Holy Mother of Oxycontin

I am now Physicianless again.
Receipt of a certified letter explaining in bold print how NO DOCTOR at O.U. Family Medicine would be able to "meet my medical expectation."

Tell me that wasn't written by a Laywer?

The most frustrating thing about this incident, has been my level of honesty and willingness to "Please stay off the long acting Opiates, ANY opiates."
As begging like Oliver Twists SHOULD, under normal circumstances protect me from a Dr. wanting to medicate me instead of heal me.

Not so.

Once I finally got through to a  human being on the phone, one of the administrative-superintendent-God-fearing-AND blessing types...she informs me, as acting as liaison between said FEMALE Physician (whom I specifically requested)...
shares with me, little-to-nothing of what actually occurred at my one and only visit over a month ago.

Because I'm a "Basement made Journalist" I said "Let me see if I understand this correctly, Dr Seymore, and additionally no other Physician at your facility are willing to treat me because I refused at my initial visit to take long acting opiates for pain management therapy as had been previously prescribed by my last Physician? (whom coincidently is on faculty) Is that correct?"

"Yes"

Holy mother of Oxycontin, what the hell is happening in this country?

Comments

[Stef]

*Shakes head*

Doctors now are so afraid of that malpractise suit that will literally put them out of business that they cover their own asses when it comes to patients not following their instructions. What if you HAD taken the painkillers as prescribed and relapsed? Wouldn't that be grounds for a lawsuit? Especially if you told the doctor in advance your problems with those types of drugs and refuse them.

While doctors are trying to protect themselves, the patients get shafted.

Maybe it's time for socialized health care.