Just some informal thoughts, and taking your post as quite sincere...:

Sounds like fortunately you are back on schedule with the original clinic
and getting your medications. Perhaps you will feel better writing a note
to the new doctor saying you are after all returning to the prior clinic?

Those pain contracts are really something aren't they. I've seen some of
them. Any agreement that a certain result will follow 'no matter what' are
probably best avoided. Like if you honestly just lose your prescription.

Perhaps after all of this you will find a clinic more willing to go with the
flow of reality. Clearly you post as quite uncomfortable with the pressures
in the first place and with the imposed stress leading to evasive conduct
you really do not wish to choose; could you talk frankly with the pain
clinic about the hardships and anxieties attached to 'no matter what'
imposed contracts?

:) Mod.

----- Original Message -----
From: <jvbh_jaws@...>
To: <pain-in-the-law@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:16 PM
Subject: [pain-in-the-law] In trouble?


> I think I'm in trouble.
> I've been going to a pain clinic for several years and have been
> taking methadone daily, (80 mg's) to treat the pain. Last month I
> couldn't find my medication. I looked absolutely everywhere, but it
> was gone. This has never happend before. Infact, I've never had to
> have an early refill by even a few days.
> Also, the pain clinic has every patient sign a contract stating
> that they will not ask for medications early, nor will they get
> medication for pain from any other doctor. No matter what.
> Anyway, I told the Doctor at the pain clinic, but he refused to
> refill the medication until the date it would have originally ran
> out, which would have been about two weeks away.
> A few days later I went to my Primary Doctor to ask him for a
> refil.He knew of the Contract I have with the Clinic, and said he
> couldn't help me even though he wanted to. He suggested I go to a
> Methadone Clinic, because I was Habituated by medical necessity and I
> was begining withdrawl symtoms.
> The Methadone clinics wouldn't help me, because they said I wasn't
> abusing my medication.
> I tried going to the ER. No help.
> So, I went to a new doctor and told him I was inbetween pain
> clinics, and my previous clinic hadn't given me enough med's to last
> until my first appointment with my new clinic. He asked why I was
> changing clinics. I told him it was because I couldn't pay my bill
> and I had been cut off.
> Utimately he gave me a perscription.
> I felt bad about lying, but I din't know what else to do. I was so
> sick I couldn't get out of bed. I had blown off two interviews for a
> much needed job, and on top of it all, my husband's grandmother died
> and I was unable to be there for him.
> So, that was about two weeks ago. Since then the original pain
> clinic has given me a new perscription because the refill date was
> March 1st.
> I thought everything was okay, untill today. The new doctor, who I
> lied to has tried calling. He left one message, but my caller ID
> shows he tried five other times. I'm to scared to call him back..
> What should I say? What could happen and how can I avoid it?
> Thank you,
> V
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