MD for Chronic Condition Management
Hi All -
I have had chronic pain for many years, and have managed it well with many tools - one of these is pain meds. My doc at kp retired; new doc wants me to suddenly stop meds. He is virulently against trying cbd/thc and I feel trapped to handle my condition. Only doc in his area who handles this now I need a doctor at Kp in any east bay kp (or a recommendation of any system in Bay that handles chronic pain management well). I work full time, physically active. Want to stay functional.
Sep 26, 2018
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I'm sorry to hear this. I don't have any suggestions for physicians, but I too had the same situation and I feel for you. My long time doctor left and some young kid just out of medical school took his place. I was irate some young kid was telling what was best for me. A friend of mine who's a physician with Kaiser once told me that they're given incentives to get people off of traditional pain meds. I refused to take the mind numbing garbage they tried to push on me. Thankfully, this happened to me in December a few years ago, so I was able to switch insurances and find a doctor who's more open minded to treating chronic pain issues. Unfortunately, with the current environment with people abusing medication, it's quite tough to find doctors who are willing to prescribe the only things that work for some people. Good luck.
I use opiates regularly and have Kaiser. When the opioid crisis really ramped up and I realized how much pressure drs are under to reduce rxs, I met w my doctor and reviewed my use. I assured her that I’m aware of potential for tolerance and abuse, how I keep them to a minimum using other methods to deal w pain.. How I haven’t had substance abuse problems in past, etc.. Basically, I made my case. Im sure it helped that I’ve been seeing her for years.. it would be harder with a new provider. And also helped, I’m sure, that I’m a well-off White woman.. which makes me a little sick. I wish u luck, I worry a lot about my access being cut off.