WELL, KYLE, I FIND OUT WHERE HE IS ON A CERTAIN DAY. CALL HIS STAFF AND SAY,
HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT HIM RIGHT AWAY IF "THIS HAPPENED" MAKE ME AN APPT.
TODAY AS PER HIS ORDERS. AND I GO SEE HIM. I WONT TAKE NO AND I WONT TAKE
PHONE TAG BULL SH*T. IF THEY FALTER A LITTLE I ASK FOR THE DOCTORS OFFICE
MANAGER.
SORRY FOR THE CAPS. THE GOV. FORMS I AM WORKING ON REQUIRES THEM AND I
FORGET TO TURN OFF THE LOCK.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cleveland, Kyle E. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:26 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: My Mom, my physiatrist in Ottawa


"What's" your perspective, I meant?

The other side of this issue is contending with inept physicians' staffs.
For example:

Thursday morning I was dealing with "break-thru" pain that was not being
handled by my reular long-term med.  Because my doc works out of several
offices, I had to track down the office that had my chart.  Once I found
that office, I explained the problem to the "receptionist", who said that
she would pass the message to the nurse in charge of scripting.  This was
Thursday morning, mind you.  I heard nothing until I called again on Friday
afternoon, and was told that "something would happen between 4 and 5
o'clock."  You guessed it--not a peep from that office all day.  I called
this morning, and was told that my chart had been misplaced, and that I will
be called as soon as a nurse is available.  I'm not holding my breath on
this one.

How can you talk to your physician when he/she has a phalanx of inept office
staff whose seeming sole purpose is to keep you from actually making contact
with your doc until appointment time?

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Cleveland, Kyle E. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:11 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: My Mom, my physiatrist in Ottawa


Bobby!  So good to hear from you!  Whar's your perspective on the pain
management/addiction equation with respect to narcotic analgesia?

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby G. Greer, Ph. D. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:08 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: My Mom, my physiatrist in Ottawa


In a message dated 2/25/02 9:40:47 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

> They can sometimes understand the idea
>of palliative care in terminally-ill cancer patients, but that's about
>the
>extent of their understanding. "F" 'em all!
>
>-Kyle (who's just as tired of it as Jenn)
>
God bless you Jenn and Kyle! Pain is subjective and has no external
measures,
but it does wear on you. I am beginning to think I have a low pain
threshold,
when most of my life, I have deluded myself in thinking I have a high one.

Bobby