Resonating, because sometimes its just nice to know that people are not
alone ...

And sadly ...

On a visit to an "open to all comers" storefront doctor, hopefully to
establish a primary care relationship, the doctor said he didn't deal with
chronic pain, only medical problems.

Alas, but there are some who do understand.

:) L.
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Individual e-post from:
Dr. L. D. Misek-Falkoff, Speaker, and Chronic Pain Caucus Chair of
The National Disability Party ]

----- Original Message -----
From: "melifluousone" <melifluousone@...>
To: <chronic_pain@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 3:21 PM
Subject: [c_p] Re: About Medical Student


>
>
> I have to wonder what is said when someone leaves the room, what is
> written in spite of the patients experience. I picture the doctor
> telling the student 'how things really are' in spite of what the
> patient says. I suppose it depends on what sort of person the doctor
> is and what experience they themselves have with chronic pain
> patients.
> If the doctor in charge is positive overall the outcome could be
> positive.
> My boyfriend and I were invited to brunch at their home with
> a new orthopedic doctor and his wife, I met her at an auxilliary bake
> sale. He is a new intern at the hospital there and when he asked if I
> didn't get help at his hospital, I said no and briefly told him of my
> treatment. I am not sure he believed me or if he suspected there were
> extenuating circumstances that might explain why I was not prescribed
> adequate relief. One doctor at the clinic where my (good) doctor is,
> feels that nobody in non malignant pain is warranted narcotics
> prescriptions under any circumstances, and when I questioned him he
> told me this is what he was 'taught in medical school' and supports
> his belief.
> All I can say is that before anyone graduates from med school,
> to understand chronic pain, maybe they should have someone follow
> them around and stab them all day and night with pins, deeply, every
> day,(during class, after class, during sleep, sex, eating,
> everything) and have requests to stop the poking fully ignored. That
> will never happen and even if it did, maybe short term they would be
> able to tolerate it. I hope someone somewhere is able to get through
> to a doctor or intern who otherwise might not even stop to think. I
> believe if pain affects them personally, i.e. a doctors spouse, etc.
> they are the doctors who have compassion and true understanding.
> Melissa
> --- In chronic_pain@y..., ldarwent <ldarwent@s...> wrote:
> > E:-}Greetings: "Soulbluez wrote" The only down side to the
> appointment
> > was that he had a medical student with him who was observing."
> >
> > I just wanted to pass on this thought about Medical Students. Have
> you
> > considered that when you allow them [student] access to you during
> an
> > appt. they may come away with first hand knowledge of chronic pain.
> >
> > If I were going to try and change anyone's mind I would try to
> reach out
> > to the new graduating doctors and inform them of the situation.
> Sure
> > senior doctor's may have the control, but who does all the slogging
> and
> > dirty work? The Intern's who are getting her/his experience to
> move up
> > in the ranks. Reach out to these people. Educate Them!
> >
> > Be Blessed
> > Linda Darwent.
> > Moderator - Chronic Pain
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > These are my three treasures,
> > Compassion, Frugality, & Humility.
> > Being Compassionate one has Courage,
> > Being Frugal one has Abundance.
> > Being Humble one becomes the chief of all vessels.
> > ~~Lao Tzu~~
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
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