GenX-Elise Brandt :
I'm dealing with this right now. My pain Dr merged with another clinic and just retired. As soon as he left I saw one of the new providers who took over. In less than 5 minutes, with no exam and only spending 5 minutes to review my 24 year medical records which justify the treatment plan, he took away my 3 daily long acting opioid pills which is 45 mg in total, and is only letting me keep 4 of the quick acting meds leaving me 40 mgs total. No warning, no tapering, no nothing!
While on the previous dose I was consistently at a 7, until I developed a new abdominal issue requiring surgery which puts me at a 10 some days...I was in the hospital 3 different times and I NEVER asked for more meds, just my usual daily dose while in the hospital.
My surgical consult isn't until 7/10...earliest I could get in...so I'm legit dying.
With how this went down, no warning, no chance to adjust or find a new Dr, and being in worse pain where I seriously can't do anything, I'm contemplating my next move.
He said Dr X was too liberal with prescribing and asked what I was doing to help manage my pain. I explained it to him that b4 the abdominal issues I was doing PT, I had injections, and basically everything Dr X told me to do. He kept saying...what are YOU going to do to make YOUR pain better? I asked him whst HIS plan was since he is the pain mgmt dr and knows best how to treat pain. He said I'm taking your Morphine away...all of it. It's long acting so 3 are supposed to last 24 hours but they don't which is why I get 4 10/325 which last 4 hours...noted in my file they only last 4 hours. So I'm going from 7 on the pain scale with 24 hour coverage and now I'll be up to a 10 and might have the edge taken off for 16 hours? For a guaranteed 3-6 months until I can get an appt with a new Dr and or have surgery.
I'm 53 and have lost everything else to this pain already so tell me what the point is especially knowing, on top of it all, I'm also going to be sent into withdrawals in the next day or 2.
I don't know if these Dr's have a God Complex or if they are Sadists and just pure evil but my body, my health and my life isn't a game.
2026-05-30 08:18:07