I was accused of being a drug seeker. Basically I kept saying that the Ultram 300mg ER's weren't enough for my pain. So my Doc informed me that she was no longer able to provide services to me or my son. No referal to a pain clinic, nothin'.

However! A great discovery was that a national FM support/ research association is located in my town! I talked to someone there and they reassured me that this was quite common. They emailed me a list of good local Dr's as well as specialists.

I posted this elsewhere and got a lot of accusations thrown at me. I appreciate that you guys didn't do that.

300mg of Ultram ER isn't really a red flaf alert in my opinion. I don't think it's an opiate or anything like that. It can be habit forming, but so can eating a sugar cube. I don't see any logic in this at all, no reasonable person would take such a severe action against their own patient.

Is there any little bit of information that may be helpful, such as past history of a certain problem. Have you asked the Doctor for opiates?

Many PM docs have special training on diagnosing and treating FM. I know where I live they like to treat that with Lyrica (like Neurontin, which may or may not help). But the pain management docs are much better informed about FM than primary care docs in general...

I flipped out on my dr's office one day. I was in so much pain and waiting for over an hour in his waiting room and one of the girls mentioned somethig to me about a past balance or something. I lost it and said i have to wait over an hour , cant get you to listen to a word i say etc... F U , F this and that etc..... They did not like that but had they put themselves in my shoes they probably would have done the same. Unfortunately they are the type of people who care about no one but themselves. Anyway he had a leeter in my file ready to realease me as a patient but at my next appt i apologized, even though i was right with what i said, I went about it the wrong way. So i apologised to him and his staff and he said good thing you did that and waves an evelope at me. I was like whats that? Its a letter realeasing you as a patient i shrugged it off and stayed there for another couple years like a jack asss. Fianlly i found a good dr and she listens to everything i tell her and has me on track to getting back to work full time again. WHOA! Sorry for flapping so long all.
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Tiades, maybe it is a blessing in disguise. Believe me I know how hard it is to find a dr willing to treat with pain meds (opiates). Ask around. You will be surprised how a many referrals you will get. I have gotten them in very unexpected places. I have Lupus and found a great Rheumatologist and a PCP, both female BTW. I think women drs (in most cases obviously not this one you were seeing) understand womens pain issues better.

Both of the drs I found have no problems prescribing under legitimate circumstances. Unfortunately for me I have no insurance and can not afford to see them on a regular basis. I see the Rheumy every 6-12 months (depending how my Lupus is behaving) and it is $300 which I have to pay at the visit plus lab work (at leat $700) and the PCP $185 per visit. I could not afford to see the Rheumy every time I needed meds. (that is the one thing for controlled substance she will not write a refill you have to see her each time and for the PCP same thing applies plus no evening office hrs and I can't take off work. So here I am.

I think you should try a Rheumatologist but ask around and get agood feel for their reputation. Good luck!

Tiades, maybe it is a blessing in disguise. Believe me I know how hard it is to find a dr willing to treat with pain meds (opiates). Ask around. You will be surprised how a many referrals you will get. I have gotten them in very unexpected places. I have Lupus and found a great Rheumatologist and a PCP, both female BTW. I think women drs (in most cases obviously not this one you were seeing) understand womens pain issues better.

Both of the drs I found have no problems prescribing under legitimate circumstances. Unfortunately for me I have no insurance and can not afford to see them on a regular basis. I see the Rheumy every 6-12 months (depending how my Lupus is behaving) and it is $300 which I have to pay at the visit plus lab work (at leat $700) and the PCP $185 per visit. I could not afford to see the Rheumy every time I needed meds. (that is the one thing for controlled substance she will not write a refill you have to see her each time and for the PCP same thing applies plus no evening office hrs and I can't take off work. So here I am.

I think you should try a Rheumatologist but ask around and get agood feel for their reputation. Good luck!

If you want to freak a dr out,tell them you are using a voice recorder to record the visit.This will show you whos who when it comes to dr's.A good dr wont care one bit.A bad dr will DEMAND you turn it off,or simply ask you to leave.
Note:Voice recordings stand up in court.