Posted by Racer on September 2, 2005, at 20:46:56 [reposted on September 3, 2005, at 3:32:20 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Possibly triggering advice » Racer, posted by kerria on September 1, 2005, at 22:32:22
OK, in the interest of avoiding a block, I'm not going to offer my opinion about doctors like you're describing.
About ten years ago, my mother got sick and I took her to the ER where she was admitted for tests. The next morning, the surgeon came in to look her over and order tests. That was about 6:45 AM. Mind you, they couldn't give her anything for the pain, because that could mask symptoms or keep them from making the proper diagnosis.
About 4:30 PM, I finally tackled a nurse to tell her that it was PAST time that Mother had something to help her, and that all the tests had been done long before. It took me continuing to make noise before anything happened. (Eventually it was surgery, without any painkillers coming before hand.) It happens, and it's not right. That story will come as close as I will to offering my opinion...
Back to you, though:
OK, so you haven't been the one to bring up your dx with the dr... Even better...
Check out your state's website, find your way to the medical licensing board for your state, download the forms for a complaint against this clown, fill them out, and send them in. It may not help your pain, but -- trust me -- it still feels good...
From what you're saying, it sounds as though you already know what drug you want? And I'm guessing it's Schedule II? (I think that's it, whatever they need the three part form to write a scrip for.) That might be part of the problem, which just makes this harder... Hmmm...
{pondering}
OK, so aside from the ob/gyn whom you'll be seeing soon, what else can you do? Have you discussed this problem with your pdoc? Maybe another professional could get a response where you can't. If your pdoc were, for example, to contact this [expletive deleted] doctor and say something like, "I can't get a handle on her depression or anxiety when she's in so much pain -- DO YOUR JOB so that I can do mine." That might help a lot.
And, I really hope this doesn't offend you, but it kinda sounds to me that you maybe could be doing yourself a favor by looking for another therapist. If your current T doesn't respond to crisis calls, gets defensive and angry at you, and you're feeling this far adrift after a session? That doesn't sound the best therapeutic alliance, you know?
Whatever you think of anything written here, I do hope things get better for you very quickly. The pain alone would make most of the rest of life virtually impossible, I'd think. When do you see the ob/gyn? Soon, I hope.
Best luck.
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