What the h*e*l*l constitutes a patient/doctor relationship anyway? If you think about it, most doctors physically see you for what...5 minutes??? How in the world can he/she base their decisions in that short period of time? And for that matter, how can they judge and determine one is a drug seeker/abuser or in legitimate pain just by looking you over? At least with a phone consult and some prepared medical records to ship off, there's more of an established relationship there. That's my humble opinion, anyway. I hear, from many posts here, that doctor so-and-so was compassionate and spoke at great length about the patient's history, etc. That's more than what I get when I see my physician! This is just ludicrous and lunacy all wrapped up in one, gigantic ball!

Now, to address these doctors. They need to get real, too. They need to advocate for their own patients' rights and help us so that we don't have to take such measures to find the relief that we need. If you ask me, how dare they sit all button-lipped and listen like mindful, little children when it comes to the health and well-being of theif patients? They have voices, too, and are intimidated and afraid to speak their minds, but have no qualms about telling us NO when it comes to the management of our pain.

I agree, treat me with some pain medication(s) UNTIL you do perform that MRI or CAT scan and are able to get to the bottom of what is ailing me! Most of us already know what ails us and have 4-5 inch thick medical records to prove it, dangit!

I'd love for a doctor to walk a mile in my shoes. He wouldn't even make it a 1/4 of the way. It's all a political game and I'm so tired of us CPer's having to be the pawns.

As for the 20-year-old who was running his little scam. I hope he gets the book thrown at him. But it's just another example at what lengths we legitimate CPer' will go through if our doctor and the government won't smarten up!

lemongrass