Hello everyone I am having A bit of a problem adjusting to the meds that
the pain management Dr. put me on.I started all the meds Monday evening
at 5: 3o p.m and by Tuesday evening I could not even function.I felt
like I was walking sideways and that everything was in a blur,And my
speechwas slurred.I called the Dr. and he lowered the methadone dose
down to taking it 2 times a day instead of 4.He told me to call hom back
on Friday to let him know how I was doing,So I called his office at noon
and left a message with his secretary telling her that as far as being
able to function I was doing a little better,although I was still quite
sleepy,But the problem was now that the pain medication was not workong
as well as it did being on the 4 doses. She told me that someone would
definatly get back to me that afterenoon.I waited all day and nobody
returned my call.When I saw the Pain Management Dr. on Monday he told
me that the meds would probably have to be adjusted and do not hesitate
to call him,That is why they have telephones.They also told me that when
the phones get turned off at his office the calls go directly to the
Drs. home he has no answering service.I thought that this was great a
Dr. that takes all his own calls from his patiences.So I called him
about 8:30 lat evening and Was told that he was out with his sons and
when he returned home she would have him call me.THe Dr. returned my
call around 9:15 and sounded very annoyed with me.I first apologized for
calling him at home and told him that I had called his office at noon
and waited all day for someone to call me back but nobody had.I thought
that he was very rude with me and I felt like I was being scolded,he
first told me that right off hand he did not know who I was and that he
did not have my chart in front of him and that he had seen 30-40 other
patience this week .I told him that I had called hom on Wednesday to
tell hom that I was capable of functioning due to the meds.he asked me
very sarcastically to put it in medical terms on what I meant by not
being able to function.I told him that I was very dizzy and was not able
to do anything but lie in bed.he told me that there is an adjustment
period to getting use to taking the meds and I told him that I
understood that,But the reason I was calling him now was because the
pain medication was helping me with the dose being cut in half.So now he
has adjusyed the dose again and I will see if this will work.He told me
that he was going to be away from Sunday Until Tuesday but to call his
office and ket them know how I am doing for he would be checking in with
his office on Monday.I'm Not too sure bif I like this Dr. yet or not I
certainlly do not like being treated like someone who does not know what
they are doing.Well I need to go for now but will like to hear from any
one for support on this.
"FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGRTHER" Peggy