kinda freakin out

[inpainokla]

hi everyone have a situation which im not to sure about..i go to pm for the first time this monday jan 18th and he will be responsible for all my scripts what scares me is that i have been taking loratab and tramadol for so long im frighted of the withdramals that i will have bc im sure my body is dependant on these meds will the pm dr be aware of that and ween me off of them or stop me cold turkey if he chosses so

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

Just don't know, for you haven't been there yet. But, if in pain, why would they just stop medication? Doesn't sound logical. They can switch your meds around, but, if they did, you wont have withdrawals like you think, in fact possibly none at all.

[jayne]

do you have the PM dr at the clinic that has valet parking? if so he is good not to worry...either way no Doc worth his salt will just leave you hanging.....calm down just tell him your fears and dont worry

[AQA]

I would not worry about it at all. I am assuming you got a refferal from your treating dr. to see the PM dr.. On the first visit, there will probably be no change at all. Other than the SCS my PM DR. has done nothing other than increase my meds.. When I had a problem with his office staff and walked out on an appointment I went to my treating dr. and then he filled my meds.. I would not worry about the appointment. I WOULD have a clear mind and maybe even a list of pains that you have and talk about all of them at the first visit.

Take Care

[inpainokla]

thank you everyone i was worried bc i just got a message from my treating dr saying that the pm dr will be taking over all of my meds as of monday the 18th and didnt know if they just went ahead and filled what im currently on or if it would be like pulling teeth trying to get to do it

[inpainokla]

no jayne im going to oklahoma spine and brain institue theres a pm dr there..but i did have my surgery at the place you are speaking of

[bronco54501]

Nothing to really wory about, I think that if the tramadol is working for you he would probably continue with it, being that it is a low boy on the narcotic scale.... But if he put you on somthing stronger he might have you stop, but as BBBB said you may not have any at all... Just be open with them about it and all will be ok....

[freebird]

When I went to PM for the 1st time 4 years ago, I was taking 50mg of Tramadol 4x a day and Zanaflex 2x a day. I was also taking 500mg of tylenolwith every 50mg of Tramadol. I was in bigtime pain like a 7-8 on 0-10 pain scale.

The PM doctor immediately changed me to Hydrocodone 10/500 4x a day with Lyrica. The Tramadol and Zanaflex were completely eliminated.
I had minimal withdrawal issues.

Every month the PM Doctor worked with me and adjusted my meds. The Fentanyl patch, Lortab 10/500 5x a day, Lyrica, celebrex and ambien and other meds were the final adjustments after approx 3 months.

My PM Doctor helped me tremendously. Work with him/her and a good PM Doctor will help your pain.

[jayne]

inpainokla...it was a Doc from the spine instituet that was the court Doc I will have to get his name out of my records for you.....he gave me a 75% disabilty for my spine and cervical and 2% on other issues I had....he was also the one that wrote the letter to the judge that said if taken care of in a timely manner I would have been back to work....

[inpainokla]

the name of my dr is eric sherburn and he thinks ill be able to lift cars by the time hes done with me