I have tried for 2 years to get this Doctor to stop giving my husband, (who is now my Ex) and all other heroin addicts Rx's like they were candy!!!
My Ex heard about this Doctor from the Methadone Clinic, that right there should have been a clue. I went with him for his first appt. of course I didn't actually go inside the screening room, I was in the waiting room, it took all but 10 minutes at the most, now remember he is a first time patient, his name was called, he went inside and within 10 minutes he was out, I said "WHAT THE DOC CAN'T SEE YOU?" He laughed and said yeah he saw me alright, 2 day later I see 4 prescriptions in his night stand, one is methadone pills, 1 is a muscle relaxer, 1 is Valium and another is a sleeping pill.
Needless to say I went off like a ban chi Indian!!! asking him why he was taking all of these pills, now remember, he is a recovered heroin addict here. So I call this Doctor and for a month straight he will not get on the phone to talk to me, he will not return my calls he will not even see me in person, so I felt like I had to take dramatic action, so when his receptionist tells me once again he is not in, I go on to tell her what kind of a doctor she is working for, a second later the doctor is on the phone with me. I ask him why he would give an addict all this candy and he tells me he had no idea he was an addict, and his answer was my ex had told him he has back pain and can't sleep and is full of anxiety, so that is why he gave them all the pills,when asked if he examined him, he also lied and said yes, if that were true he would have seen needle scars down both arms, needle scarring down his neck vein and massive pock marks all over his legs that are scarred severely from skin popping, once he collapsed his veins that was what he resorted to.
So, no way in hell did this quake even examine him or order any lab, but you can bet he asked for payment in cash. I threatened to turn him in if he wouldn't stop giving out all these pills and at least monitor him weekly, I have since left my husband, now just last week after his doctor appt. and good old refill he over dosed and the only reason I knew about the overdose and all the pills is because the ER called me when he was taken in by ambulance.
My reason for writing this, hopefully other doctors may see it and let there co-doctor know he is out of line and also maybe some of you have family members seeing this idiot and can be aware of his bed side manner!!!
I understand it is the responsibility of the addict to stay clean, but with doctors giving out so much free for all pills, it is very hard to stay clean.
Signed,
A very upset ex-wife
What kills me about all of this, if all the symptom's my ex told the doctor he had were true, why wouldn't a REAL MAN fix the problem instead of coating it? read more