Doctors Willing To Prescribe Pain Meds (Page 9)

I am having a hard time finding a dr in staten island NY. Even after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 3years ago& being prescribed oxycontin for almost 2 years my dr has moved his practice& no other doctors are willing to help me the same way my last doc was now with him not around& me off the meds I was on for so long my pain from MS has progressed I do have all mri's& documents that state I do have MS. Can I be helped??

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What are the most in quantity wise, that a pain doctor or a neurologist can prescribe? And are any in the Plano, McKinney, Sherman, or Dallas, Texas that can prescribe up to 180 10-325 Hydrocodone? I've had 2 back surgeries. Had work done on L3,4,5,S1,and C2. Got hit by an 18 wheeler.

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I'm 28 yrs post MVA roll over and have been in Pain Management for approximately 15 years and my Dr recently retired. I am located just N of Orlando FL. I have been on MS Contin 100 mg plus breakthrough meds and now I am finding myself without an MD. If anyone knows a Dr that will write with plenty of documentation, I'm desperately seeking help... Thank you in advance for any help that you can provide.

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I am a CPP. I've had two back surgeries both within weeks of one another but still suffer from multiple disc herniations along with spinal stenosis and arthritis. Last neurosurgeon I saw wouldn't even consider a fusion. Sadly, my doctor is no longer practicing; he accepted my insurance and made sure that I was at a tolerable pain level. I have not had any luck finding a new doctor, most do not accept my insurance and only accept cash making the visits very costly. Does anyone in the Louisiana, preferably New Orleans area know of a decent doctor who will prescribe a long-acting pain medicine along with breakthrough medicine. I don't expect to find another doctor who will prescribe what I was getting but preferably close to it. I was prescribed 2-80mg Oxycontin ER twice a day and 5-30 mg oxycodone IR for breakthrough pain every 6 hours-that's 5 a day or every 6 hours. So appreciate the help.

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Re: Painfree (# 137)

Hey my doctor is retiring I also have chronic pain I have to herniated disc in c2 and c3 I’m addition to that I have two bluffed disc and sciatica can u please help me my doctor is retiring next month thank you I’m advance

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Re: Painfree (# 135)

Hey man, I would really appreciate it if u could give me the info for the doctors in long island. And if you want anything in return, I will do anything in my power to help you out. Thanks man. Take care.

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Re: Carol (# 144)

Perhaps no other person can better inculcate good medical ethics into a young doctor’s mind other than himself. Which scenario is more of beneficence to a patient suffering from persistent pain on his shoulders – is it the lecturing about opioids or is it a discussion of where his pain is and its history? I got the former but definitely not the latter. Or should there be a good balance of both? I wish there was but neither did I get that. I went to this doctor March, 2018 because I read good reviews about him online. My experience with Dr. Germanovich was very disappointing. He seemed already so prepared to address something even before the consultation started. He treated me as if I was there to ask for more hydrocodon. A consultation should start with a doctor being compassionate with a patient’s pain and this includes not summarily treating all patients as if they had no control with their lives and were there to ask for more hydrocodon. My main treating orthopedic surgeon knows very well that I have been trying to get away from hydrocodon. I also come from a family where many of my immediate relatives are doctors, specialists, and nurses. I could get the hydrocodon from them if I wanted to. But I did not. Instead, my relatives advised me to use it sparingly and only for severe pain and I followed my treating orthopedic surgeon’s and my relatives’ advice.

So I went to this doctor hoping to find one who is caring and understanding and would listen to my problems of constant shoulder pain. This doctor, Dr. Germanovich did not even want to listen to me. I mentioned to him that I was using hydrocodon and that my last prescription was December 21, 2017. He asked how many were prescribed and I told him 30. I told him that I was out by end of February. That’s more than 2 months. I did not even utter the words that I wanted a prescription for hydrocodon. He was dismissive and lectured me on the dangers of hydrocodon. I have been lectured enough by my relatives. I have an uncle in New York who is a retired anesthesiologist, another uncle who is a general surgeon, a first cousin who is an orthopedic surgeon, a younger sister who is a doctor, first cousins who are doctors who have lectured me on the dangers of hydrocodon. And I listened to them. If I have used hydrocodon in the past it is because I had three surgeries on both shoulders. And I did not even ask for them at that time. I was there with Dr. Germanovich hoping to find a way out of this persistent pain on both shoulders and away from hydrocodon because I’ve used it for quite a time and I know it is affecting my mind. I felt that what was dominating in his mind was to tell me about the dangers of hydrocodon. He is mean-spirited and showed an attitude of lecturing people about hydrocodon. It’s fine if he does so but I also felt that this doctor keeps a distance and does not want to listen to anything else. I did not even utter the words that I wanted a prescription for hydrocodon.

