I have had 4 jaw surgeries in less than one year. I had my latest jaw joint replacement surgery. During the year, I have been on oxycotin 40 mg take every 6 hours and perceot 10mg for break threw pain givin to me by my primary physican . After the surgery left the hospital on Diluid givin to me by painmanagement, well that makes me throw up so when I saw my surgeon 2 days later, I asked if I could go back on Oxycotin/ perceot like I was on before. He told me that was fine and gave me a prescription for perceot because I was out of those for the break threw pain. I also was due for refill of oxycotin and refilled the prescription. That wasn't working for pain, so I called my family doctor requesting their help to go to pain management doctor. Before she got back to me, I forgot I saw pain management while in the hospital and they were the ones who put me on diluid, so I went back to them. I didn't go to my primary care doctor because she told me before my surgery that she couldn't increase my dosage of oxycin I was at max dosage and pain management would be the next step. So I went to the pain management doctor I saw before, and the switched me off oxycotin and put me on morphine 30mg ER.
Today I got a letter in the mail, stating my doctor ternimated me as a patient. I am not sure why. Only thing I can think of is it has to due with pain medication. Every doctor in my care were aware of each other and what I was on. I even told my primary care doctor I was going to pain management as she suggested. If this is the reason I was ternimated... am I red flagged? and if someone becomes red flagged are they aware they have becomed red flagged? What excately happens if you become red flagged? I also called up my doctor office and asked why I was terminated as a patient and they won't tell me the specific reason, why can't I know as a patient? and if my doctor was questioning my care, why won't she or a nurse call me and have me explain or come in? because I would happily explain like I told my pain management. Can someone please help me get these answers because I don't need all these problems and I am not addicted or abusing pain medication.
I was terminated as a patient, does that mean I was red flagged also?
Question posted by Basketballlover21 on 2 Sep 2010
Last updated on 2 September 2010 by htwooh
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I was terminated once as a patient and it was because I did not disclose to the Dr. that I had a past history of alcoholism. I was seeing him for migraines but the fact that I did not disclose something made them warey. My Dr. told me though so I can't imagine why they wouldn't tell you - I would demand to know but I am kind of a bitch when it comes to things like that. I believe being red flagged means you are a drug seeking patient. If you feel you have been wrongly accused get a lawyer otherwise this will stay on a record somewhere forever.There are more reasons not to terminate a patient so it seems you should get an answer.
Same thing happened to me this week. My pain dr cut off cold turkey from morphine. I am in horrible withdrawal
. Did you sign an opiate agreement? Means you cant get narcotics from any other dr. Dont know how he found out. I was with him for two years. Not sure what red flagged is but we probably should find out. I. Am on a waiting list for methadone clinic. Last resort it helps pain very well. But you must admit you are addicted. Tell them the truth. Is started as need for legitimate pain relief. Keep me posted. God Bless and Good Luck. My withdrawals are killing me.
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