Ditched the PCP

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I had a PCP who never helped me at all. I would request referrals and tell him constantly that I didn’t feel good and that I was in pain. His response was always " You’ve got a lot going on with your sick daughter". I asked him "What do I have to do to get pain relief, drive into oncoming traffic? He labeled me as suicidal and used that as a reason for not giving me any pain meds. He also said blamed every ache and pain on Chiari ausaid that I would have to discuss it with my neurosurgeon.

Well, I found me a new PCP and she is great. She understood that I cannot be in pain all day. She put me on diclofenac ( they are testing me for rheumatoid arthritis) and 50 mg of tramadol. It doesn’t eliminate all of the pain. But at least I am mo longer crying myself to sleep at night.

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I'm certainly glad you moved on from your former doctor, Nykki, and that you have gotten some relief.

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Great to hear that you found a better PCP, Nykki.

I feel that any doctor who tries to use whatever excuse they can to dance around the issue needs a good punch in the face, but that's my personal opinion. Believe me, I've met plenty of doctors that I wanted to throw a punch or two at (mostly those that I've worked with as a nurse), but for the most part as a patient, I've been fortunate to have pretty good doctors.

Hope this new PCP you found is one that you'll be able to stick with for a long time.