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Posted 5/10/2013 6:05 PM (GMT 0)
That sounds very confusing to me...and you being new to all of this I can't imagine what you really think... Just Beware, they will start going by the book at some point... I, along with everyone here, had to sign a pain contract with my PM Dr. the funny thing is that they give you an appt. for a pill count. That is a new one on me...and its 2 weeks in advance. Now, they do random UA's whenever they feel like it. I have an odd thing going on now at my PM Dr. concerning my pain meds... Okay, they were giving me Oxycodone 10 mg. 4 X day... I went in and told them it didn't seem to be enough pain control so another Dr. there (mine wasn't in office) changed me to the 15 mg. Oxycodone.. Okay...the next appt. a month later I got my scripts and they gave me both the 10 and 15 mg. Oxycodone....120 each. I thought great, they finally see that I am in real pain and want to help me out... As I was leaving I started thinking that it might have been a mistake... But I didn't ask. I figured if they meant to do it then asking them wouldn't be a good idea...and if it was a mistake well......it was their fault not mine. Now, 4 months later I am still getting both... On Tuesday I saw another Dr. who was giving me an injection in my knee... We talked about adding a LA med, as they were supposed to do that at this visit, and he said next time... he had too much on his plate that day to try and figure out meds.. Okay..then when he asked about my pain meds I told him what I was on...he came back and said "We don't give 2 short acting drugs at once..are you sure this is what you have been taking?" Yes, for the past 5 months... He left, came back and said "Okay, I see that's what we have been giving you so it's fine." Like I was making it up to get one over on him??? So, now I wonder if it is a mistake...what do you think?
Posted 5/10/2013 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
Wow...Uniquelyme...That is a huge jump in meds...

Obviously it's a decision between you and your Dr. to make..But if you were only on 40mg a day and just asking for a small increase to the 15mg...that would have been to 60mg a day....This takes you to 100mg.

The only bad part about this is that you just made your tolerance jump so quickly instead of telling them it must be a mistake and you really only needed the 15mg at 4 times a day....that your body will get (probably is already) used to this amount that next time you need an increase it will start from the 100mg a day.

The other thing is that if for some reason you have to leave this Dr...as the one Dr. pointed out, it is not very common at all to be on two short acting meds, especially the same one.

I'm not trying to make you feel bad..I promise..I am just speaking for myself in that I would have turned down the prescription asap and only moved from the 40 to the 60mg and see how it helped my pain levels..I've been on the same dosages for about 5 years now as I try to use every other modality in addition to my meds to help my pain.

Ok...don't want to keep hijacking this thread and I apologize to the new member CNS! Maybe if you want to ask others what they think about this, it would be good to start your own thread about it Uniquely:)

CNS...Hope you will follow up with us after your next Dr. visit and you find out the situation about the Pharmacy.

Post Edited (Snowbunny21) : 5/11/2013 10:27:45 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/10/2013 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Cool beans!

Quincy---no you totally right! And ya the hours are only M-F and closed on all holidays and weekends.
Posted 5/10/2013 7:37 PM (GMT 0)
Kinda figured but you can deal with it and your schedule, I hope. thanks for the thanks.
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