Question about prescriptions

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If the patient wants a strong pain reliever (such as vicodin) for a painful procedure and the doctor refuses it because of possible side effects--though the patient does not experience that ,and the doctor says he is responsible for any after effects--,

is it all right or customary for the primary doctor to prescribe a few tablets

for the patient. Only two times a year?

On 5/3/2020 at 10:23 AM, Mywords1 said:

The doctor doing the short procedure will not permit the drug because it makes some patients groggy and cannot drive, but NOT me. My primary doctor refuses because it is a narcotic and its not her procedure. I feel they are both insensitive to the pain. I scream. There is no followup.

You have an unsolvable problem, I am sorry to say.

Nobody is going to prescribe you narcotics, or give you narcotics knowing you will be driving. Nobody.

Your choices are:

  • Get a ride.
  • Have more pain.
  • Don't have the procedure.

Whether it is fair, customary or right is another question, but that is your reality.

Good luck- I hope you come up with a workable solution.

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Sadly this is what our world has come to. When people are truly I pain. They cannot get pain relief! I had a c-section! And was not given anything when discharged. I was shocked! Stomach cut wide open and nothing.

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