Doctors Willing To Prescribe Heavy Pain Medication In Colorado (Page 178)
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I have a serious problem. My dr. had two patients start dr. shopping and has decided it is too big of a pain in his butt to continue prescribing, even though I have gotten MRIs and Xrays to prove my problems. I have over a half a dozen herniated discs in my low back, along with degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and arthritis in my facet joints. I am currently on5 30mg oxycodone a day for breakthrough and 60mg of methadone for my long lasting meds. I REALLY need a doctor in the Denver, CO area who will not judge me because of my age, thinking I'm just some drug seeker as I TRULY need my meds to function. I am even being placed on disability until I can get my back healed because if something doesn't change I will be in big time pain for the rest of my life. If ANYONE knows of a good doctor that prescribes strong meds willingly in the Denver area please let me know. I am in desperate need of help as I am going to be SCREWED if I cannot find a good doctor. SOMEONE please help me with a doctor!!!!!

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1969

I called and left a message describing my concerns and asked him to call me back because I have finally found the most understanding, caring doctors I have ever met and I will do anything to continue being seen, UAs, bottle checks, anything. I also do massages, acupuncture, physical therapy, chiropractic, and inversion therapy, with tons of stretching and light exercising, and I will do whatever is necessary to continue being their patient because they are absolutely the most caring and loving practitioners that I have ever seen and I just can't get let go AGAIN over something I didn't even DO!!!! If any of you don't want to believe me about my situation with the "writing on the paper", I don't care because I know the truth. So hopefully they call me back and discuss all this with me. I'm just stressed to the max right now. And I said if they aren't going to see me I would like to know so I have a little time to try to find another doctor or if they want to let me go at least give me one more month so that I can have time to find a doctor. But I just want to stay with them...... he told me this morning when I did my 2 week call that he was busy and we would talk about the ambien he wrote me and how it has been working when I come in for my appointment because he was with a patient. So I said I will see you then and I'm just praying and praying that I don't have to go through this AGAIN!!!!!

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1968

rainbowflowers,
I feel for all of you in your area. It's a large area, so you are going to have more pain patients than those of us in this rural area. From reading the posts, I think you are right that "Sick of Junkies" person created a lot of trouble for all of you. Maybe that person works at the clinic, or knows someone who does. None of my business at all, but that person may have called the clinic because they were mad. I was wondering, it's hard to tell from the posts, but if you are right also, about that it was that Charles guy, or someone he knows.
I got prayers headed your way, that this all blows over and it doesn't leave anyone without the medication that they need.

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1967

Mr S promised me that he would get me to a 2 out of 10 on the pain scale as long as I work with him and he works with me... So I don't know why he wouldn't continue helping me.. I told him I would do UAs, I would do random bottle checks, anything they want so they see I'm legit. The first time I went in Mrs S told me that if my PCP isn't treating my pain he isn't doing his job, and that now that I'm with them they will take care of me..... I am going to be crushed if they don't continue helping me....

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1966

Wendy is your husband on pain managment And did u call and talk with mr smith personally maybe u should even with anella said 2 u??? Its worth a try?? Im just on 1 pain med myself so I hope they dnt send me 2 pain managment cuz there are alot who do not or will not take medicaid

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1965

Hey lucy did or are u at CPR

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1964

Thanks it helps someone knowing wat im going though and did u go 2 CPR

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1963

Wendy im sorry and this is totaly unfair 2 u and she shld of not done u that way at all I like the smiths very much but I never went 2 CPR but I stil believe whoever sick of junkies that was trollin all of us on here was from CPR and is stil makin problems cuz CPR is makin it look and seem like ALL the patients they lost were the patients CPR fired and are drug seeking and I dnt think anyone of you guys are at all CPR is piss cuz they are losing ALOT OF MONEY

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1962

rainbowflowers,
I am so sorry. I did go through that, and it's awful.
I feel lucky now, because I wouldn't have the wonderful man that I have, if I hadn't gotten that divorce.
You are right about not breaking down in front of your children. It makes it hard for them and even if they don't say, it's hard on them watching you go through this.

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1961

The letter info with the petition isn't me. That letter is Marianne a nice lady in AZ. She did all the work. I'm just on board, trying to get something moving to help the chronic patients, before they take all our medication away.
I think part of what is happening, is that DEA comes out with a Directive, and all the clinics and doctors offices panic, and figure that it's just easier for them to not prescribe, than everything that they have to comply with when they do.
I'm really afraid that if we don't get some Congressman or the White House on our side, we are going to be without anything that we need.

