I am glad to hear there are still good doctors...

I am glad to hear that there are still doctors who refuse to hand out medication. Especially when the doctor thinks the patient is only looking for drugs. Or do not wish to have new prescription interact with each other.

A doctor who lives in my area did just that. He ended up loosing a finger and because of it. You may have heard of him - Dr. Paul Arnold. The Dr. denied a jack nut a prescription he was seeking. When the doctor turned his back to enter something in the computer, a jack nut attacked him, bit off his finger and nail.

So, far that is two doctors I am aware of that will refuse to give medication to people. Instead of just writing a prescription because Th patient wants it.

Let me tell you a story of what happen the last time I went to my leg pain doctor. I was stuck n a room with the door open. The doctor was standing outside the room I was in discussing a patient with the patients son. The son had taken the patient there for pain. The doctor did not want to give anymore medication to the patient til the patient went off all her medication cold turkey. So the patient could tell the doctor where she was hurting and how much. He did not want any of them to interact with each other. During this talk, the doctor learned the patient was taking anywhere from 25 to over 50 medications on daily bases. It was also noticed the patient kept passing out in the office. The patient was transported to a hospital for a drug overdose.

I was very happy to hear the doctor stuck to his guns about wanting the patient go cold turkey. Otherwise he would of never found out the patient was currently passing and had over dosed.

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Jennifer K. Aug 17, 2009, 2:14pm UTC

WOW!!!! Too many doctors out there prescribe medication that should not be taken outside of a hospital or doctor's office because of the side effects. There are way too many people hooked on prescription medication. This is becoming the new fad for teenagers because they can easily get the drugs out of the medicine cabinet.

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Stacey Mamasaid Aug 17, 2009, 2:19pm UTC

That is good to hear. Prescription medicine is given out like candy these days. The reality is many issues could be better handled through holistics including proper nutrition and essential lifestyle changes.

elizabeth evans Aug 17, 2009, 7:38pm UTC

I agree with you completely, Stacey..."many issues could be better handled through holistics including proper nutrition and essential lifestyle changes".

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Pamela O. Aug 17, 2009, 2:57pm UTC

I agree, that doctors need to be more careful and make sure that symptoms actually exist before just handing out meds. But out here, I find it just the opposite. I was in so much pain and no one, and I do mean NO ONE would prescribe a single thing. I begged, pleaded, cried, I was truly in pain, and yet they had no mercy. And when they finally DID prescribe vicoden, they only gave me one weeks worth and after that week, subjected me to a drug test before they would prescribe more. Then when the test came back positive for morphine, he threw me out of his practice, for taking the meds that HE PRESCRIBED. Its a mess, and something has to be done. There has to be guidelines in place somewhere. I agree that we have to be safe, but they also cannot make it so they ignore people who are really in pain.

It IS good to know that some doctors would rather treat the cause then just send home pills though. If my doc had said "Well lets find out WHY you are in pain" instead of just assuming I was displaying drug seeking behavior, I would have been so happy. All I wanted was to get out of pain!

☃ Shannon K. Wendt Aug 17, 2009, 3:01pm UTC

Pamela, I am going through something similar right now. I have a terrible doctor.

Pamela O. Aug 17, 2009, 3:04pm UTC

Ugh, that does not sound good. Out here, we are very limited.. not many doctors around here... so I have to 'deal' with the crap. Thankfully I am not in pain any longer, but if I were, I would have taken that doctor to court I think. I found out later on that his brother was accused of providing scripts to dealers, and they claim that is why this particular doctor was so 'careful', but in the end, he really put me through a lot of crap that I should not have had to endure, just to get out of pain.

Good luck hunny, find a GOOD doctor and keep them!

Mzzz Sweets - Sandy (Why do I have to add a last name?) Aug 18, 2009, 2:40pm UTC

I have noticed that...some doctors have no problem writing a prescription out. While some others refuse to help the patient that needs them.

After I was shot in the leg, I had medicine for three days for the pain given in the ER. My doctor would not give me any medication for the pain. Not even when I was going through therepy. The therapy lady could not believe the doctor would not even give me any medication. It took me over a year to finally get someone to listen.

Mzzz Sweets - Sandy (Why do I have to add a last name?) Aug 18, 2009, 2:41pm UTC

Aunt Shanny I do hope you are able to find a good doctor.

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Denise B. Aug 17, 2009, 3:09pm UTC

you just never know who is really in pain and who is just there for the meds - very sad

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Sarah (I want points) Aug 17, 2009, 3:29pm UTC

Wow! That really is horrible though that his finger was bitten off...

Mzzz Sweets - Sandy (Why do I have to add a last name?) Aug 18, 2009, 2:41pm UTC

I agree...just crazy. Makes you wonder if the man really did need some medication after all to do something like that.

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Rebecca P. Aug 17, 2009, 4:09pm UTC

I feel sorry for the doctor getting his finger cut off. A good doctor not only knows when its good for a patient to take or go off medicine they inform the patient about all the side affects and give the patient as much information as necessary. It's always good to ask lots of questions.

To be honest, I avoid takes any medicine (unless I'm sick) because of all the side affects. You have to weigh the pros and cons. And, some meds do end up addictive, its about a persons genetic make-up, it's really sad.

Mzzz Sweets - Sandy (Why do I have to add a last name?) Aug 18, 2009, 2:43pm UTC

I completely understand. I take 5 prescriptions a day plus where a pain patch. I hate taking pills. But I also know I can not function properly without the meds. I tried fo over a year.

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