Re: [Spinalcordinjury] Terrible doctor. Can pain kill?
I can only answer one of the questions. Yes, a DO is as much a licensed physician as an MD. S/He's a Doctor of Osteopathy, or Osteopathic Medicine -- an Osteopath. I used to have one as my regular doc. DO's take the less-travelled fork of medical training. The chiropractic-type chair you saw is there because DO's practice manipulation of both bones & soft tissue, without the violence of the Chiropractor. They're supposed to be able to deal with issues that way, rather than always prescribing medication. As you may imagine, people more interested in holistic methods are more likely to take the DO route in med-school. As such, they'll vary as to what methods they prefer. The one I used was very balanced in her approach. But there are kooks in every field. On the west side of my city [Indianapolis], there's even a whole
Osteopathic hospital -- Westview.
Obviously, you need pain drugs. I can't believe, as a DO, he didn't give you meds, & then try to convince you to see if some other therapy might help wean you off them, or partially off them. It seems like that would've been his mission. I hope You get to a sane physician soon.
Matt
Candle <silverstreams@...> wrote:
I went to a different doctor because my old
doctor is quitting his practice due to divorce and his wife getting half of it. Anyway, I went to a terrible doctor. When I called to make the appointment, I definitely explained that I was someone who had an SCI and that I needed pain medication. They said that they doctor did not have any problems working with people with SCI and that he was a very friendly guy. So when I get there, I am taken into the room and the tech/nurse (not sure of her title) asks me the reason for my visit. I explain to her the same thing. She tells me the doctor is very nice and would help me. The doctor comes in and tells me that he won't prescribe meds for me. He feels that I should go to a specialist in pain management if I want pain medicine. I explain that my family doctor has been prescribing them since I got out of the hospital. He also tells me that nobody ever dies from pain. I am dumbfounded. If my husband had been in the room, he
would have given the doctor a piece of his mind. I'm just looking at the doctor thinking, "Oh, no, he thinks I'm a junkie/addict." He tells me the "evils" of pain medicine and how they affect your liver. I explain that I cannot move or get out of beds even with the help of my pain meds on certain days and I would not be able to cope with the pain without them. I explain to him that when I made the appointment I was very clear about the reason for the visit and if he does not prescribe pain meds, then he shouldn't had accepted my appointment. He apologizes, but won't prescribe meds.
When I left, I noticed that he had a chiropractic adjustment chair in one of the rooms. I found out that he had D.O. after his name instead of M.D. Did I not go to a real doctor. Also, I thought people could die from pain. Isn't it called "shock." I know that that pain caused health problems such as slower healing and
long term chronic problems. What the heck was with that guy and how do I seem to meet the nutjobs.
I went to a different doctor because my old doctor is quitting his practice due to divorce and his wife getting half of it. Anyway, I went to a terrible...
... practice due to divorce and his wife getting half of it. Anyway, I went to a terrible doctor. When I called to make the appointment, I definitely explained...
I can only answer one of the questions. Yes, a DO is as much a licensed physician as an MD. S/He's a Doctor of Osteopathy, or Osteopathic Medicine -- an...
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