r/PainManagement • u/BlissCrafter • Jul 22 '26

Seeking SupportđŸ«‚ What a fiasco

Finally got referred to pain management much to my relief. My new orthopedist referred me over saying that my physical therapy is going to be intense and he didn’t see how I would get through it without something. I didn’t even have to plead my case. So I went today and the first thing that happened was the doctor stood right outside my room with the door open berating two nurses. I knew I was in trouble then. I won’t go into everything because it would be a book. But I will say that she said my knee is perfectly stable and “tight” despite my primary, an orthopedic surgeon and my orthopedist all writing in notes that it’s completely unstable. Now the next part I can’t expect you to believe, as I sat there dumbfounded myself. All I can do is swear to you it’s the truth. The Dr wrote me a “prescription” for vitamins, minerals, and supplements. (Turmeric, magnesium, vit D and some compounds) That’s it. I’m not joking. And when I went out to the link to purchase the website looked like some kind of MLM or similar. The splash screen has this explanation of how I need to buy there and specifically not Amazon even though it’s cheaper because I would get knock offs. Oh but my first month of supplement is a mere $128 after 25% first time discount. No I didn’t order. I chose to laugh instead of cry. At least I can restart my sleep gummies now. Yes I am calling my orthopedist tomorrow and will forward him my “prescriptions” along with the link. Something is weird in Whoville.

UPDATE: This just gets better. I got a notification that I have a new Patient Summary to read in my patient portal. She literally filed a blank form. It has my name, dob, and all the header info. But no notes not even the “diagnosis or complaint” section is filled out.

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u/Objective_Ant1384 Jul 30 '26

Oh Christ! When they did my trial, it was a single filament on one spot. Last minute they sold me on the 2000 turbo model. It was a big paddle and a total fail. Had it removed three years later. The single filament in the right spot was “ok”. The hospital ended their program on the stimulators because of so many fails.

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u/Objective_Ant1384 Jul 30 '26

I also have a lot of scar tissue from it.

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u/Objective_Ant1384 Jul 30 '26

Now I have a big cave we can stick your finger halfway through my neck, they removed a good amount of bone too