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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have chronic pancreatitis which has an unknown cause. I did nothing wrong or unhealthy to cause this condition. Sometimes I have to go to the ER for fluids, anti nausea meds and pain meds. Tonight I turned down morphine because it makes me very ill. I was then told I couldn't get a different opioid as a substitute. I politely asked a second time and heard no. Then I told them I was offended that they were implying I was a junkie because I requested a specific opiod that wouldn't make me sick. Only then did they give me the pain killer I needed.

I completely understand there is a serious heroin epidemic I this country and my heart goes out to those who struggle but doctors need to treat those of us with legitimate needs. I'm tired of being treated like an addict. Having a chronic condition is stressful as it is. I feel so betrayed when I ask for help and am treated like a liar. [/quote]
You go to an ER where no one knows you and you expect them to treat you as if they are very familiar with your medical history and personally know that you are not a drug addict. 
I'm sorry, but get over it. I am not a drug addict, and I get the same questions at the ER. I am not an abused woman, but I get those questions as well at the ER and my doctor's office.
They are looking out for you, it's not that big a deal. If you are not a junkie, then move on.[/quote]

It's a lazy answer -"to get over it."

There is no excuse, in this electronic age, for every ER and every physicians' office not to have access to electronic records.  It's profit.  They don't want to spend money to upgrade their system to information technology that is compatible.  Or to learn new ways to electronically chart and prescribe, which has clear data resulting in decreased errors.  Medication errors in closed electronic systems are decreased by more than 30%.

Many states have shared prescription data bases from out-patient pharmacies. MDs can register to access this. I wonder how many physicians reading this have taken the time to look at patient RX histories this way.

That old excuse: "we don't know you" should be an excuse of the past, protecting doctors from doctor-shopping-junkies and facilitating legitimate patients to get appropriate care.

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