I Was Dismissed From My Doctor For Breaking A Pain Contract - Pain Management Message Board

KRISSY01 · 03-01-2008, 02:19 PM

I Was Dismissed From My Doctor For Breaking A Pain Contract.
I have IC which is a very chronic painful bladder disorder. I have been going to the same uroligist for 10 years now. About 2 yrs ago he told me I needed to see a pain doctor. I went to one for 2 months and was not fimilar at all with all the policys. In the 2nd month of going there they dimissed me for going to another dr. that gave me mephredine because I had my wisdom teeth taken out. Now, 2 yrs.later my urologist will not prescribe me any lorcet for pain and says i need to find a pain doctor because he says I am always going to have pain for the rest of my life. I live in SC and the DEA is so strict on doctors here. Has anyone got any suggestions on finding a pain doctor that will take me on after being dismissed?

cmpgirl · 03-01-2008, 02:35 PM

Hi Krissy: Welcome to the boards. I think we need some more info about the situation before we can try and help. Please post again and give us the details...thanks, cmpgirl

skych · 03-01-2008, 03:23 PM

Hi Krissy,

Welcome to the board! I am sorry to hear of the IC. That does stand for Interstitial Cystitis or am I wrong about that.

I am with cmpgirl. Could you provide just a bit more info about the chain of events that took place.

Correct me if I am misunderstanding...you were in pain management and got prescribed narcotic pain meds from your dentist and then the PM said you broke the contract?

Anyway help us to help you by providing a bit more in detail account of what has happened. In the mean time try to hang in there.

Chrissy

Executor · 03-01-2008, 05:37 PM

Welcome and so sorry to hear about your situation! I understand where your PM Doc is coming from in principle, but for pete's sake, you had minor surgery. Did you take the meds? Were you drug tested? Did you not tell the PM Doc? How did they find out?

Here's what I would do....I'd go see my Urologist and tell him/her what happened and since he/she medically supports you as being in pain and has indicated that you'll need meds for the rest of your life, have him/her "refer" you to a new PM Doc. Even better, ask him/her if he'll write a letter or call the new PM Doc and explain what's going on. Surely, the Uro would do this (I would hope!).

It's stories like this that just make my heart break.

Good luck.

hessie28 · 03-01-2008, 10:53 PM

I can't see your contract being broken if another doctor gave you pain meds for another medical condition. If the other dr. did not give you the pain meds then you would have had to take extra from the pain managment dr. You would run out early and be screwed. Makes no sense. Could your Dentist call the pain managment dr. and explain to them. I know, probably not. They don't want to extend themselves like that. If you went to another dr. seeking drugs for the same reason you go to PM then I can see you being let go. But not for a new pain. I just go an anti-spasm pain med for my stomach from the Gastro. Can they kick me out too? It does not sound fair.