Posted by AuntieMel on November 11, 2005, at 10:33:59
In reply to Re: How Much and Who to tell?, posted by mama141 on November 10, 2005, at 16:25:01
Cases like that are why I don't tell other doctors. *I* know I won't abuse meds, my husband knows it (though he does pay attention, just in case) so why should I have to work triply hard to convince a doctor I won't?
My mom has arthritis and degenerative disk disease. Xrays have shown it - it's not in her mind.
Her GP didn't want to prescribe pain killers. Neither did any of her other doctors. Finally she asked a pharmacist what would be a good over the counter drug for the pain - and he told her to go to a pain clinic.
But she's bought into some of the fear, too. She will only let the pain doc prescribe darvocet even though it doesn't quite do the trick. She's afraid of getting addictd.
I keep trying to tell her there is a huge difference between addiction and physiological dependence, but she's afraid just the same. <I'm going to print out this article for her, thanks!>
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