13th September 2003
Hi LV Gal,
Wow, that is pretty intense. I was a pretty bad doctor shopper about a year ago; I'm surprised this never happened to me. I had a doc who did my MRI at a clinic that started this; giving me 120 lortabs w/2 refills every 3 months. I stopped going b/c it is such a scummy clinic. It's a minority clinic and I'm the only white person (nothing against minorities at all!!!), but it was obvious like a sore thumb to everyone waiting there and all of the nurses that sneered that I was just in there to get my dope. I got a new job w/new insurance and went to a new MD. He was very nice, wrote me a script, and sent me to a pain doc. This guy was hardcore. He diagnosed me with degenerative disc disease and wants to put needles in my back 2-3 times a week. He gave me a big speech about how I'm too young to be on meds (I'm in my early 30s) and I'll die from them. I groveled and got a month's supply, which he grudgingly wrote. They were Norcos and I was happy. But scared. I figured I'd go back to the new MD, tell him I don't want these needles in my back and other back treatments. I'm going to try to get antidepressants and a tapering schedule. The really shameful thing is my back doesn't hurt that much. Maybe because I take pain pills, but I don't want to get deeper into this weird medical hole I've dug myself in to keep up a script. I bought some tussionex cough syrup over the internet last month. Cost me $400 and I felt like such a loser. I had a really bad cough, and I've been to countless doctors that would never prescribe that. I've thought about ordering pills from there, but I know I need to quit! The hold they have over me is so f'ed up. I really do feel so much better and normal on them. I screwed up too b/c I quit for 5 days last week, and even took a day off work for withdrawals. I took a couple of pills on day 6, and took one today. I am going to try to at least stop going to work high. And try to taper off. Thanks for your advice about the doc shopping. What a scary look at reality! Thanks.
Wow, that is pretty intense. I was a pretty bad doctor shopper about a year ago; I'm surprised this never happened to me. I had a doc who did my MRI at a clinic that started this; giving me 120 lortabs w/2 refills every 3 months. I stopped going b/c it is such a scummy clinic. It's a minority clinic and I'm the only white person (nothing against minorities at all!!!), but it was obvious like a sore thumb to everyone waiting there and all of the nurses that sneered that I was just in there to get my dope. I got a new job w/new insurance and went to a new MD. He was very nice, wrote me a script, and sent me to a pain doc. This guy was hardcore. He diagnosed me with degenerative disc disease and wants to put needles in my back 2-3 times a week. He gave me a big speech about how I'm too young to be on meds (I'm in my early 30s) and I'll die from them. I groveled and got a month's supply, which he grudgingly wrote. They were Norcos and I was happy. But scared. I figured I'd go back to the new MD, tell him I don't want these needles in my back and other back treatments. I'm going to try to get antidepressants and a tapering schedule. The really shameful thing is my back doesn't hurt that much. Maybe because I take pain pills, but I don't want to get deeper into this weird medical hole I've dug myself in to keep up a script. I bought some tussionex cough syrup over the internet last month. Cost me $400 and I felt like such a loser. I had a really bad cough, and I've been to countless doctors that would never prescribe that. I've thought about ordering pills from there, but I know I need to quit! The hold they have over me is so f'ed up. I really do feel so much better and normal on them. I screwed up too b/c I quit for 5 days last week, and even took a day off work for withdrawals. I took a couple of pills on day 6, and took one today. I am going to try to at least stop going to work high. And try to taper off. Thanks for your advice about the doc shopping. What a scary look at reality! Thanks.