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I'm only here for this moment
- Dec 16, 2021
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I find it uncomfortable that now this pain management clinic does their intakes in the waiting room with no music and complete silence. I believe they do this because they are overbooking as they are greedy vultures. For instance, today I sat next to a man while the nurse did the intake. I learned his name, that his neck pain worsened after a Botox treatment and all the medications he was taking. He and 4 others plus 2 receptionists learned all about my CRPS and my meds, anyone could be recording this so seems like a big no no. Sure, I doubt anyone cares to record, but it still seems like this should not be allowed. Is this a reportable offense?
I hate being a chronic pain patient, they treat you like a criminal if you refuse any treatment, even if you had it done before and it made things worse. I've always been a timid person and have a hard time asserting myself, then when I try to advocate for myself, they try to make me feel like I am crazy. The doctor wouldn't even do a physical exam even though I have skin color and temperature changes which are classic CRPS and would have confirmed what I was saying, that my CRPS has spread into both hips. She acted like I was making shit up when I told her you cannot give cortisone injections to someone with a genetic collagen disorder, it makes things worse. I believe they are trying to increase their profits by taking on too many patients, they try to get you to agree to a quick injection into the joint (a nerve block into the spine would require sedation and is more difficult to perform), and if you disagree, they try to badger you into submission. I actually broke down and started bawling and couldn't stop, it was all so humiliating.
I hate being a chronic pain patient, they treat you like a criminal if you refuse any treatment, even if you had it done before and it made things worse. I've always been a timid person and have a hard time asserting myself, then when I try to advocate for myself, they try to make me feel like I am crazy. The doctor wouldn't even do a physical exam even though I have skin color and temperature changes which are classic CRPS and would have confirmed what I was saying, that my CRPS has spread into both hips. She acted like I was making shit up when I told her you cannot give cortisone injections to someone with a genetic collagen disorder, it makes things worse. I believe they are trying to increase their profits by taking on too many patients, they try to get you to agree to a quick injection into the joint (a nerve block into the spine would require sedation and is more difficult to perform), and if you disagree, they try to badger you into submission. I actually broke down and started bawling and couldn't stop, it was all so humiliating.