I went to that consultation with a CD of my medical history and I saw his staff download it into their computer. I felt that this doctor did not read my medical history because he wrote on his progress notes that I was not interested in a surgery recommended by both my treating orthopedic surgeon and another orthopedic surgeon's 2nd opinion last March 2017. I did get that recommended surgery last June 22, 2017 - my third on my shoulders. Inside the consultation room, I told him that I did not get a benefit from my third surgery and I still have ongoing problems of pain on my left shoulder. Because of an incorrect statement on his progress notes that I was not interested in a third surgery, it was an indication that he did not read my medical history. Diagnosing my constant pain would require thoughtfulness and a thorough medical history. He had an authoritarian streak and did not even bother to ask me where my pain was and if I have more pain on my left shoulder than on my right shoulder. He was cold and dismissive. He basically commanded the physician-patient interaction instead of a two-way interaction. I was there inside the room consulting with him for less than 10 minutes. Before I left the office, I asked his medical assistant to ask him to correct his narrative. I received a call that day that this doctor will not correct his narrative on his progress notes. He is a young doctor with an idealistic advocacy of stamping out abuse of narcotics. I hope that as he matures in his chosen field, his idealism will be tempered with the reality that not everyone is an abuser of opioids. I am hopeful that instead of a hypocritical concern about the abuse of opioids, what would come first in his mind is a real concern for those who are in perpetual pain. In his hypocritical advocacy about the abuse of opioids, some things were not discussed. There was no discussion where my pain was and if I had one or more areas in my shoulders where I have constant pain. He prescribed Gabapentin, told me how it was to be taken but did not even tell me what it was for or what he was diagnosing me with. Am I not supposed to know? I read the literature that came with Gabapentin and learned that he probably diagnosed me with nerve pain. Well, the Gabapentin didn’t work. Everyone deserves respect and to be heard. This doctor should not be cold and dismissive and summarily assume that every patient of his abuses opioids. He was just too consumed about it. I went home from that appointment feeling his mean-spiritedness and feeling my own hopelessness with this constant pain. If one has muscoloskeletal problems on his shoulders, one shouldn’t go to him. It’s not listed on his website as a sub-specialty that he treats.

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Re: R L (# 166)

I believe you. I had knees with holes bored through by bone spurs, due to rheumatoid. My ortho specialist offered shots only for my pain. Every time I brought up pain, which was not often, he would get cute, flirt and joke around, offer a shot which I accepted at times, rejected at times. One time I requested a pain med to help me sleep, and I got the shaming spiel about the dangers of those meds causing breathing issues and death, which of course, meant no. This was after being his patient for 8 years.

After having knees scoped, therapy, mri's, and xrays. The only med he allowed was 20 Norco after surgery. Ended up with BOTH knees replaced. One at 42, one at 52. Your doctor G, like my doctor, has no patience when it comes to PAIN. Talking about pain was like discussing some kind of sexual problem with my dentist. Pain, because it can not be seen, is like describing a nasty smell. Can't be seen. The listener will never smell it, they just have to take your word for it. But truly, they just wish you'd shut up!

Yep, what you know, who you know, how you describe it, or how your tests look, makes NO difference. They either will or won't treat pain. They either have compassion, or they dont. In their defense, they only have their gut feelings about you. Are you worth the risk or not. Even if you are only looking for short term relief, you will have to dump Dr. G. and look for a doc that will help IF you need it, when you need it. Everyone is in this place, where you now find yourself. Some chronic. Some temporarily. But we need to know they will help if needed. Good luck, RL. Most sincere hope you find a good AND compassionate doctor.

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Need a doctor in Massachusetts or Rhode Island to prescribe pain meds to help the quality of my life. I was on oxycodone 30 mg for 15 years and methadone, now on Suboxone. It does not work. Please help, I'm in so much pain. Thanks.

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Re: Painfree (# 135)

Myndoctor moved i am on oxycodone baclofen and gabapentin for my chronic back pain. I have medicaid healthfirst. Whom do you recommend for medicine management? Ever grateful,

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