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>I admit I have had physicians push meds on me...
>contraceptives mostly. Well, there was my post-op pain
>medication. I was cramping post-diagnostic lap and asked for
>Ibuprofen. I was given Percocet!! I don't tolerate
>narcotics. I guess I have Joint Commission and my right to
>pain control for the Percocet. :)
>
>In my particular area, there are a number of physicians who
>push meds. Then there are those who will prescribe whatever
>you ask for... is that scary or what?? There are a few good
>docs though. We go to St. Louis, which is home to some
>fantastic hospitals and doctors, if it is serious. For
>example, DH's cardiac cath will be in St. Louis not at the
>"bandaid" station as I call our local facilities.


Wow, Autumn! Where do you live and work? Honestly, what you describe is not common around here. I won't say it doesn't happen, but I know it's not the norm. I've always worked in large teaching facilities and my husband practices at a university affiliated children's hospital. Maybe that's the difference. The facilities where we have worked are big teaching/research type centers.

I've never had a doctor push me into taking meds, especially narcotics. When I had my cervical fusion, I was given one pain shot post-op and that was in the recovery room. I was sent home the following day with a script for Darvocet-N just in case I needed it but I never took it. I used Ibuprofen and that was sufficient for me. While in the hospital I was asked to rate my pain and given a choice of what I wanted.

My interninst is a doll. I just love her. I no longer see a gyn, I just go to my internist and she does my paps and manages my HRT. She did not pressure me into taking HRT at all. I felt lowsy and the hormones made a big difference for me. We had to play around with it but once we settled on Menest and Prometrium, it's been smooth sailing.

Just as an aside, my DH knows several docs at the children's hospital in St. Louis. An old friend of ours is a pediatric neurologist there.

Michele
 
Autumn, we have a cardiologist/internist who practices at several area hospitals and all his patients can have whatever meds they want. They would come in over the weekend to ER and demand their Vicodan script be refilled because they ran out and because "Dr. ____ said if I ran out to come to the ER". Then they said the magic words - chest pain - and were admitted. Once on our cardiac unit they'd ask for almost continuous pain meds. These people were hooked. He had so many like this I kept waiting for the DEA to catch up with him. It was VERY frightening. As far as I know he's still practicing. I never understood how he could get away with things like that.

So yes, the "bad" ones are out there, but fortunately I have to say from all I've seen in 19 years they are the exception, not the rule. I'm not saying I condone that type of behavior, but I did not see that in every physician nor in every hospital. This was a smaller community hospital that catered to its physicians.

Carol
:)
 
If you guys don't mind, I would like to say that I am very proud of us. This thread has been going on for several days and at least as long as I have been posting there hasn't been any name-calling or cattiness like there often times are on these contraversial threads. I have noticed that even though many don't agree on this everyone (at least since I have been posting on this thread) still seem to be respecting each others decisions, and tactfully so. Bravo!:7 :7 :7 :7 :7

Missy
 
Wow, what a great thread.

Lots to think about. I would say in the end it is about being informed. Also if you don't like your doctor be an advocate for yourself and find another. I have done this several times. I know with my health insurance it is more expensive to pick the option that allows me options with Doctors but it is worth every penny to me. I one point I didn't have the option and was stuck at a clinic and I paid the out of network cost to stop seeing the Dr. there because I did not agree with them.

Advocate for youseld and your child and respect those who advocate in another differently.
 
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