly let yourself slip into a world of pain... Meds will never help you, Meds don't serve to mitigate your problems, but assist them in living in you forever. Seek out a yoga teacher who specializes in physical diagnosis. He/she will tell you that your symptoms are only chronic as long as you let them be. The solution to all of your problems and pain is the physical distortion that you have allowed you to become by being too lazy to get out and heal yourself through the practice of proper diet and physical balance. Both are hard work, take time, but will yield real gains that are the practical solutions that will free your physical self and mental outlook. Check yourself every time you make an old persons noise - you are not old, you are only 50, forget useless drugs now and go change yourself.

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