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1960

Sorry smalls aka im just gettin back 2 u to tell ya the truth horrible even though it wasnt a bad break-up like cussin yellin etc...im just stunned and devastates im just completely beside Myself I cry when no one is around I wk 2 jobs from 9:30-4:30 then 5-10pm its just the 5kids and my grandson I do not cry or break dwn infront of them or anyone at either job BUT I cry myself 2 sleep each nite sayin why why why

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1959

The petition info is also on post 1937 from last night. We are almost there, but need everyone's help.

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1958

Lucy,
That's something I worry about too. What will happen to all of us, if or when we can't get the medication that we need to function? I worry that there's people who can't deal. Look how upset and how our anxiety rises whenever someone talks about taking away what we need to function.
That's part of the reason I think we need to get signatures on the petition and get something going with lawmakers on our behalf. No one who isn't sick, or doesn't live with someone who is, or maybe has a loved one, cares what we are facing every day. Not just our illness, but all the rules and regulations that are being changed on what seems like a daily basis. No one cares how they are effecting the chronic patient with the constant changes.
I don't think your sister was weak, I think it just stacked up on her where it was impossible for her to think about going on. That's the sad part of suicide. Things will change but once you have committed that act, sadly you aren't here to see the changes. You know that anyone who does that, has got to be so sad inside, it's hard for any of us to imagine the despair.
The abusers or junkies or whatever people want to call them, are what is motivating lawmakers and "do gooders" to try to fix the system. It's easy to change the laws that affect us, we follow the rules anyway. It's hard to address the drug problem in our country. So they are taking the easy way out, picking on us. We don't seem to have anyone speaking out for us right now.

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1957

Thank you to all of you who sent their sympathies regarding my sis who took her life cuz of severe fibro. She couldn't tolerafte pain meds she was always in pain. I was angry at her for a while (she's the only family I had out here - the rest is in NY) until my doc at the time said "what wud you do if you couldnt get pain meds and your pain was at an 8+ 24/7??" I had to admit I could relate and forgave her. I have 3 grown children and 1 sweet grandson who is the light of my life so checking out is not an option. But I worry about myself and all of you..if and when we can't get appropriate medication...and we are living in our prison of pain...how many will get to that point where we are so tired of hurting AND emotionally hurting those around us???

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1956

Hey Thank you Pissed Off, we need to do something.

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1955

We stopped in this week after P/T to say hi and that we'd see them Monday. He was just as friendly and smiled..I'll let u all know what happens. They are both nurse practitioners and there's apparantly an MD that oversees them (take a look at their bus. card). I'm confident I will be seen and treated next week. i HAVE to be,

May your day be a 2 or less on the pain scale..actually I'll take a 4.

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1954

Every chronic pain patient sign co Susie's petition!!!!!

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1953

You are so absolutely right about ridiculous laws are going to continue to be written unless we contact representatives to do something about it. Posts 1793 and 1794, is the information for a petition to try to help the chronic ill and the white house to let them know what we are going through. We all vote and we all pay taxes even though we are chronic pain patients and we need to let our voice be heard.

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1952

Smalls unfortunately all these new laws have the Doctors running scared. If the DEA is going to continue to write ridiculous laws then they should have well educated dedicated pain management clinics available that people can go to and be verified that they truly need these meds and are then prescribed them.
The "pill mills" such as CPR make it difficult for the real pain patients. We should not have to live in fear of where our next pain med will come from or who will be our next Doctor.

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1951

Wendy what I hear you saying is Mrs. S was judging you based on how you look, how SHE deals with pain, and your pain medication list. Am I correct in what I am hearing? And if they are not Dr's, are they PA's? ( In my opinion, not based on facts ) Sounds to me like "the place" called them and alerted them, also called the DEA or some other authority and told them some unfounded stories. This is becoming more and more of a nightmare.
And since when can you not look for a better doctor, get a second opinion, find a cheaper option without being labeled " A DRUG SEEKER " Personally I think that is BS!

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1950

Oh Wendy I am so very sorry. That is just wrong. I can not believe that this has happened. There is really only one pain clinic in Colorado and that is "the place". Unfortunately they have a monopoly on the market and they can charge and do whatever they want.
They used to offer PT, but they even took that away, but kept charging for it.
I wonder why a Primary Care Physician can not cover or have a pain plan for their patient? Does anyone know the answer to this question?

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