Hi everyone I want to thank you all for your responses. I guess I got a little immpatient. It's been a long,, agonizing and tough weekend. I saw my Rheumatologist today he is order more blood work on top of the endocrinologist. I went to get the blood work done today.
I had 11 vials taken out of me. 10ml. My rheumatologist would not help me for my pain. He gave me a tortal shot, I took the shot out of pure desperation. I wasn't sure if it would work too well for the pain in my spine since it's more for muscle pain. When I threw or strained my lower back a few weeks ago I was given a tortal shot & it did wonders, but not this time. He offered me Tramadol, I told him I am already getting Tramadol. (which he should have known that if he read my chart) he said, ok well what are you on, how much, I said 2 50mg tablets every 4-6 hours totally 8. He said ok well I can give you Tramadol but I'm changing your dose to 4 tablets a day.
WHAT?!? Is he serious? lol. If 8 tablets isn't controlling my pain what makes him think 4 tablets will? I told him no thank you, I am already getting prescribed Tramadol. He finally let it go. ( I was treated with Tramadol by a different dr a handful of years ago, my pain had gotten uncontrollably painful forcing me to go to the emergency room. I was given a shot of morphine and was thinking they were going to send me home with some vicoden, like what usually happened when I'd be in the e.r with tears streaming down my face. I was handed a prescript
ion for Tramadol, I let them know I'm already treated with Tramadol it's not strong enough for when my pain get's this bad. They told me to just go fill it anyways. I can't remember if I filled it or not, I think I did because with how many Tramadols I was needing to try and allieveiate some of the pain I would have run out. I go into my monthly appointment with my primary care dr and he told me he is no longer treating me, I asked why not. He said "because you went to the emergency room to get more Tramadol" I told him I wasn't trying to get Tramadol, my pain was so bad the tramadol wasn't helping, so I went in to get something stronger for my flare up. But he wouldn't listen to me. So Diane [hey that was my moms name:)] thank you for telling me about
the contract saying if I get any other pain meds even from the dentist they will no longer treat me. I didn't have to sign that form when I was getting the tramadol, and none of my other dr's have stopped seeing me if I had to go to the emergency for something stronger.So if I get into the pain specialist and have to sign this form I have to tell the dentists etc no to pain meds?) I asked if he would treat my excessive tired symptom but he said no and said I have to go to my primary dr to treat the symptoms. I was so upset after my appointment, I was tearing up before I got out the door. I was done having my chain yanked around. I immediately got on the phone with my primary dr's office.
I asked for an appointment for tomorrow with my dr, she said "oooo he's all booked up for a while, his next available appointment is the 19th" I hadn't realized the 19th is only two days away and the way she made it sound I thought it was next week, so I said no I'm sorry but I need to see him sooner, like now. I explained to her my frusterations of the specialists and that I was upset he still hadn't done anything about
my referrals. She said "oh actually his 2:30 canceled" I said for tomorrow? She said no today. I told her to pencil me in and I'd ask my ride if they'd take me. (if you haven't read my other posts, I can't drive due to seizure disorders) I explained the whole situation to my in laws. At first my father in law didn't sound like he wanted to but my mother in law said she'd take me, well they both ended up taking me but way earlier than my appointment was for. I get there and tell the receptionist my in laws wanted to come early to see if I can get seen earlier.
They said my dr was out at lunch but I can see the other dr. I asked wouldn't that be over stepping boundaries? They said no not at all, so I saw this other dr and wow I think I am switching to her, I feel bad leaving the other dr for her but she is willing to treat me pain better. She offered me 10/325 hydrocodone. She said it would be in replace of the tramadol but that she wants me to keep taking lyrica. I am allowed 3 Hydrocodones a day, 1 every 8 hours. Pain medication wears off fairly quickly with me so I might go back and see her about
keeping the tramadol. Use it for when my pain level is at say 6 and the norco for when it reaches 8 or 9. I'm not use to having to wait 8 hours until I can take something, it will be a hard adjustment. She is having me taper off my tramadol, I asked her if it was ok for me to fill my last refill of the tramadol, she said yes that would be fine. She was great, she talked with me about
my horrifing childhood. What it was like growing up in the system, loosing all of my parents, enduring physical, emotional and sexual abuse, having to take care of my little sister in a wheelchair, my adult uncle in a wheelchair, myself & my dieing mother from ages 13-15. She felt so bad, she told me I am one strong woman. She would like me to go to therapy.
She also wants me to do a sleep apnea test, she completely understood that I did not want to try anymore anti depressants and why, she thinks I might have fybromyalgia as well and she said she thinks I have a degenerative tissue disease such as Lupus and to stay with the rheumatologist. Oh and I told her one of the reasons I was needing to talk to pullium (my primary, or might be my old primary) was because he hasn't done anything with my referrals and she said she will be sending them out today. I just feel really bad about
seeing her instead of Pullium, but my husband thinks I should switch to her too. Oh and to Carole, I too use salonpons.
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