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shavedcow t1_iuowrhd wrote

Following because I'm in the same boat. I'm so sick of hope/prayer doctors around here. I want a doctor that practices medicine. I don't understand why that seems to be too much to ask.

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Inevitable_Cap_744 OP t1_iuoy15l wrote

When my previous doctor retired I was told the new doctor doesn’t BELIEVE IN pain medication. I have no problem with having to earn trust but I was deeply offended that my doctor makes decisions based on belief. A doctor should make decisions based on science first not beliefs. I took the phrase to mean she makes decisions based on bias. Every time I go there since then I have felt talked down to, and ignored despite never asking for pain medication. I feel like just because I took them in past they treat me like shit.

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shavedcow t1_iuoyqk7 wrote

Same! My previous doctor was great. He was actually my first doctor as an adult at the age of 34. Took me in and treated my conditions relatively aggressively and I almost could not believe how much my life improved.

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Raseri_ t1_iupbi3p wrote

When my doctor left Cox I got a new pcp with cox. Was i formed that they won’t prescribe controlled substances. It’s focalin. I’ve been on it for 4 years. I’m not asking for a high grade opiate here

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