New Pain Clinic Needed
UpdatedI need to find a new pain clinic in Knoxville TN. The doctor at my clinic now is of the philosophy of 60 mg total of meds a day. He does not believe in tolerance. I have been on meds for 4 years now and can attest to the idea of tolerance. Does anyone know a clinic that does not use this philosophy? Does procedures? Takes tenncare? I am desperate! I have let my pain get too out of control and need to do something before I lose my job to being in too much pain!
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Hello, Fedup! How are you?
Unfortunately, that's not likely to change, even if you see a different doctor. There were new directives set forth by the DEA last year that instruct doctors to limit the amount of medications prescribed for pain to a certain amount a day, with exceptions only being made for those that suffer intractable pain from a possibly fatal condition, such as stage 4 cancer.
What are you currently taking? Perhaps you need to try a different medication entirely, rather than raising the dosage.
Can anyone recommend a good doctor in that area that might be able to help?
Fedup....do you care to give me the name or phone number of your doctor? I don't take over 60mg of short and long acting a day. My PM doctor called me last week before my appointment telling me that they don't take my insurance and they have been seeing me for free my last few visits and the other kicker is my primary care doctor doesn't take my BC/BS Medicare advantage HMO plan either and my primary Dr was writing the anxiety meds and also my PM doctor said to make what I have left of my pain meds last until I can get in with another doctor. That could take a month or longer because I will be a new patient. Thank you for any info. It's greatly appreciated
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