So, I have finally calmed down after seeing a pain specialist on Wednesday morning. I had been looking forward to seeing this doctor because I was under the impression that even though they couldn't take all my pain away they would still help me at least be able to manage it.
WRONG!!!
We went through the preliminary questions such as do I have any alcoholics in my family? I in fact do I say and proceed to tell him who. How about any drug use? Yes I in fact do again and tell him who. What about prescription drug abuse? mmm no.Neither of these people are me, but I do not wish to say on this public forum who they are.
Later I would find he put on my medical records that my potential for prescription drug abuse was labeled as being HIGH!
I freaked and said:" what the heck?, I am not the alcoholic or addict why is it marked high?" My husband said because addiction runs in the family. I wanted to go tell that doctor just how many times I have taken Vicodin, Percocet, and even OxyContin twice ,and yet I never have shown signs of abusing them. So how dare he put such a thing on my permanent record.
If that wasn't insulting enough this clinic had a l o n g list of things they can do to treat Fibromyalgia so I was hopeful. That was one of the stupidest things I have done in a long time. After all the questions in which the doctor NEVER once made eye contact he gave me a VERY
short exam and again made NO eye contact. Now I am no raving beauty, and I am not the ugliest thing either. Even if I were what he considered to be the ugliest and most repulsive thing he has ever seen he should make eye contact.
When that was done he added insult to injury by saying first he doesn't believe in giving pain killers for Fibromyalgia because there is no proof they are beneficial to a person with Fibro. WHAT???
Well, it at least takes some of the pain away so I can at least do something like clean my house, but if I don't have anything for pain I am not able to move much less accomplish anything.
Next out of that whole long list of things they can do for someone with Fibromyalgia this doctor said the only one in his opinion that truly works is Physical Therapy. Now my friends you know why I was so angry.
I will do two sessions of said therapy so I can learn what I need to do then keep doing it at home. Insurance only covers 50% of those visits. Also then when I go before Social Security I can honestly say I have ALWAYS followed everything a physician suggests I try. Am I hopeful? No,because I have an aunt who has done the therapy and it didn't seem to help her much.
In the mean time I will be looking for another pain specialist that takes my insurance. I refuse to see a doctor that never made eye contact, puts a damning thing on my record that isn't even accurate, and wouldn't even explore any other option but Physical Therapy.
Until next time God bless,
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