hey friends just need to vent!!! Not sure how many of my friends have to deal with pain management clinics for attempts to manage pain, but here is my frustration:
Just called to move my appointment up because my long acting pain med seems to not be holding my pain and I'm having to use breakthrough med way too much. Understand that I just started to try this long acting med about six weeks ago, so this is all new to me.
I get some triage person on the phone who starts to argue with me that my breakthrough med was just increased during my last visit. Yep, I know that....my point to her was that the long acting does not seem to be holding my pain therefore I am having to use more short acting med. the woman made me feel like a junky.
Her tone of voice was like nails on a chalk board. I would like to meet her when I see my pa next week and look her in the eye and explain why I take all of this stuff in the first place!!
One thing I learn (each time I run into people like this) is to be kind to all you encounter. Even the most cantankerous people could be going through something just awful in their lives, so kindness goes a long way
Thanks for listening. As a retired mental health professional, I know one of my options right now is to try to divert my negative energy and thoughts, so will try the treadmill.
My best to all on this site.....ilsa from Racine, wi
Just called to move my appointment up because my long acting pain med seems to not be holding my pain and I'm having to use breakthrough med way too much. Understand that I just started to try this long acting med about six weeks ago, so this is all new to me.
I get some triage person on the phone who starts to argue with me that my breakthrough med was just increased during my last visit. Yep, I know that....my point to her was that the long acting does not seem to be holding my pain therefore I am having to use more short acting med. the woman made me feel like a junky.
Her tone of voice was like nails on a chalk board. I would like to meet her when I see my pa next week and look her in the eye and explain why I take all of this stuff in the first place!!
One thing I learn (each time I run into people like this) is to be kind to all you encounter. Even the most cantankerous people could be going through something just awful in their lives, so kindness goes a long way
Thanks for listening. As a retired mental health professional, I know one of my options right now is to try to divert my negative energy and thoughts, so will try the treadmill.
My best to all on this site.....ilsa from Racine, wi
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