Posted by 4WD on January 20, 2008, at 19:48:11
In reply to Re: Trusting Drs figuring out what's wrong, posted by Cecilia on January 20, 2008, at 19:37:09
Yeah I agree with Cecilia. Once you are down in their minds and in your chart as a "drug abuser" you will be viewed with suspicion in all sorts of circumstances.
If you fall in the bathtub or something and injure your back and are in severe pain and then go to the doctor and ask for something for pain , they are very likely to label your visit as "drug seeking behavior.
So be careful. If it were street drugs like coke or meth or something like that or if you had a problem with abusing narcotics or anxiolytics, though, I would tell my doctor.
I am a recovering addict myself. I had all my doctors and dentists put in my chart that if they gave me Lortab, I would abuse it. So I've cut myself off, which is a good thing.
I got off on a whole different subject. Sorry.
Marsha
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