I am not used to having to be aggressive. I agree with you, it is necessary at times. This is just new for me, as I have never had to be on pain medication in my life. And now, I have to ask for pain medicine, and explain weird pain symptoms, of which there are no outward signs of. It made me feel humiliated, and I don't think he believed me, because I am on so much prednisone. And, to top it off, I was sweating profusely. I just can't describe how bad it made me feel. I am a professional who deals in pain mgmt and medications. I am the furthest thing from a drug seeker that there can be. I know the dependency that can come with these drugs. Which, may have contributed to my feeling worse having to continue describing my pain, and feeling like the doc didn't believe me. To finish the story, I went back to see my rheumatologist, who refilled my prescription without question.
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